Staff WriterMore from Staff WriterPatrolWashington Governor Signs 12 Police Reform Bills, One Requires Officers Use Minimal Necessary ForceOne bill requires officers to employ de-escalation tactics, use the least amount of physical force necessary and limits the use of deadly force to situations where there's an imminent threat of serious injury or death.May 19, 2021Command75% of Portland Residents Do Not Want Reduction in PoliceAccording to the survey, 75 percent of Portland-area residents said they don't want policing in the city to dip below its current levels. Half said they want more cops on the streets, while 24 percent said they want policing levels to remain the same.May 19, 2021CommandNew St. Louis Mayor to Cut 98 Police Positions, Hire Social WorkersAnd to people saying the city needs more police, Mayor Tishaura Jones says, “We have more police in St. Louis than any other city our size. And has that made us safer?”May 19, 2021PatrolIllinois Officer Killed Responding to Domestic, Second Officer WoundedChief Anthony Cobb confirmed the death of Officer Chris Oberheim, 44, in a shootout with a suspect Wednesday morning.May 19, 2021Point of LawSupreme Court Restricts Warrantless Searches for "Community Caretaking"While Cady recognized that police perform “many civil tasks” in modern society, the “recognition that these tasks exist” is not “an open-ended license to perform them anywhere,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the majority opinion.May 18, 2021PatrolMan Charged with Trying to Sexually Assault an On-Duty OfficerA man who works at a Hogansville, GA, service station has been arrested after the attempted sexual assault of a uniformed on-duty female police officer last week, according to officials.May 18, 2021PatrolWashington Sheriff's SUV Wrecked by Tesla on Auto-PilotAbout 30 seconds later, a Tesla in autopilot mode slammed into the deputy's vehicle, heavily damaging the front driver's side.May 18, 2021PatrolMaryland Deputies Shot Multiple Times Responding to DomesticThe Charles County sheriff's deputies were stable and in good condition "thanks to a bulletproof vest, the officers who were able to get them out of the situation and good doctors and nurses," spokeswoman Diane Richardson said.May 18, 2021PatrolDA Rules Fatal OIS of Andrew Brown Justified But "Tragic"The district attorney said that Brown used his car as a "deadly weapon," causing Pasquotank County deputies to believe it was necessary to use deadly force.May 18, 2021PatrolMinneapolis Suburb to Turn Some Traffic Enforcement Duties Over to Unarmed PersonnelThe resolution also limits situations in which officers can make arrests and requires more de-escalation efforts by police before using deadly force. In addition, a new Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention would be formed to oversee efforts on community health and public safety, led by a director with public health expertise.May 17, 2021Previous PagePage 218 of 3247Next Page
