Dec 22 Three Washington state officers acquitted in death of a Black man who told them he couldn’t breathe By Martha Bellisle, Maddy Grassy, Associated Press Two of the officers — Matthew Collins, 40, and Christopher Burbank, 38 — had been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, while Timothy Rankine, 34, was charged with manslaughter. Continue reading
Dec 20 4 things to know about Texas’ new law letting police arrest migrants who illegally enter the U.S. By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press A new law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott this week will allow police to arrest migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally and give local judges the authority to order them to leave the country. Continue reading
Sep 29 French police accused of systemic discrimination in landmark legal case By Associated Press The NGOs allege that French police target Black people and people of Arab descent in choosing who to stop and check. The government ignored an initial legal step pressing it to take action against discrimination. Continue reading
Sep 19 London police force says it will take years to remove officers accused of corruption, misconduct By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Hundreds of London police officers are facing dismissal as the department steps up efforts to get rid of police officers accused of corruption and other misconduct. Continue reading
Sep 15 California targets smash-and-grabs with $267 million program aimed at ‘brazen’ store thefts By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press The money will help create investigative units, increase police foot patrols, purchase new surveillance technology and equipment and fund special units in district attorney's offices dedicated to prosecuting these crimes. Continue reading
Sep 05 Small American towns seeing some success with disbanding police forces By Trisha Ahmed, Jim Salter, Associated Press From Minnesota to Maine, Ohio to Texas, small towns unable to fill jobs are eliminating their police departments and turning over police work to their county sheriff, a neighboring town or state police. Continue reading
Jul 18 Lawmakers approve bill allowing French police to locate suspects by tapping their devices By Youcef Bounab, Associated Press French lawmakers have adopted a sweeping justice reform bill that includes a provision to allow law enforcement agents to remotely tap into the cameras, microphones and location services of internet-connected devices used by some criminal suspects. Continue reading
Jun 29 France deploys 40,000 police to quell violence after shooting of teen driver By Sylvie Corbet, Alex Turnbull, Associated Press France sent tens of thousands of police officers into the streets on Thursday in an effort to head off widespread urban rioting following the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that shocked the nation. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 4:08 DOJ investigation reveals patterns of abuse and discrimination by Minneapolis police By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Dorothy Hastings A major investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice says the Minneapolis Police Department repeatedly used excessive and unjustified deadly force against city residents. The findings documented long-standing patterns of abuse and discrimination against Black and Indigenous citizens. Special correspondent… Continue watching
May 29 Watch 5:50 School systems consider reversing decision to remove police officers from campus By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris After the murder of George Floyd, school districts across the country reconsidered the presence of police in public schools. But with the threat of school shootings three years later, many are opting to reverse course, bringing police and school resource… Continue watching