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The Fort Worth (TX) Police Department fired five officers and suspended two without pay after the in-custody death of a suspect who had complained of medical issues.
Read More →The 39-year-old man was arrested for allegedly shoplifting. Authorities say there was no struggle or force used during the arrest.
Read More →The suspect—identified as 25-year-old Erich Stelzer—was taken into custody and was being transported to a nearby hospital by responding EMS when he reportedly became unresponsive and was pronounced dead.
Read More →The Kansas City (MO) Police Department said that a man who had been taken into custody on Interstate 435 was able to escape detention, fled on foot, and then leaped to his death from a highway overpass.
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In the weeks after the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray — who fell into a coma after being transported in a police van, handcuffed but not seat-belted — the number of "on-view" incidents and street contacts reported by police plummeted.
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Several sources said the substance was the ashes of Wakiesha Wilson, who died while in LAPD custody in 2016.
Read More →The weekend after Memorial Day, he arrested Ellingson for allegedly boating while intoxicated. Ellingson fell overboard while Piercy was driving the MSHP boat back to shore for processing. Piercy tried—unsuccessfully—to hook Ellingson with a pole.
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Austin police are explaining how a handcuffed man was able to shoot himself in the head while in the backseat of a patrol car.
Read More →“It’s going to happen sooner than later,” the source said of an indictment. “Washington wants to indict him.”
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Police say when they arrived at the scene, the man refused to comply with officers' orders so they used a Taser to try and disarm him. That set off a fight, which ended with the man being subdued. More Here.
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