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Black Police Officer Becomes Tulsa, Okla.’s 1st-Ever Community Resource Officer
Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Amley “Popsey” Floyd, who became famous after his Facebook post in response to the shooting death of Terence Crutcher went viral, will have a new full-time role for the Tulsa Police Department as its first-ever Riverside community resource officer, according to a news release. NewsOn6 reports that Floyd’s new job will…
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Tulsa, Okla., Police Release Graphic Video of Unarmed Black Motorist in Fatal Shooting
Police in Tulsa, Okla., released video footage Monday of an officer-involved shooting of an unarmed black man. Both dashcam footage and helicopter footage show that 40-year-old Terence Crutcher had his hands in the air and was unarmed when he was shot by white Police Officer Betty Shelby on Sept. 16. PBS NewsHour reports that Police…