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The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected the city of Duluth's attempt to fire a police officer for dragging a man along the floor by his handcuffs, saying that the officer should keep his job despite having been fired by the agency.
Arrests dropped 27% between Aug. 19 — the day Pantaleo was fired — and Aug. 25 compared to the same period in 2018, with police making 3,508 busts compared to 4,827.
A deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who claimed that he was shot by a sniper positioned in an apartment building located across the street from the agency's Lancaster station lied about the event, the department says.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren, and NYPD Police Commissioner James O'Neill (left to right) have all made headlines in the past couple of weeks that may lead to worsening the continuing trends of deadly hesitation and de-policing in America. Images courtesy of Facebook.
A judge on Monday ruled that L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva's decision to reinstate a deputy who had been fired for violating department policies regarding domestic violence must be reversed and that the deputy must be dismissed and return all county property, including his badge and gun.
Former Officer Daniel Pantaleo—who was fired by Commissioner James O'Neill on Monday—intends to sue to get his job back.
Commissioner James O'Neill said that it was "an extremely difficult decision" to fire Officer Daniel Pantaleo.
Nine police officers with the Hampton University (VA) Police Department have been fired for posting "misogynistic, racist … remarks" on social media.
One officer who posted to Facebook that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "needs a round… and I don't mean the kind she used to serve" and another officer who "liked" the post have been fired from the Gretna Police Department for violating the agency's social media policy.
The four former officers were accused of making false statements about the shooting, which took place on the night of Oct. 20, 2014.