Officer Who Killed 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice Gets New Police Gig
The former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice as the 12-year-old played with an airsoft pellet gun in 2014 has a new job with another police department. Timothy…
Two Mississippi Police Officers Killed In Shootout With Suspect
(Reuters) – Two police officers were shot and killed in a southern Mississippi town during a gunfight with a 25-year-old man before dawn on Saturday, officials said. The officers from…
Murder Trial Set To Begin For Chicago Cop In 2014 Shooting Of Black Teen
CHICAGO (AP) — In a Chicago courtroom over the coming weeks, the spotlight will focus on one night in 2014, 16 gunshots, a white police officer, the death of a…
The Other Side Of School Safety: Students Are Getting Tasered And Beaten By Police
Jalijah Jones, then a freshman at Kalamazoo Central High School in Michigan, remembers the punch of thousands of volts hitting his slight frame. At 5 feet, 4 inches tall and…
Family Of Unarmed Black Teen Murdered By White Cop Says 15-Year Sentence Is Too Short
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas jury gave a white former police officer too lenient of a punishment when sentencing him to 15 years for the shooting death of an unarmed…
Maryland Police Officer Resigns Over Beating Caught on Video
A police officer in Baltimore who was filmed repeatedly punching a man and throwing him to the ground has resigned. The officer, whom authorities have not yet identified, was initially…
Baltimore Officer Suspended After Allegedly Beating Man In Viral Video
A Baltimore police officer was suspended Saturday after a video surfaced showing him attacking a man on a sidewalk. Interim Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle of the Baltimore Police Department announced…
After Calling 911 On Black Family, Subway Worker Placed On Leave
The Subway employee who called the police on a black family eating dinner has been placed on administrative leave. The white female employee of the Subway store in Newnan, Ga.,…
Georgia Cop Fired After Video Shows Him Hitting A Suspect With His Car
A Georgia police officer has lost his job after dashcam video from his patrol car captured him plowing into a suspect with his car during a chase. Taylor Saulters of…
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – March 24, 2014.
The VICE News Capsule is a daily roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: protests in Bahrain, Ethiopia’s dam project, Spain austerity protests and … source