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On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder called for “wholesale changes” within the Ferguson Police Department, while speaking at a public forum in Washington. He declined to offer any specific recommendations, noting that Ferguson police were still under a U.S. Department of Justice investigation.
Read More →The St. Louis County Police Department has stocked up on tear gas, less-lethal ammunition and plastic handcuffs in anticipation of massive protests in the suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, if a grand jury doesn't indict the police officer who killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. The jury is expected to reach its decision sometime in November.
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Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that there was a need for “wholesale change” in the Ferguson, Mo., police department, as a range of Missouri officials were privately debating what the future of the department and its leadership should be.
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Pomona (Calif.) PD Officer Shaun Diamond, 45, was pronounced dead overnight at a Pasadena hospital where he was admitted Tuesday in "extremely critical condition" after being shot during a motorcycle gang investigation Tuesday morning at a San Gabriel residence. Authorities announced early Wednesday that the 16-year veteran of law enforcement, who leaves behind a wife and two children, had died.
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Pomona (Calif.) PD Officer Shaun Diamond, 45, was pronounced dead overnight at a Pasadena hospital where he was admitted Tuesday in "extremely critical condition" after being shot during a motorcycle gang investigation Tuesday morning. More Here.
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Officer Bryant Holmes, 34, a five-year veteran of the Chandler (Ariz.) Police Department, was killed in a traffic collision while en route to work today.
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Hackers have attacked the City of Phoenix internet system and over the weekend caused a disruption to the police department's computers, preventing officers from checking databases in their cars. More Here.
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Hackers have attacked the City of Phoenix internet system and over the weekend caused a disruption to the police department's computers. Officers couldn't access data via computers in their cars for 45 minutes.
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Patrolman Robert Blajszczak, 40, was a seven-year veteran of the Summerville (S.C. ) Police Department. He collapsed Oct. 20 while on the job and died Sunday.
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The 1989 case of Graham v. Connor is an example of how the actions of one officer can start a process that establishes law. Using the Graham standard, an officer must apply constitutionally appropriate levels of force based on the unique circumstances.
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