Officer shot, man arrested in Brooklyn after fatal shooting
An officer has been shot three times and a wounded suspect arrested after a fatal shooting in Brooklyn, police said.
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Prosecutor says deputies justified in shooting Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man in N.C.
A North Carolina prosecutor said Tuesday that sheriff’s deputies were justified in fatally shooting Andrew Brown Jr. because he ignored their commands and endangered at least two of them when he drove his car toward them.
Kim Potter, former officer charged in death of Daunte Wright, to appear in court
A former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright is scheduled to appear in court via videoconference Monday.
Police punished for speaking out against Black Lives Matter
FBI reclassifies 2017 shooting of Republican lawmakers as domestic terrorism
Columbus reaches $10M settlement for family of Andre Hill
D.C. Police Union to file class grievance against city over massive data leak
Cops outraged after being ‘canceled’ from jobs for slamming Black Lives Matter on social media
Active-duty Marine officer charged with assaulting police officer during Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Judge postpones trial for 3 ex-cops charged in Floyd’s death
The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd will be pushed back to March 2022, a judge ruled Thursday.
Derek Chauvin may receive longer prison sentence after judge’s ruling on aggravating factors
Derek Chauvin could receive a significantly lengthier sentence under a judge’s ruling issued Wednesday that found four aggravating factors in the killing of George Floyd.
House GOP hits FBI’s ‘suicide by cop’ ruling in 2017 attack on congressmen
More than a dozen House Republicans signed a letter Tuesday to FBI Director Christopher A. Wray demanding he investigate how the bureau came to classify a near-massacre of GOP members by a crazed gunman as merely “suicide by cop.”
‘I’m disgusted’: Mom targets liberal DA after son’s horrific killing
Desiree Andrade watched with anger as Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon’s far-left criminal justice agenda, in her opinion, made sure those who committed the killing paid the smallest possible price.
Verdict on congressional baseball shooting fuels Republicans’ distrust of the FBI
President Biden is making exposing domestic extremism a top priority — the Pentagon has launched a program to find such people in the military ranks amd the Director of National Intelligence issued a report that Republicans say emphasized extremism on the right, but not the left.
4 ex-cops indicted on U.S. civil rights charges in George Floyd’s death
A federal grand jury on Friday indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd on civil rights charges.
Death penalty states returning to ‘humane’ firing squad
The nation’s oldest and most arcane method of execution is rising in popularity, with several states and even inmates calling for its return, saying it’s a more humane form of execution than lethal injection.
Atlanta Police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks is reinstated after losing job
The Atlanta Police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks last summer and then fired from his job was reinstated, the Atlanta Civil Service Board said Wednesday.
Larry Krasner, Philly’s George Soros-backed DA, to face voters fed up with crime, homicides
Heading into the May 18 Democratic primary that will likely decide Philadelphia’s municipal elections, George Soros-backed District Attorney Larry Krasner is facing voters who are deeply concerned about soaring crime and homicide rates, a new poll finds.
‘Alarming rate’: Demoralized cops flee police departments in record numbers
Police officers nationwide are turning in their badges at record rates amid budget cuts, policy changes and anti-brutality protests.
Chauvin’s attorney files motion for new trial, claims juror misconduct
The attorney for convicted murderer Derek Chauvin filed Tuesday for a new trial on multiple grounds and asked for a hearing on jury misconduct, a day after a juror shown in a photo wearing Black Lives Matter swag admitted attending a pre-trial march.
Lawmakers push AG Garland: Shooting at 2017 congressional baseball practice was domestic terrorism
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday promised House lawmakers that he will look into why the FBI deemed the 2017 shooting that nearly killed Rep. Steve Scalise, Louisiana Republican, and several GOP colleagues as “suicide by cop,” instead of domestic terrorism.
Giuliani says of federal investigators: ‘They are trying to frame me’
Rudolph W. Giuliani on Monday insisted he’s done nothing wrong and accused federal prosecutors of “trying to frame” him because of his support for former President Trump.
Homicide jump a backdrop to D.C.’s crime prevention initiative
Homicides in the District of Columbia are up significantly over the same period last year, and after a bloody weekend of multiple shootings, including the wounding of a 7-year-old riding a scooter, city officials on Monday outlined plans to address the surge.
Elimination of ‘qualified immunity’ a stumbling point in policing reform talks
Democratic and Republican senators searching for common ground on how to change policing in America are struggling over the divisive question of whether police officers should face lawsuits if they are accused of civil rights violations.
76,000 California inmates now eligible for earlier releases
California is giving 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons, the opportunity to leave prison earlier as the state aims to further trim the population of what once was the nation’s largest state correctional system.
Attorneys for Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, DOJ say they need more time in wrongful termination lawsuit
Attorneys for former FBI employees Lisa Page and Peter Strzok joined Justice Department lawyers Friday in asking a federal judge for more time to prepare for courtroom proceedings in the anti-Trump lovebirds’ wrongful termination lawsuit.
Mom of murder victim sues Seattle; says police ‘abandoned’ CHOP zone
The mother of a 19-year-old Seattle man fatally shot during last summer’s Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP, has filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against the city.
GOP senators call for probe of Kerry’s alleged intel-sharing with Iran
The furor over claims that John Kerry may have disclosed intelligence secrets about Israeli military strikes to the Iranians escalated again Thursday, as 19 Republican senators Thursday demanded an investigation into the charges and that President Biden must fire Mr. Kerry as his top climate policy aide if the charges prove true.
Widow of slain Delaware police officer says violence against cops must stop
The widow of a slain Delaware police officer late Wednesday called for an end to the violence against police officers as 2021 is on pace to be the deadliest in history for law enforcement.
Cops under siege with rising waves of violence
A Delaware police officer died Wednesday after he was viciously beaten this week and became one of the latest victims in a growing wave of violent attacks on police in America.
Judge denies requests for video in North Carolina shooting
A judge on Wednesday denied requests to release body camera video in the case of a Black man who was shot to death by North Carolina deputies as they tried to arrest him on drug-related warrants.
North Carolina prosecutor says man killed by deputies hit them with car
A Black man killed by North Carolina deputies hit law enforcement officers with his car before they opened fire, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Pathologist: Black man killed by deputies was shot 5 times
Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina, was shot five times, including in the back of the head, according to an independent autopsy report released Tuesday by his family’s attorneys.
Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick not sprayed with bear spray, prosecutors say
Prosecutors told a federal judge Tuesday that U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was assaulted with Mace — not the more dangerous bear spray as originally reported — debunking another false narrative that emerged after the officer’s death the day after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Texas court to hear appeal of Dallas officer who killed neighbor
A Texas court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on overturning the conviction of a former Dallas police officer who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting her neighbor in his home.
‘Losing proposition’: High-profile shootings of Black men involve resisting arrest
Michael Brown, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks and Daunte Wright were all Black men killed by police, but they had something else in common: All sought to avoid being taken into custody by fleeing, fighting or refusing to heed officers’ instructions.
FBI turns to high-tech facial recognition, undercover operations to nab Capitol invaders
The number of U.S. Capitol invaders charged with crimes has topped 400, Justice Department records show, and in a recent case the FBI disclosed new twists in identifying and ensnaring a suspect.
VP Kamala Harris: American people want a result in George Floyd reform effort
Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday increased pressure on the Senate to pass legislation that would overhaul policing policies in the wake of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction, saying the “American people, in a bipartisan way,” are demanding a shake-up.
Virginia trooper off force after traffic stop viral video
A White state trooper who was seen on video telling a Black driver “you are going to get your a-whipped” and yanking him out of the car by his neck is no longer with the Virginia State Police, a spokeswoman said.
North Carolina sheriff to seek release of body camera video of fatal shooting
A North Carolina sheriff whose deputies shot and killed a Black man while serving warrants said Saturday that he will ask a court to release body camera video as soon as he’s confident it won’t compromise an investigation into how the shooting happened.
Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo defend Columbus cop who shot Ma’Khia Bryant: ‘We’ve got to be fair’
CNN anchors Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo came to the defense of the Columbus, Ohio, police officer who fatally shot 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant this week, saying the officer had a “duty” to protect any potential victims from the knife-wielding teen.
Biden, Dems rush to rewrite Chauvin trial narrative for political gain
President Biden and other Democrats wasted no time after Tuesday’s guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin in trying to link George Floyd’s murder to “systemic racism,” rewriting the prosecution narrative as part of a full-court press for the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
White House links shooting of knife-wielding Ohio teen to ‘police violence,’ ‘systemic racism’
The White House weighed in Wednesday on the police shooting of a knife-wielding teenage girl as she attacked another girl in Columbus, Ohio, by connecting the incident to “police violence” in minority communities and the death of George Floyd.
Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant in North Carolina
A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while serving a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from community members who demanded law enforcement accountability and the immediate release of body camera footage.
DOJ to launch sweeping ‘pattern or practice’ probe into the Minneapolis Police Department
The Department of Justice will open an investigation into whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in illegal conduct, including civil rights violations, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday.
Cop fired over Kyle Rittenhouse support: ‘Thank you for your courage … you’ve done nothing wrong’
A Norfolk, Virginia, police officer has reportedly been fired for donating to a defense fund for Kyle Rittenhouse and telling him he had done nothing wrong.
Columbus police officer fatally shoots girl swinging knife
Columbus police shot and killed a teenage girl who swung at two other people with a knife Tuesday, according to bodycam footage from the officer who fired the shots just minutes before the verdict in George Floyd’s killing was read.
