Arts Mar 26 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer says raids of the rapper’s homes were ‘excessive’ use of ‘military-level force’ By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press
Arts Mar 25 Feds search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say Two law enforcement officials have told AP that two properties belonging to rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs' in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking… By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
World Feb 20 Ransomware group LockBit is disrupted by a global police operation that includes 2 arrests Britain's National Crime Agency says it led an international operation targeting LockBit, which provides ransomware as a service to so-called affiliates who infect victim networks with the computer-crippling malware and negotiate ransoms. By Jill Lawless, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
Nation Jan 23 Kansas lawmakers want a report on last year’s police raid of a weekly newspaper Thirty-five Democrats and 10 Republicans in the Kansas House have introduced a resolution condemning the Aug. 11 raid of the Marion County Record's offices and the home of its publisher in central Kansas. By John Hanna, Associated Press
Nation Oct 30 Former police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in flawed, fatal raid goes on trial again Brett Hankison is charged with violating Taylor's civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. The trial will mark a second attempt by prosecutors to convict Hankison for his actions on the night Taylor was shot to death by police. By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press
Aug 22 Video of police raid on home of Kansas newspaper publisher shows 98-year-old mother upset By John Hanna, Jim Salter, Associated Press Joan Meyer died a day later. Her son said he believes that the stress contributed to her death. Continue reading
Aug 21 The online search spurring a raid on a local Kansas paper was legal, a state agency says By John Hanna, Associated Press Spokesperson Zack Denney said Monday that it's legal to access the agency's driver’s license database using information obtained independently. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 6:47 Editor of Marion County Record discusses possible motives behind police raid of newsroom By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Shoshana Dubnow Police officers in Marion, Kansas, are under fire after raiding the newsroom of the town’s local newspaper, confiscating computers, cellphones and other materials. Marion County Record publisher and editor Eric Meyer said his 98-year-old mother collapsed and died following a… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 3:04 2 gay veterans on their 25 years of love The 1969 police raid at Stonewall Inn in New York City was a watershed moment in LGBTQ history. After years of police harassment and mistreatment, the bar’s patrons fought back. As part of the NewsHour’s coverage of the 50th anniversary,… Continue watching
Aug 09 British police raid pub in search of Holy Grail relic By Xander Landen Twelve British police officers raided a pub in the rural England this week, in pursuit of a missing wooden cup that some believe to be The Holy Grail. Continue reading