What Is the Chicago Police Department Hiding? New Questions Surface Regarding Harith Augustus' Death
In an attempt to calm the ongoing outrage surrounding the shooting of Harith Augustus, on Sunday the Chicago Police…
Four Years Later, NYPD Prepares to Discipline Cop in Eric Garner's Death
1,462 days after Eric Garner wheezed the words “I can’t breathe” before giving up the ghost on a Staten Island…
Milwaukee to Pay $3.4 Million to Settle Lawsuit Claiming Police Stop-And-Frisk Policy Targeted Black and Latinx Residents
Milwaukee has agreed to shell out a cool $3.4 million in order to settle a lawsuit which accuses its police department…
Watch: New Details Emerge in Case of Minnesota Cops Pulling Guns on Black Kids After Fake 911 Call
The Root has obtained exclusive footage and spoke to an eyewitness who filmed a now-viral video that seems to…
Chicago Cop Under Investigation After Being Caught on Viral Video Saying 'I Kill Motherf--kers'
One of Chicago’s finest is under investigation after he was caught on camera harassing two black men and quipping, “I…
Black Man Forced to Crawl at Gunpoint After Police Thwart Imaginary Robbery
California officers prevented a nonexistent armed robbery by holding a man at gunpoint and forcing him to crawl on the…
Pennsylvania Man Shot With Taser While Trying to Comply With Cops Files Lawsuit Against Police Department
A Pennsylvania man who was seen on video being tasered by police even as he was sitting calmly on a curb while…
South Carolina Police Union Whines About Police Brutality Novel The Hate U Give Being on A School's Summer Reading List
Do you hear that? That’s the sound of blue tears, wailing in the distance as a South Carolina Police Union gets all big…
Portland State University Campus Police Shoot and Kill Black Navy Veteran Who Was Trying to Break Up Fight
Protesters in Portland, Ore., are demanding Portland State University police officers be disarmed after campus cops…
Cop Caught on Video Firing Taser at a Calm, Nonviolent, Compliant Man Who Was Sitting on a Curb
A viral Facebook video showing a Lancaster, Pa., police officer deploying his Taser on a man who was calm, nonviolent…
Jury Finds that Chicago Cop Acted ‘Reasonably’ in 2015 Fatal Shooting of Quintonio LeGrier
Another cop has evaded repercussions after being involved in the fatal shooting of a black person.
