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Patrol

Former Officer Potter Faces Manslaughter Charge in Daunte Wright Shooting

Kim Potter, who resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday, was arrested about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday by Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents at the BCA in St. Paul.

April 14, 2021

Point of Law

TX Deputies Indicted for Manslaughter Over 2019 In-Custody Death

Former Williamson County sheriff's Deputies J.J. Johnson and Zach Camden are charged with manslaughter after they chased Javier Ambler II, 40, in a 2019 pursuit that started because he failed to dim his headlights, and then used Tasers on him repeatedly while he gasped that he could not breathe and had congestive heart failure. Ambler died minutes later.

March 31, 2021

Patrol

5 Oklahoma Officers Charged with Manslaughter in Shooting of Teen Robbery Suspect

Police in November said Rodriguez was shot when he did not follow officers' commands after climbing out of the drive-through window of a gas station, holding a pistol.

March 11, 2021

Command

NJ Chief Charged Over Having Officers Work for His Business

The chief is accused of conspiracy, official misconduct and corruption of public resources in connection with an alleged abuse of power that benefited his funeral home.

March 10, 2021

Patrol

Former Maine Officer Allegedly Sold Drugs from His Patrol Vehicle

Jeffrey Bishop, 53, is charged with four counts of aggravated furnishing of hydrocodone and fentanyl and one count of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, according to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.

February 11, 2021

Patrol

Former Puerto Rico Officer Charged with Stealing Firearms from Agency

A federal grand jury Wednesday returned an eight-count indictment charging former Puerto Rico Police Bureau Officer William Cintrón Rivera with the theft of 54 guns from his agency.

January 21, 2021

Patrol

Houston Officer Who Resigned Last Week, Arrested Over U.S. Capitol Entry

The former officer faces charges of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.

January 20, 2021

Patrol

2 Virginia Officers Face Federal Charges Over Illegally Entering Capitol

A federal arrest warrant unsealed Wednesday charges officer Jacob Fracker and Sgt. Thomas “T.J.” Robertson with knowingly entering a restricted building without authority to do so and knowingly engaging in conduct that disrupts government business.

January 13, 2021

Patrol

San Francisco DA Files Homicide Charges Against Former Officer for OIS

Christopher Samayoa was days out of the Police Academy when he shot 42-year-old Keita O’Neil in the head during a police pursuit near the Alice Griffith housing projects on Dec. 1, 2017.

November 23, 2020

Patrol

2 Louisville Officers Shot During Rioting Over Breonna Taylor Ruling

Two officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department were shot and wounded as what had been a mostly peaceful protest during daylight hours devolved into a violent riot after the sun set and a government-issued curfew loomed over the city.

September 24, 2020

Patrol

Pennsylvania Officer Charged in Alleged Evidence Room Thefts

An officer with the Blawnox (PA) Police Department now faces charges following an investigation into an alleged theft from the evidence rooms of two different departments.

September 24, 2020

Patrol

Massachusetts Officer Indicted in Fatal OIS

An officer with the Reading (MA) Police Department has been indicted for allegedly shooting a man at a call for service in February 2018.

September 23, 2020