Sep 20 Watch 7:20 Police shooting of Terence Crutcher may test Tulsa tensions By PBS News Hour There are calls for a federal investigation into the police shooting of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After his car stalled, video footage showed Crutcher, an unarmed black man, walking away from police, arms raised, before being shot. Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 1:31 Dutch police use eagles to hunt illegal drones By PBS News Hour Police in the Netherlands are taking a unique approach toward finding illegal, and potentially unsafe, drones. They are the first in the world using eagles to hunt and catch them. The NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker has more. Continue watching
Aug 29 Justice Department investigations find problematic police treatment of those with mental illness By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Justice Department lawyers investigating police agencies for claims of racial discrimination and excessive force are increasingly turning up a different problem: officers' interactions with the mentally ill. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 8:12 Baltimore mayor urges turning anger into action after DOJ report on policing By PBS News Hour The Justice Department released a blistering report Wednesday, spelling out a long pattern of racial discrimination by the Baltimore Police Department. An investigation of policing from 2010 to 2015 has revealed an unmistakable picture of disparities. Gwen Ifill gets reaction… Continue watching
Aug 02 New York Police Commissioner William Bratton to resign By News Desk New York Police Commissioner William Bratton will step down next month from leading the nation's largest police force, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 28 Man arrested for YouTube videos threatening Baton Rouge police, David Duke By Associated Press Louisiana State Police say a Baton Rouge man was jailed for posting online videos threatening violence against Baton Rouge police and a former Ku Klux Klan leader who is running for the Senate. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: ‘We have your backs,’ says Obama in open letter to cops By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama penned an open letter to law enforcement officers condemning attacks on police. Also, airstrikes aimed at Islamic State forces in northern Syria killed at least 56, according to opposition activists. Continue watching
Jul 18 Trump backers and opponents hold rallies half-mile apart By Michael Hill and Mark Gillispie, Associated Press CLEVELAND — Several hundred Donald Trump supporters and opponents held rallies a half-mile apart as the four-day Republican National Convention opened on a hot and sticky Monday with police on edge in this summer of violence. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 1:59 In Baton Rouge, tensions run high after officers shot By PBS News Hour Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was on high alert today after a deadly shooting that killed three law enforcement officers this morning. The city has been tense ever since police officers shot and killed Alton Sterling, prompting protests throughout the country. Reporter… Continue watching
Jul 17 As GOP convention nears, Cleveland police reform rules still not in place By Michael D. Regan With an estimated 50,000 people heading to Cleveland for the 2016 Republican National Convention next week and thousands expected to protest, the city’s police force is under renewed scrutiny following last year’s deal with the federal government to reform law… Continue reading