Mar 22 Police chief says partying in Miami ‘couldn’t go on any longer’ By Associated Press After days of partying, including several confrontations with police, Miami Beach officials enacted a highly unorthodox curfew Saturday from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. Continue reading
Mar 22 Police officers’ posts to private Facebook group show hostility and hate By Associated Press Over the group’s almost four-year existence, a few dozen members became vocal with posts that shifted toward pro-Donald Trump memes and harsh criticism of anyone perceived to support so-called “demoncrats,” Black Lives Matter or coronavirus safety measures. Continue reading
Mar 14 London police under pressure over clashes at women’s protest By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press London’s Metropolitan Police force was under heavy pressure Sunday to explain its actions during a vigil for a woman whom one of the force’s own officers is accused of murdering. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 9:04 Extremism in the ranks: some at the January 6 Capitol riot were police, active military By Simon Ostrovsky Right-wing extremists have infiltrated the ranks of the military and law enforcement, as watchdogs and counterterrorism experts have been warning for years — and some were present at, and later arrested for participating in, the January 6 insurrection at the… Continue watching
Mar 04 House passes George Floyd Act as Democrats avoid ‘defund the police’ clash By Will Weissert, Padmananda Rama, Associated Press Some Republicans argue that the proposed legislation would slash police force budgets. It doesn't do that. The bill will have a more difficult path in the Senate. Continue reading
Jan 14 WATCH: New York attorney general sues NYPD over Floyd protest response By Michael Sisak, Associated Press AG Letitia James' lawsuit includes dozens of examples of alleged misconduct during the spring demonstrations, including the use of pepper spray and batons on protesters, trapping people with a technique called kettling and arresting medics and legal observers. Continue reading
Jan 07 AP report: Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob By Associated Press Three days before the pro-President Donald Trump riot at the Capitol, the Pentagon asked the U.S Capitol Police if it needed National Guard manpower. Continue reading
Jan 07 Head of Capitol Police union calls for chief to resign By Associated Press The head of the union representing U.S. Capitol Police is calling on the department’s chief to resign, saying the Capitol riot “should never have happened.”… Continue reading
Nov 30 French lawmakers to rewrite proposed bill on filming police By Associated Press The government said the measure is needed to better protect police officers. Critics fear that if enacted, it would impinge on freedom of information and media rights. Continue reading
Oct 23 Independent report shows Seattle officers used excessive force at protests By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press The Office of Police Accountability continues to investigate the 19,000 complaints it has received since protests began in May. Continue reading