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Officer Injured in Alton Sterling Protest Can Sue Organizer

An officer with the Baton Rouge Police Department who was injured during a protest over the fatal officer-involved shooting of Alton Sterling in 2016 may pursue a negligence claim in court against the protest organizer, a federal appeals court ruled.

April 26, 2019

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Jury Finds for St. Louis County Police in Case of Excessive Force During Ferguson Protests

A federal jury has sided in favor of St. Louis County police officers who had been sued by a Ferguson protester who claimed they used excessive force.

February 11, 2019

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Rioting Could Lead to Racketeering Charges Under AZ Senate Plan

Participating in or being near a riot could lead to prosecution on felony racketeering charges and property seizures under a proposal advanced by an Arizona Senate committee Thursday.

February 3, 2017

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DC Officers Injured, 95 Arrested in Inauguration Riots

A pair of police officers were injured and 95 protesters arrested after they smashed windows, damaged cars and threw rocks at police near Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony on Friday in Washington, D.C.

January 20, 2017

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Baltimore Officers Seriously Injured in Riot

Students and other people were throwing rocks and bricks at Baltimore officers in riot gear today. Police say seven officers were seriously injured in the melee, some with broken bones.

April 27, 2015

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Video: Officers Use Tear Gas on Angry Crowd Protesting Missouri OIS

Monday night in Ferguson, Mo., near the site of an officer-involved shooting that killed a reportedly unarmed 18-year-old man, officers in riot gear lobbed tear gas at angry crowds. There were 15 arrests but no reports of looting.

August 11, 2014

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Video: University Officer Badly Injured During Calif. Spring Break Riot

Six officers were injured Saturday night, one significantly, after a Spring Break street party near the University of California at Santa Barbara became a melee and then a riot.

April 6, 2014

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University Officer Badly Injured During Calif. Spring Break Riot

Six officers were injured Saturday, one significantly, after a Spring Break street party near the University of California at Santa Barbara became a melee and then a riot. Read Full Story Here.

April 6, 2014

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Albuquerque Chief Vows to Reform Department After Protests, Shootings

A day after a protest over Albuquerque police shootings devolved into violence, the city's new police chief on Monday commended officers for showing restraint and said he is about to unveil reforms that include changes to the embattled department's recruiting process.

March 31, 2014

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Video: Protesters Clash with Police Over Albuquerque PD Shootings

What began as a peaceful protest on a sunny day in Albuquerque turned more and more unruly Sunday, as hundreds of people marched back and forth on Central Avenue until police threw more than two dozen canisters of tear gas and arrested at least half a dozen protesters.

March 30, 2014

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Protesters Clash with Police Over Albuquerque PD Shootings

Raw footage shows people protesting Albuquerque PD shootings. Read Full Story Here.

March 30, 2014

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Partiers Attack Police in Amherst, Mass.

Last weekend in the college town of Amherst, Mass., a pre-St. Patrick's Day rite that drew more than 4,000 people degenerated into violent confrontations with police officers, who donned riot helmets and used pepper spray to break up crowds that lobbed beer bottles, snowballs, and fireworks.

March 16, 2014