Oct 15 Chicago officer sues former chief for sexual harassment By Don Babwin, Associated Press The lawsuit filed Wednesday by Cynthia Donald alleges that Johnson sexually harassed her during a three-year period, pressured her and forced her to engage in sexual acts and texted nude photographs of himself to her. Continue reading
Sep 29 Kentucky attorney general agrees to release grand jury tapes in Breonna Taylor case By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Kentucky's attorney general has agreed to comply with a judge's order to release the recordings of the secret grand jury proceeding that considered charges against police involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 8:41 In Colorado, law enforcement are on front lines of mental health crisis By John Ferrugia, Rocky Mountain PBS As shown by the case of Daniel Prude, who was killed by police in Rochester, New York, in March, there can be challenges when law enforcement is called to deal with someone who may have mental health issues. But a… Continue watching
Sep 18 Calls for reform bring renewed focus to community policing, but does it work? By Candice Norwood Despite funding from the federal government and support among many police departments, community policing has become an amorphous concept that encompasses a myriad of tactics. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: Belarus’ besieged Lukashenko meets with Putin In our news wrap Monday, Belarus’ embattled President Alexander Lukashenko traveled to neighboring Russia to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who promised a $1.5 billion loan and warned against foreign interference in Belarus’ politics. Also, scientists in Denmark and… Continue watching
Sep 13 2 California deputies shot in apparent ambush in patrol car By Associated Press Authorities searched Sunday for a gunman who shot and wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who were sitting in their squad car — an apparent ambush that drew an angry response from the president and sparked an anti-police protest… Continue reading
Sep 03 Rochester mayor suspends officers involved in man’s suffocation death By Michael Hill, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Daniel Prude died March 30 when his family took him off life support, seven days after officers who encountered him running naked through the street put a hood over his head to stop him from spitting, then held him down… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 4:32 In Kenosha, Trump praises police after controversial remarks about violence By Yamiche Alcindor President Trump visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, a day after defending a supporter who allegedly killed two people there. Kenosha erupted in outrage after police shot Jacob Blake, who is Black, in the back, reportedly leaving him paralyzed. During Trump's visit, which… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 3:51 Trump, Biden trade blame over peaceful protests and violent incidents By Yamiche Alcindor The political battle over U.S. peaceful protests against racial injustice -- and select incidents of violence related to those protests -- is intensifying. While the White House continues to blame local Democratic officials in the cities where unrest persists, Democratic… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 5:46 What legal standing do armed civilian groups at protests have? This summer has seen mass protests stretch across the United States, some of them yielding vandalism and violence. The presence of armed civilian groups at these demonstrations seems to be on the rise, further raising the stakes in situations already… Continue watching