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Gangs

Shooting Up Chicago

A court granted the ACLU of Illinois and Black Lives Matter Chicago permission to intervene in the consent decree negotiations.

August 7, 2018

Careers

How Protesters and Politicians Helped Increase Baltimore's Violent Crime

De-policing is an outcome — it is the direct result of protesters, politicians, and the press applying enormous pressure on police to do less policing — in which the obvious end state is an increase in violent crime.

July 20, 2018

Patrol

FOP: "Activist, One-Sided" Media Unfairly Reporting on Chicago OIS

Chicago FOP President Kevin Graham said in a blog post that “activist, one-sided” news media is “ramping up every angle they could muster to paint” the police shooting of Harith Augustus as “unjustified.”

July 17, 2018

Patrol

Officer Charged with Homicide in Antwon Rose Shooting

Officer Rosfeld is accused of killing Rose, who was in a car stopped in East Pittsburgh 13 minutes after the drive-by shooting in North Braddock. The vehicle had bullet holes and matched a description of the vehicle involved in the drive-by, which left a 22-year-old with a gunshot wound to the stomach, from which he is recovering.

June 27, 2018

Patrol

California Church Tells Congregation to Stop Calling Police

The church especially wants to avoid calls to police over homeless individuals who are in crisis due to mental health problems, intoxication, drug overdose, or some combination of the three.

June 26, 2018

Patrol

Black Lives Matter Planning Protest Outside Mesa PD

Black Lives Matter announced on Facebook that they will rally at Mesa police headquarters in response to two recent events that have come under criticism for excessive force.

June 8, 2018

Patrol

Jane Fonda Teams With Black Lives Matter to Promote CA Ballot Initiative

The campaign aims to stop the construction of two new correctional facilities and give a civilian oversight panel subpoena powers over the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

June 7, 2018

Patrol

Video: Ashes Thrown on LAPD Chief at Meeting

Several sources said the substance was the ashes of Wakiesha Wilson, who died while in LAPD custody in 2016.

May 8, 2018

Patrol

Police Association Files FOIA Requests on Chicago's Plan to Include the ACLU and BLM in Police Oversight

The FOIA request seeks, among other documents, any communications that the City of Chicago has had regarding the qualifications and possible ramifications of these activist groups being placed in an oversight capacity of the safety of Chicago police officers.

April 30, 2018

Patrol

Anti-Police Activists Get Say in Chicago Police Reforms

Under the agreement, the community groups can provide input as the city and the attorney general’s office continue to negotiate the terms of the consent decree. And once the decree is in place, they can object if it is inadequate or push for enforcement if the Police Department fails to follow through on its commitments.

March 26, 2018

Patrol

Video: Protests of Sacramento Police Shooting Shut Down Freeway, Block NBA Arena

The protests are over the shooting death of Stephon Clark, 22, a suspect in a string of vehicle break-ins. Clark was killed at the end of a foot pursuit involving two Sacramento police officers. He was reportedly unarmed at the time. He was reportedly holding a cellphone and uncooperative with police commands during the nighttime shooting.

March 23, 2018

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Protests of Sacramento Police Shooting Shut Down Freeway, Block NBA Arena

The protests are over the shooting death of Stephon Clark, 22, a suspect in a string of vehicle break-ins. Clark was killed at the end of a foot pursuit involving two Sacramento police officers. He was reportedly unarmed at the time. He was reportedly holding a cellphone and uncooperative with police commands during the nighttime shooting. More Here.

March 23, 2018