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UT Bill Lowers Age for Teens Accused of Killing Officers to Face Adult Charges
A new bill filed in the Utah State Legislature would lower the age for teenagers to face adult-level charges when they’re accused of killing police officers.
January 22, 2018
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Supreme Court Rules for Police Officers in D.C. House Party Case
The court ruled unanimously that the officers could not be held liable for making the arrests after they came upon a scene of "utter Bacchanalia," as Justice Clarence Thomas described it in announcing the decision.
January 22, 2018
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Prosecution of TX Detective Ends as Supreme Court Declines Case
The nation’s highest court announced Monday that it will not take up the case, upholding the rulings of lower courts that cleared Charles Kleinert of criminal wrongdoing in the July 2013 death of Larry Jackson Jr. Kleinert has said his gun accidentally fired when he was trying to arrest Jackson.
January 9, 2018
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ICE Director Promises Doubling of Officers After CA 'Sanctuary' Law Signed
"If [Brown] thinks he is protecting the community, he's doing quite the opposite," Homan said. "[Brown] is knowingly putting law enforcement at risk."
January 8, 2018
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NC Driver Manuals Now Teach Public What to Do at Traffic Stop
The law took effect Jan. 1, and the guidelines will be required reading in all driver’s education classes in high school.
January 3, 2018
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2 IL Cities to Pay Nearly $13 Million Over Pursuit-Related Deaths
Ten months later, and less than 5 miles away, off-duty Chicago police Officer David Harris, 42, was driving home after a late shift at work when he, too, died when a speeding car plowed into his vehicle at a South Side intersection.
January 3, 2018
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Chicago Police Union Official Says Lawyers Using City Council as "Blank Check" Over Wrongful Convictions
Fraternal Order of Police Vice President Martin Preib spoke during the public comment portion of the City Council Finance Committee meeting, where aldermen approved the money for the four men who each spent some 15 years in prison for a 1994 rape and murder before DNA linked the crime to a convicted killer.
December 12, 2017
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MO Cop Killer Suspect Won't Face Death Penalty
St. Louis County prosecutors said Friday that they would not seek a death sentence for Trenton Forster in the shooting death of St. Louis County Police Officer Blake Snyder.
December 11, 2017
Officer Blake Snyder (Photo: St. Louis County PD)
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Mosby Argues for Immunity Against Lawsuit by Officers Prosecuted for Freddie Gray Death
Arguments on the lawsuit are being heard before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond. Mosby is asking the court to overturn a judge’s decision to allow parts of the officers’ lawsuit against her to go to trial.
December 8, 2017
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Former AZ Officer Found Not Guilty of Second-Degree Murder
A jury has found former Mesa, AZ, police officer Philip Brailsford not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a man at a Mesa hotel in 2016.
December 7, 2017
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Former SC Officer Slager Sentenced to 20 years for Fatal OIS
Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for the deadly shooting of Walter Scott.
December 7, 2017
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Baltimore Drops More Criminal Cases Due to Alleged Police Misconduct
Prosecutors also said they have dropped or will drop more than 200 cases linked to officers involved in the body-camera incidents if more time isn't granted for additional investigation.
December 5, 2017
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Former Baltimore Sgt. Indicted; Slain Detective Died Before Testifying
Davis reiterated that Det. Sean Suiter was not ever the target of an FBI Investigation. Suiter was set to give grand jury testimony in this case a day after he was fatally shot in West Baltimore.
November 30, 2017
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Philando Castile's Girlfriend Settles Lawsuit for $800K
The St. Anthony (MN) City Council, facing “threatened litigation,” voted Tuesday night to pay Diamond Reynolds and her young daughter a $675,000 settlement in connection with the 2016 police shooting of Philando Castile.
November 29, 2017
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NY Family Paid $4.5 Million to Settle Lawsuits Over Police Shooting of Hostage
Andrea Rebello, 21, of Tarrytown, New York, was fatally shot by an officer during a botched home invasion that also killed the gunman.
November 28, 2017
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Supreme Court to Review Need for Warrant for Cellphone Tower Data
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court hears its latest case about privacy in the digital age. At issue is whether police generally need a warrant to review the records.
November 27, 2017
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Baltimore Lt. Cleared of All Administrative Charges in Freddie Gray Case
Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice was acquitted on administrative charges that he neglected police procedures during the arrest of Freddibale Gray.
November 17, 2017
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Utah Jury Rules Sheriff’s Sergeant was Justified in Shooting Woman After Chase
A Utah jury has rejected a claim in a lawsuit that a Morgan County Sheriff’s sergeant used excessive force when he shot a woman in the left eye at the end of a 2012 police chase.
November 13, 2017
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