Jun 01 Officers criticized for use of force at protests about police brutality By Jay Reeves, Kat Stafford, Associated Press Some action has been directed against people smashing windows, breaking into stores and burning cars, but many find other instances more difficult to understand — like the elderly man knocked over by police as he walked with a cane on… Continue reading
Jun 01 Louisville man David McAtee killed when police, soldiers shot at group; police chief fired By Bruce Schreiner, Sophia Tulp, Associated Press Police said they were responding to gunfire from a crowd that had gathered there. Continue reading
May 29 Trump’s tweet about rioters echoes 1960s Miami police chief By Aamer Madhani, Rhonda Shafner, Associated Press Trump's later repeated condemnation of the killing and outreach to the man's family on Friday was a marked change in tone from his earlier comments that had invoked a civil-rights-era phrase fraught with racist overtones. Continue reading
May 29 WATCH: McConnell urges calm despite ‘horrendous’ events By Associated Press McConnell said the officers involved in the Floyd case "looked pretty darn guilty." But they're sill "entitled to the protections of the Constitution and criminal trials."… Continue reading
May 29 WATCH: Minneapolis officer charged with murder in George Floyd’s death By Associated Press A Minnesota prosecutor has charged a police officer with third-degree murder and manslaughter in the restraint death of George Floyd. Continue reading
May 29 Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin charged with George Floyd’s murder By Tim Sullivan, Amy Forliti, Associated Press The police officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday and charged with murder in a case… Continue reading
May 28 Bracing for more unrest over George Floyd’s death, Minnesota calls on National Guard By Tim Sullivan, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has called in the National Guard as a wounded Minneapolis braces for more violence over the death of a handcuffed black man in police custody. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 9:27 ‘Not the America that we want to live in,’ says St. Paul mayor of George Floyd’s death An African American man in Minneapolis died Monday night after a police officer kneeled on his neck while apprehending him. Echoing the 2014 Eric Garner case, George Floyd told the officer, “I can’t breathe.” The incident, captured on video, prompted… Continue watching
May 21 Officer testifies he inflated charge against Eric Garner after his death By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Officer Justin Damico testified that after riding in an ambulance with the dying Garner, he went ahead on his own and filled out arrest papers listing a felony tax charge that would have required prosecutors to prove Garner, a small-time… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 4:05 Officers are less willing to use force, survey shows By PBS News Hour “Behind the Badge,” a survey of 8,000 officers released by the Pew Research Center last week, found that 76 percent of respondents have become more reluctant to use force following several high-profile police shootings. It also found that 72 percent… Continue watching