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Video shows officer repeatedly discussed charging 11-year-old victim with child sexual abuse offense
Body camera footage captured the sound of a police officer repeatedly asserting that an 11-year-old girl could be charged with creating child sexual abuse images of herself. The child’s parent then took to TikTok with a post that’s since gone viral.
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5 former Memphis officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death
Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols.
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Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams — not police
The Associated Press has found that 14 of the 20 most populous U.S. cities are experimenting with removing police from some nonviolent 911 calls and sending behavioral health clinicians.
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New inspector general for Prince George's County discusses policing reform
“Nobody likes bad officers. Bad officers make it really hard for good officers,” said Anthony Bennet, new IG for Prince George’s County. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.
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California police officers charged with civil rights violations in FBI corruption probe
Several current and former California police officers are accused of committing civil rights violations and fraud in an effort to get a pay raise and lying on reports to cover up the use of excessive force.
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Six ex-Mississippi officers plead guilty to state charges for torturing two Black men
Six former Mississippi law officers, including some who call themselves the “Goon Squad,” plead guilty to state charges Monday for their racist assault on two Black men that ended with an officer shooting one man in the mouth.
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‘The Goon Squad': How rogue Mississippi officers tried to cover up their torture of 2 Black men
A rogue group of deputies who called themselves “The Goon Squad” burst into the home without a warrant and abused the men before shooting Michael Corey Jenkins.
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Missouri officer charged with kidnapping and beating a man until his jaw broke
The charges stem from a July 4 arrest that Northwoods officer Samuel Davis made without informing dispatchers or writing a report, according to the probable cause statement.
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After George Floyd's killing, DOJ probe finds Minneapolis police show pattern of violating rights
The Justice Department has found that Minneapolis police engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discriminating against Black and Native American people.
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Prince George's Chief on Police Reform 3 Years After George Floyd's Murder
Three years after the murder of George Floyd, police departments are still tackling calls for reform. Prince George’s County’s police chief told News4’s Darcy Spencer changing policing is only part of the solution.
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On 3rd Anniversary of George Floyd's Death, Biden Stops GOP-Led Effort to Block DC Police Reform Law
President Joe Biden on Thursday — the third anniversary of George Floyd’s murder — vetoed an effort led by congressional Republicans to overturn new District of Columbia law on improving police accountability. part of a push to reform policing nationwide and passed in the wake of the police killing of Floyd in 2020 in Minneapolis. Biden has said he supported...
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Anniversary of George Floyd's Killing: Changes Were Made, But Short of ‘Reckoning' on Racial Justice
The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three years ago today, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world in response seemed like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing.
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Police Reform 3 Years After George Floyd's Murder
News4’s Erika Gonzalez spoke with Howard University law professor Justin Hansford about police reform three years after the murder of George Floyd.
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Family of Colorado Man Killed by Police During Mental Health Crisis Gets $19 Million Settlement
The parents of a 22-year-old Colorado man killed by a sheriff’s deputy while suffering a mental health crisis will get $19 million from state and local agencies and changes to how officers are trained under a settlement.
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No Charges for Ex-Officer Who Hit Tyre Nichols With Stun Gun
Preston Hemphill was fired Feb. 3 for violating policies during the Jan. 7 arrest of Tyre Nichols, who died in a hospital three days later. Five other officers have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in Nichols’ death.
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House Passes Resolution to Overturn DC Police Reform Law
News4’s Mark Segraves explains what happens next.
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House Passes Bill to Overturn DC Police Accountability Law
The Republican-led House passed a resolution that would block a District of Columbia police accountability bill. The 229-189 vote Wednesday to nullify D.C. law further escalates a feud over self-government in the nation’s capital. It’s the third time this year that House Republicans have sought to overturn local D.C. legislation, claiming officials have been soft on crime in the midst...
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Derek Chauvin, Ex-Officer Who Killed George Floyd, Pleads Guilty in Tax Case
The former Minneapolis police officer serving time for the 2020 murder of George Floyd has pleaded guilty to two counts of tax evasion. Derek Chauvin entered the plea Friday in a Minnesota court before Washington County Judge Sheridan Hawley. Chauvin appeared via Zoom from a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona. Chauvin and his now ex-wife were charged with multiple counts...
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Feds Find Louisville Police Discriminate Against Black People, Use Invalid Warrants
The investigation began after the killing of Breonna Taylor during the service of a so-called “no knock warrant.”
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NYC to Pay George Floyd Protesters Over $10 Million in Massive ‘Kettling' Settlement
In court papers late Tuesday, the city said it will pay $21,500 to each of at least 200 protesters who were detained, arrested or met with force by NYPD during a June 4, 2020, protest.