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Gerry Pickens, 28, alleges he suffered racist jokes, different treatment from the entirely white rest of the force and an undeserved dismissal at the end of his first-year probationary period with the Orting Police Department.
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The 34-year-old officer from the Marana Police Department ruled out shooting the suspect because he was too far away and didn't want to put other officers and bystanders at risk.
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"This was his service gun, small and special; this is what he carried on him," said Davis, as he handled the custom made .357 snub nose that his family just donated to the Phoenix Police Museum.
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The 1971 shooting in which Hill is accused occurred during a traffic stop on a stretch of Interstate 40 west of Albuquerque known as Nine Mile Hill on Nov. 8. Hill and his two accomplices – Michael Finney and Ralph Goodwin (both now deceased) – belonged to a black militant separatist group known as Republic of New Afrika. They were headed east from California with a car loaded with weapons for the movement.
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff ordered an internal investigation Thursday into an arrest caught on an NBC Los Angeles' NewsChopper4 video that showed deputies beating a suspect when they caught up to him following a wild desert chase on horseback.
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The practice of civil asset forfeiture has funneled millions of dollars and property to state and local law enforcement agencies, some of which sent letters to the governor asking her to veto the legislation.
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“The officers who lost their lives were very young and had families just like many of our officers do today,” CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow said in a statement. “We honor the memory of the Newhall officers regularly and vow that their sacrifice and that of their loved ones will never be forgotten.”
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Arizona's governor has quashed legislation that would have limited the ability of police departments to consider how many citations a police officer has issued when looking at things like promotions.
Read More →San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr was contrite Thursday about the racist text messages sent by officers during remarks to the Board of Supervisors’ public safety committee and said “there will be more than a few officers” referred for termination.
Read More →Maricopa County, Ariz., Attorney Bill Montgomery said Wednesday there will be no criminal charges against a Phoenix police officer who fatally shot unarmed suspect Rumain Brisbon in December.
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