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The law, passed by the City Council in the wake of George Floyd’s in-custody death, made it possible for officers to be charged with a misdemeanor crime if they do anything during an arrest that restricts a person’s breathing “in any way.”
Read More →The Community Oriented Policing Services’ (COPS Office) CPD funds are used to help law enforcement implement community policing through the development and testing of innovative strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities.
Read More →Sheriff Bob Johnson's remarks at recent a news conference are tacit commentary on one of the most interesting outcomes of the de-funding and de-policing movement in America—record numbers of Americans are becoming first-time gun owners and defending themselves against rising crime.
Read More →Of those 12, just one man remains behind bars — meaning 11 of the defendants are back on the street, including the four who were cut loose with no bail. The others had posted bail that was set in their respective cases.
Read More →An "alarming percentage" of officers were being killed in ambushes. "Wearing the badge shouldn't make you a target," Wray said.
Read More →“What we are missing is political will,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said. “We have the answers.”
Read More →In March, outside of arrests, not a single sexual assault case involving an adult victim was assigned to a detective, according to documentation provided by a Seattle Police employee to a local NPR outlet.
Read More →Early Wednesday, police received a Crime Stoppers tip from someone who claimed they spotted the suspect at a McDonald’s in the East Village.
Read More →Michelle Dermyer, an advocate for survivors of crime whose husband, Trooper Chad Dermyer, was fatally shot on duty in 2016 at the Greyhound bus station in Richmond.
Read More →Police say the suspect fired approximately 100 rounds over a three-block crime scene.
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