NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementBlack Cop Sues Syracuse PD Over 'Jim Crow Culture' Towards Black OfficersBrandan Hanks is seeking $33 million in damages from the Syracuse Police Department.ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 16, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementPhoenix Police Chief Is Suspended Over Dismissed 'Gang Charges' for ProtestorsPolice Chief Jeri Williams and the Phoenix Police Department are under fire over the cases against police brutality…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 13, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementA Black Michigan Realtor Says He and His Clients Were Handcuffed By Police While Touring a House For SaleThe realtor says he can't help but feel this was a result of racial profiling. It's easy to understand why.ByJ.L. CookPublishedAugust 7, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementTexas Appeals Court Upholds Amber Guyger's 10-Year Prison Sentence for Killing Botham JeanThe former Dallas police officer can still make her case to the highest appeals court in the state.ByJ.L. CookPublishedAugust 7, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementEx-Georgia Deputy Who Bragged About Beating Black Suspects and Arresting Black People to Keep Them From Voting Sentenced to Prison on Gun ChargeYou might argue that 'white supremacist with a badge' is redundant. In this case, you'd be right.ByZack LinlyPublishedAugust 4, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementWisconsin Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Officer For Shooting a Black Man to Death in 2016The decision to charge the former officer will now be up to a special prosecutor.ByJ.L. CookPublishedAugust 1, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityOhio Democrat Proposes New Police Bodycam Law Inspired by Fatal Shooting of Andre HillThere is absolutely no reason cops should have their body cameras turned off while in the line of duty. When…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 27, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementBlack Michigan Resident Sues Police Department For Wrongfully Detaining Him While He Was on a WalkThe lawsuit claims that the involved officer injured the man's groin and accused him of looking like he was going to…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 24, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementChicago Finally Passes Civilian Oversight Board for Police After 2 Years of DebateThe proposal was approved by a 36-13 vote on Wednesday.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 22, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNYPD Officers Swarm and Tase Black Man on Subway After Accusing Him of Letting Someone on Without Paying FareApparently, jumping the fare on a New York subway is a serious offense. Either that or cops are just aggressive AF…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 16, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementLawsuit Filed on Behalf of Breonna Taylor's Family Alleges Louisville Police Withheld Body Camera Footage From the Night of Her DeathAttorneys representing Taylor's family say at least one of the officers on scene during the raid of her apartment…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 11, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementVideo Showing What Led Up to Marvin Scott III's Death in a Texas Jail Released by OfficialsScott died in March after being pepper sprayed and put in a spit hood. A grand jury decided against indicting the…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 11, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityIllinois Correctional Officers Pin Black Woman Down, Strip Her in Front of Male Officers: ReportThe victim currently faces five to seven years in prison due to charges stemming from the arrest.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 8, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementInnocent Black Man Killed in Crash While Minneapolis Police Chased Suspect Identified as Uncle of Darnella FrazierThe teen who filmed the death of George Floyd is now grieving the death of a family member killed during a…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 7, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementOfficer Who Fatally Shot Tamir Rice Denied Reinstatement After Ohio Supreme Court Denies AppealFormer officer Timothy Loehmann was fired in 2017 due to inaccuracies on his job application.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 6, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementFiring Upheld for Officer Who Obtained the No-Knock Warrant That Led to the Fatal Shooting of Breonna TaylorJoshua Jaynes was fired in January after inconsistencies were found in how he obtained the information that led to…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 2, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementFeds Launch Investigation Into Potential Pattern of Racist Abuses by Louisiana State PoliceThe investigation comes shortly after body camera footage of Ronald Greene's death leaked last month.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 24, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityA Criminal Injustice: How a City Ignored the Rape, Murder and Terrorism of Black Women for Four DecadesThe most disrespected person in America is the black woman.The most unprotected person in America is the black woman.…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 27, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementIllinois City Will Investigate Police Department a Year After Eric Lurry Died While in Police CustodyAn Illinois city has hired a private attorney to investigate its police department over the death of Eric Lurry…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 26, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityFamily of Jamal Sutherland, Schizophrenic Black Man Who Died in South Carolina Jail, to Receive $10 Million SettlementCities across the country are finding out the hard way that if nothing is done about police violence committed…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 26, 2021