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Chicago Officer Charged With Murder for 2014 Shooting of Teen

As Chicago prepared to make public a video from the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old by a city police officer, a state prosecutor charged the officer with first-degree murder on Tuesday.

November 24, 2015

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Former South Carolina Officer Facing Murder Charges Sues Union Over Legal Bills

Former North Charleston, SC, police officer Michael Slager is suing a police fraternal organization for failing to defend him against a murder charge in the killing of Walter Scott.

November 12, 2015

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Video: Pennsylvania Officer Acquitted of Murder in Shooting of Unarmed Motorist

A Dauphin County jury acquitted Hummelstown, PA, Officer Lisa Mearkle of third-degree murder and voluntary and involuntary manslaughter charges in a shooting captured by a camera attached to her stun gun.

November 6, 2015

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Pennsylvania Officer Acquitted of Murder in Shooting of Unarmed Motorist

A Dauphin County jury acquitted Hummelstown, PA, Officer Lisa Mearkle of third-degree murder and voluntary and involuntary manslaughter charges in a shooting captured by a camera attached to her stun gun. More Here.

November 6, 2015

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Former Louisiana Police Chief Given 1-Year Sentence for Tasing Prisoners

Dupuis, 57, of Mamou, pleaded guilty to one count of violation of an individual’s civil rights on April 13 and was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Court.

October 15, 2015

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Two Officers' Statements Ruled Admissible in Freddie Gray Case

A Baltimore judge on Tuesday ruled that statements made by two of the six officers charged in Freddie Gray's arrest and death are admissible as evidence in their trials, and possibly the trials of their peers.

October 13, 2015

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Charlotte Reaches Settlement with Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting

Kerrick was tried earlier this year on a voluntary manslaughter charge, but a jury was unable to reach a verdict. Prosecutors then decided to drop the charge rather than try the case again.

October 8, 2015

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Former Florida Officer Acquitted of On-Duty Rape

A Palm Beach County jury found former Boynton Beach officer Stephen Maiorino, 36, not guilty Tuesday of armed sexual battery, armed kidnapping and unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior. If convicted, he had faced up to life in prison.

October 6, 2015

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Crime: A Perfect Storm

America's rising crime rate is being driven by early release of violent prisoners, ineffective handling of criminal aliens, and the prosecution of police officers for doing their jobs, which makes officers hesitant to do their jobs.

September 30, 2015

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Officers' Trials Set in Freddie Gray Case

The six Baltimore police officers charged in Freddie Gray's arrest and death will be tried separately over the course of the next several months, with proceedings against the first officer starting Nov. 30.

September 29, 2015

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Fresh Evidence in Freddie Gray Case Could Delay Officers' Trials

Attorneys for all six officers, who are to be tried separately, said in a filing late last week that their clients wanted to attend a scheduling conference Thursday with Judge Barry Williams in order to "place on the record several significant discovery issues which affect the respective Defendants in different ways and may require certain Defendants to seek postponements."

September 24, 2015

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New Mexico Officers Plead Not Guilty to Murder in Shooting

An Albuquerque police officer and retired detective who killed a homeless man last year pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder charges stemming from the on-duty shooting death that unfolded after a standoff.

September 11, 2015