• Gunfire at prom after-party in Texas injures 9 teens, police say

    Gunfire at prom after-party in Texas injures 9 teens, police say

    Apr 24, 2023 01:45 PM EST

    Deputies in Jasper County said they responded just after midnight to shots fired at a home where the party was held and found nine victims with gunshot wounds that were not life-threatening.

  • House passes bill to overturn D.C. police accountability law

    House passes bill to overturn D.C. police accountability law

    Apr 19, 2023 10:52 PM EST

    But Democrats appeared to draw a line in the sand against overturning the new police accountability package, which is similar to a bill the party passed in the House after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in the summer of 2020. That bill never became law. The package ...

  • Tyre Nichols' family sues Memphis, says police unit 'targeted young Black men'

    Tyre Nichols' family sues Memphis, says police unit 'targeted young Black men'

    Apr 19, 2023 04:25 PM EST

    ... forming an identical unit at the Memphis Police Department that “predictably implemented the same unconstitutional mandates, policies, and customs” The lawsuit accuses Davis and other police supervisors of encouraging officers to engage in illegal searches and seizures. The lawsuit accuses the Memphis Police Department of lowering standards for who could ...

  • What are China's alleged 'secret overseas police stations'?

    What are China's alleged 'secret overseas police stations'?

    Apr 19, 2023 12:34 AM EST

    ... s Foreign Ministry says it operates the centers abroad to help citizens with bureaucratic tasks, such as renewing drivers’ licenses, that typically are done at police stations in China. But the Spain-based nongovernment group Safeguard Defenders accused Chinese police of using the offices to spy on critics abroad and ...

  • Social justice activists demand police reform after Jayland Walker decision

    Social justice activists demand police reform after Jayland Walker decision

    Apr 18, 2023 11:40 PM EST

    ... the kid on the corner, he was not the guy on the streets.” DiCello disputed how the state's investigation described Walker as shooting at police when he fired outside his car window. “There’s no gun pointed at anyone. You don’t see it ever,” he said in an ...

  • 2 men arrested on charges of establishing a secret Chinese police station in New York

    2 men arrested on charges of establishing a secret Chinese police station in New York

    Apr 17, 2023 09:39 PM EST

    “New York City is home to New York’s finest: the NYPD," U.S. Attorney Breon Peace, the top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, said at a news conference announcing the arrests. "We don’t need or want a secret police station in our great city.” Justice Department officials in ...

  • Kansas City police investigating shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house

    Kansas City police investigating shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house

    Apr 17, 2023 02:00 PM EST

    ... formal victim statement, forensic evidence and other information for a case file to be completed, Graves said. Because of the teen’s injuries, Graves said, police haven’t been able to get a victim statement. Mayor Quinton Lucas, who attended the news conference, said police understand the community’s concern ...

  • Police investigate explosion at Japanese prime minister's campaign event

    Police investigate explosion at Japanese prime minister's campaign event

    Apr 15, 2023 05:46 PM EST

    Kishida did not mention the explosion and returned to the Tokyo region in the evening after campaigning in Chiba for another candidate. “Elections are the core of democracy, and we should never tolerate threats or obstruction by violence,” Matsuno said. He said he instructed national police to ensure their utmost ...

  • California lawmakers cancel session after police say a man made 'credible threats' against Capitol

    California lawmakers cancel session after police say a man made 'credible threats' against Capitol

    Apr 13, 2023 07:57 PM EST

    ... Highway Patrol did not respond to repeated calls and emails seeking additional comment on the threat. Senate and Assembly officials said there was an increased police presence at the Capitol. But business appeared to go on as usual on Thursday, with a rally taking place outside and people walking around ...

  • Robotic police dog 'Digidog' rejoins NYPD

    Robotic police dog 'Digidog' rejoins NYPD

    Apr 12, 2023 04:38 PM EST

    ... summer, police officials said. The device, used in shopping centers and other locations for several years, will at first be joined by a human partner, police said. Civil libertarians and police reform advocates questioned the need for the high-tech devices. "This latest announcement is just the most recent example ...