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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2020

San Diego Approves Increased Police Budget Amid Cries to "Defund" Police

The San Diego City Council voted 8-1 to adopt the proposed budget for the 2021 fiscal year of that city's police department, increasing funding for the agency by $27 million.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2020

Poll Shows Majority of Americans Against Defunding Police

In a new survey for the National Sheriffs Association, 53% of respondents called for increased funding for law enforcement. Another 26% want to maintain current spending, and 11% want a decrease.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2020

Protesters Block Off Seattle Neighborhood After Police Leave

Midway through the evening, protestors hung a banner on the East Precinct that read, “Property of the People.” There were signs and graffiti lining the streets that read "Welcome to Free Capitol Hill" and "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone."

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2020

Black Lives Matter Leader Says Group to Field Armed "Peace Officers"

“We are preparing and training our people to defend our communities,” Newsome said. He told the British paper that BLM members with military experience, including members of the special forces community, are advising the organization.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2020

Minnesota Man Charged In Arson Attack on Minneapolis Police Department

A Minnesota man is now facing charges for the arson attack on a precinct building in the aftermath of the in-custody death of George Floyd, which sparked violent riots across the country.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2020

Denver Police Department Bans Chokeholds and Makes Other UOF Policy Changes

The Denver Police Department on Sunday announced changes to the department's use-of-force policies, banning chokeholds and requiring officers to report any incident in which they point a sidearm at an individual.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2020

Minneapolis Bans Chokeholds, Other Neck Restraints

The agreement also seeks to impose more accountability for the use of crowd-control weapons and increase transparency in police discipline cases.

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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

Alabama Officer Shot and Killed at Local Motel

Sergeant Stephen Williams, 50, was shot multiple times with what one witness described as an AK-47 while responding to an incident at a local Super 8 motel.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 2, 2020

Biden Promises Police Reform in Campaign Speech, Suggests Officers Shoot for the Legs

The former vice president pointed to several bills he said Congress could pass right away to address "police brutality," including legislation that would outlaw chokeholds, limit the transfer of “weapons of war” to police departments, and create a new oversight and accountability model for use of force within police departments.

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