Law Enforcement
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Black Michigan Resident Sues Police Department For Wrongfully Detaining Him While He Was on a Walk
The lawsuit claims that the involved officer injured the man's groin and accused him of looking like he was going to break into cars.
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Chicago Finally Passes Civilian Oversight Board for Police After 2 Years of Debate
The proposal was approved by a 36-13 vote on Wednesday.
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NYPD Officers Swarm and Tase Black Man on Subway After Accusing Him of Letting Someone on Without Paying Fare
Apparently, jumping the fare on a New York subway is a serious offense. Either that or cops are just aggressive AF with Black people.
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Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Breonna Taylor's Family Alleges Louisville Police Withheld Body Camera Footage From the Night of Her Death
Attorneys representing Taylor's family say at least one of the officers on scene during the raid of her apartment had to have a body camera activated.
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Video Showing What Led Up to Marvin Scott III's Death in a Texas Jail Released by Officials
Scott died in March after being pepper sprayed and put in a spit hood. A grand jury decided against indicting the officers involved.
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Illinois Correctional Officers Pin Black Woman Down, Strip Her in Front of Male Officers: Report
The victim currently faces five to seven years in prison due to charges stemming from the arrest.
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Innocent Black Man Killed in Crash While Minneapolis Police Chased Suspect Identified as Uncle of Darnella Frazier
The teen who filmed the death of George Floyd is now grieving the death of a family member killed during a Minneapolis police chase.
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Officer Who Fatally Shot Tamir Rice Denied Reinstatement After Ohio Supreme Court Denies Appeal
Former officer Timothy Loehmann was fired in 2017 due to inaccuracies on his job application.
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Firing Upheld for Officer Who Obtained the No-Knock Warrant That Led to the Fatal Shooting of Breonna Taylor
Joshua Jaynes was fired in January after inconsistencies were found in how he obtained the information that led to the no-knock warrant.
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Feds Launch Investigation Into Potential Pattern of Racist Abuses by Louisiana State Police
The investigation comes shortly after body camera footage of Ronald Greene's death leaked last month.