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2 Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor Raid Could be Fired

Detective Joshua Jaynes and Detective Myles Cosgrove received pretermination letters Tuesday from interim Chief Yvette Gentry.

December 30, 2020

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Ohio Officer Fired Over Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man

The dismissal of Adam Coy, a 19-year veteran of the Columbus police force, followed the recommendation of Chief Thomas Quinlan, who concluded that Andre Maurice Hill, 47, was the victim of an act of “senseless violence” when he was shot and killed last Tuesday.

December 29, 2020

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South Carolina Officer Fired Over Social Media Post

An officer with the Pamplico (SC) Police Department has been fired over a social media post of video during an interaction that Mayor David Munn said "does not reflect the views of the Town of Pamplico or the Pamplico Police Department."

October 13, 2020

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Houston Police Union Criticizes Chief's Firing of Officers in Fatal OIS

Four officers with the Houston Police Department have been fired for fatally shooting a subject in late April.

September 11, 2020

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New Hampshire Agency Refuses to Reinstate Officer Despite Arbitrator's Ruling

An officer who was fired by the Manchester (NH) Police Department in 2018 after it was discovered that he had sent text messages that were later deemed by investigators to be offensive and racist will not be reinstated to his agency, despite an arbitrator's ruling that he should return to the force.

September 10, 2020

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Florida Officer Terminated After Investigation Into Social Media Posts

An officer with the Bradenton (FL) Police Department has been fired after an investigation into social media posts was conducted following a complaint.

September 1, 2020

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Former Atlanta Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Sues City Over Firing

A former officer with the Atlanta Police Department who was involved in the fatal shooting of a man in a fast food restaurant parking lot in June, has filed suit against Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and interim police Chief Rodney Bryant over his firing.

August 6, 2020

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Colorado Officer Fired for "Extraordinary Series of Bad Decisions"

An officer with the Denver Police Department has been terminated from his job after what a supervisor called an extraordinary series of bad decisions" involving an unauthorized vehicle pursuit, filing a false report, and attempting to conceal damage to his patrol car using "white out."

July 7, 2020

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Alabama Officer Fired Over Social Media Post

An officer with the Hoover (AL) Police Department has been fired by the agency after reportedly posting an image on social media showing a protester with crosshairs overlaid in the picture.

June 29, 2020

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Three North Carolina Officers Fired Over Hate Speech

Piner reportedly said he is “ready” for the civil war and martial law he believes is coming, saying, “we are just gonna go out and start slaughtering them..."

June 25, 2020

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Kentucky Officer in Fatal OIS to be Fired by Department

An officer with the Louisville (KY) Police Department will reportedly be fired on Friday after his involvement in the fatal shooting of a woman at her apartment earlier this year.

June 19, 2020

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Atlanta Officers Attempted to De-Escalate Encounter with Man Before Fatal Shooting

Video footage released by the Atlanta Police Department shows officers talking for nearly half an hour with Rayshard Brooks before he was fatally shot during a confrontation after he was found sleeping in the drive-through lane of a local fast food restaurant.

June 15, 2020