Jun 17 WATCH: Officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard made the announcement about Garrett Rolfe during a news conference Wednesday. Rolfe had already been fired after he fatally shot the 27-year-old Brooks on Friday night. Continue reading
Jun 17 France sees protests by activists, medics and police By Arno Pedram, Associated Press A few hundred police officers have put down their handcuffs at Paris police headquarters to demand better working conditions. The protest on Wednesday came amid mounting anger over brutal French arrests. Continue reading
Jun 16 Calls for de-escalation training grow after Atlanta shooting By Kate Brumback, R.J. Rico, Associated Press The deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta in the span of less than three weeks have led to a push in the U.S. for more training of police officers in how to de-escalate tense situations… Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Senate Judiciary hearing on police force and community relations By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senate Republicans could vote as soon as next week on proposed policing changes. It's an abrupt shift of GOP priorities in an election year. The party is rushing to respond to nationwide protests over the deaths of black Americans in… Continue reading
Jun 15 NYPD closes controversial anti-crime unit amid calls for reform By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press New York City's police department is disbanding the unit involved in Eric Garner's 2014 chokehold death, Commissioner Dermot Shea said Monday amid a nationwide reckoning for policing in the wake of George Floyd's death last month in Minneapolis. Continue reading
Jun 15 How streaming videos are playing a part in protests By Jake Seiner, Associated Press Bystander footage has been a driving force in the Black Lives Matter movement, with cell phone-bearing citizens capturing the deaths of George Floyd, Alton Sterling, Eric Garner and others. Continue reading
Jun 15 WATCH: California attorney general offers police reforms By Associated Press In a news conference Monday, Becerra said the changes are based on recommendations made in January 2019 to reform the Sacramento Police Department. Continue reading
Jun 15 France backs off chokehold ban, adds stun guns for police By Arno Pedram, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press France's government is testing stun guns for wider use and backing off a ban on police chokeholds after French police staged protests around the country last week. The government says it will allow chokeholds until a better immobilization tactic emerges,… Continue reading
Jun 15 WATCH: Family of Rayshard Brooks pleads for justice and change after Atlanta killing By Russ Bynum, Kate Brumback, Associated Press The family of a black man killed in a scuffle with Atlanta police outside a fast food drive-through is pleading for nonviolent protests and policy changes to end future deaths in police custody. Continue reading
Jun 12 Minneapolis takes step toward abolishing police By Associated Press Minneapolis City Council members took a first step Friday toward changing the City Charter to allow for abolishing the police department and replacing it with something else. Continue reading