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Michigan case offers an example of how public trust suffers when police officers lie
A white officer in suburban Detroit lied to a Black pedestrian by identifying an officer from another force as his supervisor during a 2021 police stop. The officer wasn’t disciplined.
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Jury acquits 3 Washington state officers in death of a Black man who told them he couldn't breathe
A jury has cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on a Tacoma sidewalk as he pleaded for breath.
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How National Faith and Blue Weekend seeks to ‘reset' community-police relationship
Religious leaders and law enforcement officials gathered in Washington, D.C., to talk about solutions to rising crime. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Fairfax County police present recommended reforms to elected officials
Fairfax County put together a couple of community workgroups to establish recommended police policy reforms, and the police chief presented these reforms to elected officials Tuesday afternoon. Out of about 65 recommendations, there were only nine the department didn’t already have in place. A lot of the discussions stemmed from concerns about police shootings and officers chasing people, like the…
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Fairfax County police present recommended reforms to elected officials
Fairfax County put together a couple of community workgroups to establish recommended police policy reforms. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder outlines the reforms the police chief presented to elected officials Tuesday.
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Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd
The trial for three Tacoma, Washington, officers charged in a Black man’s death begins this week. Manuel Ellis’ death is reminiscent of George Floyd’s, who begged for his life under the knee of a Minneapolis officer in May 2020. Ellis died — hogtied, handcuffed and pleading “Can’t breathe” — nearly three months before Floyd’s murder sparked worldwide protests against police...
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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.