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Articlesby Mark TarteJuly 18, 2013

How To Write Better Police Reports

In those cases where force is used—and we are most likely to be sued—we seem to be ashamed to tell the truth and admit that we hit, punched, kicked, bit, scratched, and otherwise got nasty with some miscreant.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2013

Video: Texas Trooper Fired for Roadside Cavity Search

A female Texas trooper has been fired and her male partner suspended for a roadside cavity search of two bikini-clad women in Brazoria County.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 6, 2013

'Cops' Moves from Fox To Spike

Television's longest-running series moved to the Spike network after Fox canceled the police reality show Monday. "Cops" will wrap up its 25th season later this month and restart in September on Spike with new episodes.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2013

Video: La. Troopers Exonerated In Force Probe

Nine Louisiana State Police troopers acted appropriately when they tackled two black teenagers in the French Quarter of New Orleans during pre-Mardi Gras festivities, according to a state police report.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 4, 2013

Utah Agency Requests FBI Probe

The fatal officer-involved shooting of Danielle Willard and other issues plaguing the West Valley (Utah) Police Department has now resulted in requests for two independent FBI investigations.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2013

Police Shooting Ruled Justified in Oakland Lawsuit

Officers Eriberto Perez-Angeles and Omar Daza-Quiroz smiled and hugged their attorneys after a jury in U.S. District Court in Oakland, after deliberating for less than a day, ruled that they had not used unreasonable force against Derrick Jones, 37, when they shot and killed him in November 2010.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2013

Feds Launch Use-of-Force Probe of Cleveland Police

The U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation to determine whether Cleveland police use excessive force and evaluate the department's training, supervision, and accountability mechanisms.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2013

Former Texas Cop Punched Handcuffed Subject

A former Laredo (Texas) Police officer pleaded guilty today to violating the civil rights of an arrestee, when he struck a suspect he had handcuffed in the back of a patrol car.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2013

Ala. Chief Apologizes to Civil Rights Leader

U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said he was moved to tears Saturday after Montgomery (Ala.) Police Chief Kevin Murphy presented the badge off of his uniform along with an apology to Lewis and other Freedom Riders for police officers' failure to act during a 1961 attack.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2013

Judge Lets NYPD Resume Stop-and-Frisks

A federal judge is allowing the New York Police Department to temporarily resume some controversial Bronx residential trespass stops.

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