Senate Considers Bill Preventing Cities From Being Able To Defund Their Police
Four years following nationwide protests against systemic racism and police brutality, with activists advocating to "defund the police,"...
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Mar 201 min read
Family Of Immanueal Jaquez Clark-Johnson Are Suing City & Officer Involved
The family of Immanueal Jaquez Clark-Johnson, a 30-year-old man shot in the back by #Portland police officer Christopher Sathoff, is...
Mar 172 min read
“Justice For Breonna Taylor Act” Introduced As A No-Knock Warrant Ban
Four years after #BreonnaTaylor's tragic death during a no-knock warrant raid by #Louisville Metro #Police, bipartisan efforts by...
Mar 172 min read
Ex-Cop Who Made Man Lick Urine Off Jail Floor Pleads Guilty
In #Jackson, #Mississippi, ex-police officer Michael Christian Green, 26, admitted guilt to a federal civil rights misdemeanor for...
Mar 141 min read
Video shows Police Using Taser Gun On Migrant Holding Toddler
New York City officials are investigating a troubling incident at a city-run shelter in #Queens where #police officers used force against...
Mar 101 min read
78-Year-Old Black Woman Awarded $3.76 Million Over Botched SWAT Raid
Ruby Johnson, a 78-year-old grandmother from #Colorado, was awarded a $3.76 million jury verdict following a botched SWAT raid on her...
Mar 102 min read
Schools Could Give School Resource Officers More Authority To Use Force Against Students
#Minnesota lawmakers are nearing a compromise to clarify #police officers' authority to use force in schools, prompted by reactions to...
Mar 101 min read
Families of Uvalde Shooting Victims Angry That Independent Investigation Clears Officers Of Blame
An independent investigation into the local police's handling of the May 2022 #Uvalde, #Texas school massacre, led by retired Austin...
Mar 81 min read
Police Officer Aaron Smith Who Shot & Killed Greg Gunn Is Released From Prison Following Plea Deal
The state has granted early release to former #Montgomery #Police Department officer Aaron Cody Smith, who was convicted of manslaughter...
Mar 71 min read
Black Door-To-Door Salesman Shot By White Man & Called Racial Slur
In Fort Worth, a door-to-door salesman narrowly escaped injury when a homeowner shot at him during a routine sales visit. The salesman,...
Mar 61 min read
The Family Of Daryl Vance To File $50 Million Lawsuit Over Police-Involved Death
The family of Daryl Vance, a 70-year-old man who died following an altercation with former #Detroit #Police Officer Juwan Brown, has...
Mar 11 min read
Police Officer Who Killed Jaahnavi Kandula With His Police Cruiser & Joked About It Won't Be Charged
King County prosecutors announced that they won't pursue criminal charges against a #Seattle #police officer, Kevin Dave, involved in a...
Feb 151 min read
Family Of Issac Goodlow Wants Answers After He Was Shot By Police While Unarmed During Mental Health Crisis
Isaac Goodlow, a 30-year-old man, was fatally shot by Carol Stream #police during a domestic violence call at his home in Villagebrook...
Feb 131 min read
Ring Camera App Won't Share Video With Police Anymore
#Ring, the video doorbell company, has announced it will discontinue its tool that allowed #police to request users' footage directly, a...
Feb 121 min read
Teen Shot & Killed By Police Officer Following Welfare Check
The #Nebraska State Patrol is investigating the death of 17-year-old #ChaseDitter, whom a police officer shot during a welfare check in...
Feb 101 min read
Mississippi judge drops probation for Black child, 11, sentenced for urinating in public
An 11-year-old Black child, Quantavious Eason, faced legal action in Senatobia, #Mississippi, after urinating in public last August....
Feb 101 min read
36-Count Indictment Alleges Officer Sexually Assaulted 19 Detained Men
A former #StLouis area #police officer, Marcellis Blackwell, faces a new federal indictment for sexually assaulting 19 men while in...
Feb 91 min read
City Settles With Family Of Black Girls Handcuffed By Police & Held At Gunpoint For $1.9 Million
In 2020, #Aurora #police wrongly detained Brittney Gilliam and her four Black daughters at gunpoint, mistaking her car for stolen. This...
Feb 71 min read
Viral Video Shows Four Officers Holding Black Woman Down While Another Cop Punched Her In The Face
The #Charlotte-Mecklenburg #Police Department confirmed that an officer punched Christina Pierre during her arrest last year, and a video...
Jan 302 min read
ACLU Report Finds That Two-Thirds Of Californians Severely Injured by Police Dogs Are People Of Color
The #ACLU of Southern #California has released a policy brief highlighting concerns about the use of police dogs in the state. The report...
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