Police facing scrutiny in Elijah McClain case get new chief
DENVER — The interim chief of a suburban Denver police department has become the first woman to permanently lead the agency that’s looking to regain public trust following a tumultuous…
ProPublica posts NYPD records, bypassing judge’s blockade
A news website has published a database containing complaint information for thousands of New York City police officers days after a federal judge paused the public release of such records…
Irish national convicted in police station bombing deported
An Irish national convicted of bombing a police station in Ireland in the 1990s has been deported from Boston July 26, 2020, 9:30 PM 2 min read Share to FacebookShare…
Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Lang Holland, the chief of police in tiny Marshall, Arkansas, said he thinks the threat of the coronavirus has been overstated and only wears a face…
At 88, former Sheriff Joe Arpaio makes 2nd comeback bid
Joe Arpaio is trying to win back the sheriff’s post in metro Phoenix that he held for 24 years By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press July 24, 2020, 9:50 PM 5…
Police can’t access LAPD gang database records after scandal
The California attorney general made it impossible for law enforcement agencies to access entries that Los Angeles police made in the state’s gang database after three LA officers were charged…
Man killed by police after mask dispute at Michigan store
Police say a Michigan sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a man suspected of stabbing another man who had challenged him about not wearing a mask inside a store By ED WHITE…
Richmond removes Confederate Soldiers and Sailors statue
Work crews have taken down the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors statue in Richmond July 8, 2020, 5:03 PM 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article RICHMOND, Va.…
NYPD officer charged in swift test of state’s chokehold ban
A New York City police officer who was suspended after putting a man in what authorities said was a banned chokehold now faces criminal charges By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL…
New law lifts secrecy from Garner officer’s complaint file
After years of secrecy, a leak and a recent change in state law, New York City’s police watchdog on Monday disclosed the complaint history for the police officer fired for…