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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 19, 2018

Baltimore Police Commissioner Fired Over Murder Stats

"My decision is because I'm impatient," Mayor Pugh said at a news conference at City Hall. "My decision is based on the fact that we need to get these [murder] numbers down. ... I'm looking for new and creative, innovative ways to change what we're seeing here every day."

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2018

Baltimore Residents Blame Record-High Murder Rate On Lower Police Presence

Some Baltimore residents attribute the high murder rate to relaxed police patrols in the city following high-profile cases of police brutality, saying officers have backed off in neighborhoods.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 14, 2017

FBI Releases 2016 Hate Crime Statistics

The FBI has released Hate Crime Statistics, 2016, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest compilation about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 8, 2017

Video: LAPD Chief Decries Captain's Accusation of Phony Crime Statistics

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck forcefully denied Tuesday that his department had falsified violent crime statistics and dismissed the allegation by a captain that the LAPD misled the public as "not only untrue, but outrageous."

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 6, 2017

LAPD Captain Says City's Crime Stats are Manipulated

A Los Angeles Police Department captain has accused high-ranking members of the force of misclassifying violent crime and misleading the public about the true state of lawbreaking in the city.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 3, 2017

The FBI's Latest Report Suggests the 'Ferguson Effect' Is Real

Another year's worth of FBI data adds weight to MacDonald's argument. Killings have spiked in several cities that experienced rioting or significant protest against the police.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2017

Video: KS PD Will Now Chase Everyone Who Flees With Probable Cause

The Kansas City (KS) Police Department announced instead of only chasing suspects that had already committed a serious felony, now they will chase everyone who flees police as long as they have probable cause.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2017

Arrest Numbers Plummeting Across California

Police recorded the lowest number of arrests in nearly 50 years, according to the California attorney general's office, with about 1.1 million arrests in 2015 compared with 1.5 million in 2006.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2017

Forensic Scientists Help Las Vegas Detectives Link Impounded Guns to Unsolved Crimes

Las Vegas (NV) Metropolitan Police Department forensic scientists are working around the clock to help solve crimes in bulk, connecting cartridge cases from impounded guns to open criminal cases.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2017

40% Fewer Undocumented Immigrants Caught at Mexican Border Under Trump

"The early results show that enforcement matters, deterrence matters and that comprehensive immigration enforcement can make an impact," Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said, citing it as "encouraging news."

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