Police
Police, but Not Victims, Get Cooling-Off Period After Shootings
After a police officer fatally shoots someone, it can take days or weeks before the public or his supervisors hear the officer’s version of what happened. In many states, that cooling-off period is carved out in state law or in a police department’s contract.
Read moreTexas Cop Free on Bond After Killing Black Woman at Home
The white Texas police officer who shot and killed a black woman in her home over the weekend is out on bond after being charged with murder, authorities said Tuesday.
Read moreOfficer Who Shot Naked Man Found Not Guilty of Murder
A former Georgia police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, naked man was found not guilty of murder on Monday, but was convicted of aggravated assault and other charges that could send him to prison for more than 30 years.
Read moreTexas Cop Resigns After Killing Woman in Her Home
Fort Worth officials on Monday identified the white police officer who shot and killed a black woman in her own home while responding to a welfare call, apologizing repeatedly for her “senseless” death and saying the officer has resigned.
Read moreArrest of an Autistic Child
A federal court in Utah ruled that a police officer is not entitled to immunity in a suit relating to excessive force used during the arrest of a 13-year-old child who has autism. The child had been peering through the windows of a library when the officer noticed him and then forced him to the ground and handcuffed him.
Read moreTexas Constable Ordered to Step Down in Resign-to-Run Case
Michelle Barrientes Vela’s tenure as a Bexar County, Texas, constable lasted two years, a 10-hour FBI raid, three lawsuits and one accidental resignation.
Read moreNew York Bomber Convicted in Shootout With New Jersey Police
An Islamic terrorist already serving a life prison term for a bombing in New York City was convicted Tuesday of multiple counts of attempted murder and assault stemming from a shootout with police three years ago.
Read morePolice Say Killing of Guyger Witness Is Unrelated to Trial
Dallas police on Tuesday named three suspects in the shooting death of a prosecution witness in the murder trial of former cop Amber Guyger, denying police were involved and saying his killing is not connected to the closely watched case.
Read moreJudge Advances Mom’s Suit Over Unsolved Murder of Son
A college town on the redwood-hemmed fringe of California’s isolated Northern Coast will face claims its police department purposely slow-rolled a murder investigation because the victim was black.
Read moreDiscrimination
The Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association sued the Texas Department of Public Safety in Travis County Court, claiming revisions to physical fitness standards discriminate against women: male commissioned officers must have a waist size under 40 inches, and women must have waists under 35 inches.
Read moreBaltimore Prosecutor Wants 790 ‘Tainted’ Convictions Erased
Baltimore’s top prosecutor has begun asking judges to throw out nearly 800 convictions that she said were tainted by officers linked to a corruption scandal.
Read moreJurors in Guyger Trial Chose Light Sentence With Victim in Mind
Two jurors said Friday they sentenced former Dallas cop and convicted murderer Amber Guyger to only 10 years in prison for killing neighbor Botham Jean because of her remorse and the forgiveness they believe he would have had for her.
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Diversity of Jury Called Key Factor in Guyger’s Conviction
The questioning dragged on all day and into the evening as attorneys queried hundreds of prospective jurors for potential bias in the trial of Amber Guyger, the white Dallas police officer who fatally shot a black neighbor in his own living room.
Read moreParty Fail
A federal court in Arizona ruled that an officer is not entitled to immunity in a civil rights suit brought by a party-giver. The officer, who allegedly hit the party host several times, was not in imminent danger, did not have probable cause to arrest the host and did not need to enter the home to protect anyone’s safety.
Read moreAnti-Trump Protesters
A federal court in Arizona certified a class of individuals who were “unlawfully dispersed” by the use of pepper spray and other chemical agents when police officers fired into an anti-Trump protest. The class is modified to include individuals who did not throw objects or attempt to breach the “free speech zone.”
Read moreFormer Dallas Cop Gets 10 Years for Killing Neighbor
Former Dallas police officer and convicted murderer Amber Guyger was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in state prison for killing her unarmed black neighbor in his apartment that she mistook for her own.
Read moreShot by a Cop
Bradley Montgomery sued Costa Mesa, California and its police Officer Dana Potts in federal court, claiming Potts shot him in the stomach without warning while looking for someone who allegedly was trying to break into homes.
Read morePolice Violence
A federal judge certified a class that claims Phoenix police officers fired indiscriminately into an anti-Trump protest outside the city’s Convention Center on Aug. 22, 2017.
Read moreProsecutors Play Rough in Sentencing Phase for Amber Guyger
Prosecutors on Tuesday aggressively attacked the character of fired Dallas cop and convicted murderer Amber Guyger during the sentencing phase of her trial, showing jurors her social media posts wishing Martin Luther King Jr. dead and joking about killing people.
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