Multiple Killed in New Jersey Shooting, Including Officer
A police officer and multiple others were killed in a shooting in Jersey City Tuesday that authorities say is not believed to have been a terrorism attack.
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Ex-Head of Mexican Federal Police Indicted on Bribe Scheme
U.S. prosecutors unsealed an indictment Tuesday against the former leader of Mexico’s Federal Police Force who was implicated in witness testimony last year with taking multimillion-dollar bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel.
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Panel Poised to Toss $44M Award to Man Shot by Drunken Cop
The Seventh Circuit appeared convinced at oral arguments Tuesday that Chicago cannot be held liable for a police officer’s off-duty misconduct, placing in jeopardy a historic $44.7 million verdict against the city for a drunken cop’s shooting of his friend.
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Houston Police Chief Slams GOP for Holding Up Gun Bill
Houston’s police chief has called out Texas Senator John Cornyn, claiming Republican lawmakers are cowing to the National Rifle Association by stalling a bill to stop abusers from buying guns.
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Accidental Shootings by Police Reveal Training Problems
When an Iowa mother tried to take her child from her husband during an argument on a snowy sidewalk in 2015, an officer stepped in to stop the scuffle, then accidentally fired his gun as a dog approached. The bullet went through the woman’s arm and into her chest, killing her as her family watched in horror.
Read morePolice Immune from Abortion Protester’s Arrest Claims
Four police officers who arrested an anti-abortion protester over a perceived bomb threat are entitled to qualified immunity, the Sixth Circuit ruled Friday.
Read moreSexually Assaulted By a Cop
A rape victim can pursue claims that a police chief inadequately screened, trained and supervised a cop who violently sexually assaulted her, a federal court in Ohio ruled. The woman showed the chief hired an officer who hired prostitutes while on duty and displayed a photo of his erect penis inside a juvenile detention center.
Read morePublic Records
The Utah Supreme Court remanded an appeal which asked the court to determine whether the Brigham Young University Police Department is a “governmental entity” subject to the Government Records and Management Act. After the appeal was certified, the legislature amended statute to “explicitly define” police departments of private universities as governmental entities subject to the act.
Read moreOrange County Officials Spar Over Police Evidence Booking Scandal
Orange County’s top prosecutor said in a sharply worded letter Wednesday that the county sheriff’s failure to inform him about evidence-booking misconduct by officers could jeopardize thousands of criminal cases his office has filed.
Read moreDomestic Violence
The Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of law enforcement officers in a suit brought by a victim of domestic violence who claims they put her at risk for future abuse. One officer made a disparaging remark about the victim to her abuser and another officer made positive remarks about the abuser and his father, who were both police officers themselves.
Read morePolice Misconduct
A former officer sued North Braddock Borough (Pa.), its police department and police chief in federal court, claiming he was fired for truthfully reporting that the police chief stole money and evidence from police lockers.
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A longtime law enforcement officer sued Kleberg County (Texas) Attorney Kira Talip in federal court, claiming she fired him for objecting to her giving public money to (nonparty) King Ranch Security to buy police radios, because, she said, “the King Ranch was a valuable and powerful ally for her.”
Read moreWisconsin Officers on Front Lines in Two Student Shootings
Wisconsin high school resource officers have found themselves on the front lines in two student shootings in the past two days, underscoring how police in schools can face life-or-death situations and likely adding to the debate over the best ways to respond to school threats.
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Chicago Mayor Fires Police Chief Weeks Before Retirement
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson was fired Monday morning, just weeks after announcing his retirement at the end of the year, over what the mayor called lies about falling asleep in his car.
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Twenty-five people filed separate lawsuits against former Jackson County, Fla., sheriff’s Officer Zachary Wester, claiming he planted drugs on them: more than 100 cases Wester brought have been dropped, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.
Read morePolice Officers ‘Ambushed’ in South Texas Shooting
Police officers responding to a disturbance call early Tuesday in South Texas were “basically ambushed” by a man with a semiautomatic rifle who shot and injured one officer and two other people, the police chief said.
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Ex-Houston Cop Faces Federal Charges Over Fatal Drug Raid
A former Houston policeman made his first appearance in federal court Wednesday to face charges that a married couple was shot dead by a SWAT team in their home because he made false statements in a warrant affidavit.
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Police: Home in California Backyard Shooting Was Targeted
Police searched Monday for two assailants who sneaked into a backyard party in Fresno and opened fire while a small crowd watched football on television. Four people were killed and six wounded.
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Just in Time: Bloomberg Apologizes for ‘Stop-and-Frisk’
Michael Bloomberg on Sunday apologized for his longstanding support of the controversial “stop-and-frisk” police strategy, a practice that he embraced as New York’s mayor and continued to defend despite its disproportionate impact on people of color.
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