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NewsFebruary 28, 2024

New Phoenix-Area Sheriff Wants to Advance Court-Ordered Reforms

He said he recently had a productive meeting with the court-appointed monitor and pledged to keep open lines of communication with the monitoring team, the judge and the case's community advisory board.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2021

St. Paul Chief Releases Stop Video, Demands Apology from Politician Claiming Racial Profiling

The bodycam footage was released after St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell demanded an apology from the state representative for accusing the officer of racially profiling him.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2019

Consulting Group Conducting Racial Bias Audit of Charleston, SC, Police

An outside consulting group called CNA has been conducting a racial bias audit since February and is expected to continue interviews with officers until into the fall.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 24, 2019

2 Virginia Officers Fired Over Confederate Flag Sticker on Clipboard

Two officers with the Tazewell (VA) Police Department declined to resign following an investigation into their behavior stemming from a traffic stop at which a black man claimed one of the officers stopped him because of his race.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2019

Mayor Calls for Audit of LAPD Unit Over Stops of Black Motorists

Mayor Garcetti said the report, which found that Metro officers stop black drivers at a rate more than five times their share of the population, is “something that troubles me and is deeply concerning.”

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 11, 2018

Video: Councilman Backs Off Claims of Racial Profiling by Texas PD

The McKinney (TX) Police Department released body camera footage of the arrest of a city councilman following a traffic stop. Before seeing the video, Councilman La'Shadion Shemwell had claimed he was racially profiled. But then he saw the footage.

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Videosby Staff WriterMay 11, 2018

Councilman Backs Off Claims of Racial Profiling by Texas PD

The McKinney (TX) Police Department released body camera footage of the arrest of a city councilman following a traffic stop. Before seeing the video, Councilman La'Shadion Shemwell had claimed he was racially profiled. But then he saw the footage. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2017

Portland Police Bureau to Halt, Purge All Gang Designations

Portland, OR, police next month will end their more than 20-year-old practice of designating people as gang members or gang associates in response to strong community concerns about the labels that have disproportionately affected minorities.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2017

Video: Chicago Officers Cleared of Racial Profiling Allegations Made by Congressman

Two Chicago Police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing after U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush claimed he had been racially profiled during a traffic stop last summer, according to a police spokesman.

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Videosby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2017

Chicago Officers Cleared of Racial Profiling Allegations Made by Congressman

Two Chicago Police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing after U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush claimed he had been racially profiled during a traffic stop last summer, according to a police spokesman. More Here.

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