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Burlington voters consider community police oversight board

By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press

Residents of Vermont's largest city will vote Tuesday on whether to create a community police oversight board that would have the authority to discipline Burlington police officers, including the chief.

5 Memphis police officers plead not guilty for murder of Tyre Nichols

By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

Five former Memphis police officers have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols.

Louisiana officer arrested for fatally shooting unarmed Black man, police say

By Sara Cline, Associated Press

Authorities say a white Louisiana police officer has been arrested for fatally shooting an unarmed Black man who was trying to flee police responding to a domestic disturbance call earlier this month.

Sheriff’s deputies suspended in Nichols case didn’t keep body cameras on

By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

Authorities say two sheriff's deputies who have been suspended for five days for their role in the arrest of Tyre Nichols failed to keep their body cameras activated after they went to the location where Nichols had been beaten by…

Raleigh police release video of repeated Taser use on man who died after arrest

By Gary D. Robertson, Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

Police in North Carolina's capital city released body and dashboard camera footage Friday that shows the arrest of a Black man who died after officers repeatedly used stun guns on him.

‘High chance’ of mass shooting in Hollywood was prevented, police say

By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Los Angeles police say a "high chance" of a mass shooting in Hollywood was thwarted by police seizing a cache of guns and ammunition in a Los Angeles high-rise apartment where several rifles were pointed toward a nearby park.

Omaha police say officers fatally shot armed man in Target store, report no injuries

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Omaha police say they have fatally shot a man who entered a Target store with an AR-15-style rifle and 13 loaded rifle magazines of ammunition.

Experts say swift firing of police is rare, but could become more common

By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press

The speed with which five Memphis police officers were fired following the traffic stop of a man who later died in a hospital is unusual but could become more common, according to those studying police and criminal justice issues.

Protest in Atlanta over state police killing of environmental activist turns violent

By R.J. Rico, Associated Press

A protest turned violent in downtown Atlanta on Saturday night in the wake of the death of an environmental activist who was killed by authorities this week after officials said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper.