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Point of Law

George Floyd's Family Files Lawsuit Against Officers and Minneapolis

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, alleges that the officers violated Floyd’s constitutional rights. It claims that the city “caused officers [to] act with impunity and without fear of retribution” and failed to properly train police.

July 15, 2020

Patrol

Minneapolis Council Members Supporting Disbanding of Police Have Received $152K in Security Since May

According to an investigative report by the local Fox 9 news outlet, the three council members, Andrea Jenkins (Ward 8), Phillipe Cunningham (Ward 4), and Alondra Cano (Ward 9), were granted a security detail shortly after Memorial Day, which cost the city about $4,500 a day and ended on June 29.

July 15, 2020

Patrol

Video Shows Deadly Confrontation Between MI Deputy and Suspect who Stabbed Man Over COVID Mask

An Eaton County deputy located Sean Ernest Ruis' vehicle at about 7:13 a.m. in a neighborhood several miles away on Jerryson Drive in Delta Township, MSP Lt. Brian Oleksyk told the Lansing State Journal. When the deputy made a traffic stop, Ruis got out of his vehicle and approached the deputy with a knife, Oleksyk said.

July 15, 2020

Patrol

Chicago's Top Cop Urges "Patience" Amid Violent Times

Following a weekend during which 64 people were shot—13 fatally—in Chicago, that city's police superintendent asked for patience from the public while new crime-fighting strategies are formulated and employed.

July 14, 2020

Patrol

Michigan Officer Saves Life of 3-Week-Old Baby Who Had Stopped Breathing

Officer Cameron Maciejewski of the Sterling Heights (MI) Police Department saved the life of a choking three-week-old baby girl late last week.

July 14, 2020

Patrol

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Assaulting Ohio Police Officer

Police say Officer Doug Utecht was brutally beaten while attempting to arrest a suspected assailant—identified as Durrell Nichols.

July 14, 2020

Patrol

Ohio Officer Shot Outside Bar While Working Security Assignment

An officer with the Columbus (OH) Police Department was shot and wounded while working a special-duty assignment at a local bar on Friday night.

July 13, 2020

Patrol

Off Duty Officer Saves 2 Men from Drowning in Minnesota Lake

An off-duty officer with the Onalaska (MN) Police Department who rescued two men in danger of drowning in a lake over Independence Day weekend is being hailed by the family as a hero.

July 9, 2020

Patrol

Detroit Police Officers Mentor Local Teens at Public Schools

Officers with the Detroit Police Department are mentoring young people at six local area high schools in an effort to create better relationships, and to help teens navigate their pathway toward adulthood.

July 9, 2020

Special Units

WI Community Raises $18K to Buy K9 Partner for Retired Officer Handler

Pushback from the village's residents was immediate. Petitions started floating around online to keep the pair together -- and a GoFundMe account was created to raise money to hep Patla purchase the dog.

July 8, 2020

Patrol

Missouri Officers Respond to Violent Protest in Department Parking Lot

Officers with the Florissant (MO) Police Department arrested 17 demonstrators Sunday night in the police headquarters parking lot.

July 7, 2020

Patrol

Illinois Officer Drowns in Lake Following Medical Emergency

An officer with the Palatine Police Department drowned last week after having a medical emergency while swimming in a local lake.

July 7, 2020