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Newsby Staff WriterJune 12, 2020

Boston Music School Apologizes for Letting Police Use Bathrooms

In a joint statement Wednesday night, Berklee President Roger Brown, chief financial officer Mac Hisey, and public safety chief David Ransom said the college had heard expressions of anger and betrayal from their community, after giving Boston police officers access to the Back Bay school’s restrooms.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2020

NBA Legend Charles Barkley Dismisses "Defund Police" Movement

NBA legend Charles Barkley said in an interview that the movement to "defund police" is misguided.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2020

New York Police Union President Rails Against Media Portrayal of Police as "Thugs"

"By badge is not stained by someone in Minnesota," O'Meara said standing in front of a group of officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2020

New York Officer Charged With Assault on Protester

An officer with the New York Police Department has been charged with third-degree assault for allegedly shoving to the street a woman who had been participating in a protest in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis late last month.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2020

Retired Maryland Officer Falsely Accused of Accosting Teen Protesters

A retired officer with the Montgomery County Police Department—who had served with the agency for nearly 30 years before retiring in 2016—was falsely accused of accosting three teens who were posting signs along a bike trail decrying the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis late last month, but has now been vindicated as innocent.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2020

Houston Police Officer Comforts 5-Year-Old Girl at Protest

An officer with the Houston Police Department was captured on cell phone video comforting a 5-year-old girl during a protest last week.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2020

Elected Leaders in Minneapolis and Other Cities Call for "Defunding Police"

In the wake of the in-custody death of George Floyd—as well as the deaths of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery in recent weeks—some lawmakers are seeking to disband the police departments in their cities.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2020

4 Protesters Sue to Bar Denver Police Use of Tear Gas, Less-Lethal Projectiles During Demonstrations

The plaintiffs are asking a Denver District Court judge to impose an injunction, banning the weapons’ use immediately.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2020

Some Looters are Organized and Targeting Expensive Vehicles and Luxury Goods

By the time San Leandro officers arrived at the Dodge dealership, dozens of cars were gone and thieves were peeling out of the lot in $100,000 Challenger Hellcat muscle cars. Nearly 75 vehicles were stolen Sunday, including models driven through glass showroom doors to escape.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 3, 2020

Philadelphia Officer Run Over, Seriously Injured by Looters

Nieves had surgery again on Tuesday to reconstruct 12 broken ribs and a shattered sternum. He also has five fractured vertebrae in his back and neck.

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