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03/27/2018

: Officers Attempted ‘Lawful Arrest,’ Says Louisiana Attorney General; No Criminal Charges Will Be Filed

Baton Rouge cops will not face any charges in the shooting death of ; Attorney General says officers attempted 'lawful arrest'.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced Tuesday morning that two Baton Rouge police officers will not face any charges in the July 2016 state-sanctioned shooting death of Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old father of five who was allegedly selling CDs in front of a Baton Rouge convenience store w...

03/21/2018

Austin bombing suspect dies after detonating explosive in his vehicle, police say

Austin bombing suspect dies after detonating explosive in his vehicle, police say.

The news comes as the capital city remains on edge following a series of blasts that have killed two people and seriously wounded four others since March 2.

03/20/2018

Shooting suspect among 3 injured in high school attack; campus locked down

Video shows police officers responding to shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland. “The event is contained,” according to the school district.

The high school in Great Mills, Maryland, is on lockdown after several people were shot there this morning, officials said.

03/14/2018

Teacher accidentally fires gun at school

Teacher accidentally fires gun and injures student during safety lesson.

No one was seriously injured.

03/14/2018

Etowah sheriff pockets $750k in jail food funds, buys $740k beach house

An Alabama sheriff personally pocketed more than $750k of public funds allocated to feeding inmates over the past 3 yrs. In September, he bought this $740k beach house.

Some Etowah County residents question how a county sheriff making a five-figure annual salary can afford to own multiple houses, including one worth nearly three-quarters of a million dollars.

03/06/2018

8-Year-Old Loads Rifle, Repeatedly Shoots 4-Year-Old: Police

An 8-year-old boy loaded a rifle and repeatedly shot his 4-year-old sister, prosecutor says.

The mom left work to check on the girl before leaving the kids at home again

03/05/2018

Secret NYPD Files: Officers Can Lie To Juries Or Brutally Beat Civilians And Still Keep Their Jobs

Secret NYPD Files: Officers Can Lie And Brutally Beat People — And Still Keep Their Jobs.

Internal NYPD files show that hundreds of officers who committed the most serious offenses — from lying to grand juries to physically attacking innocent people — got to keep their jobs, their pensions, and their tremendous power over New Yorkers' lives. A BuzzFeed News investigation.

03/05/2018

Ex-NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly slams Trump's idea to arm teachers

“Teachers should teach. Law enforcement should protect," the former police commissioner said.

Former NYPD top cop Ray Kelly took to the air waves on Sunday to reject President Trump's idea to arm teachers in schools.

03/02/2018

Parents arrested after children found living in a box, police say

Parents arrested after children found living in a box for nearly 4 years, police say.

San Bernardino Sheriff's deputies found two teens and a pre-teen living in a box made of plywood that was surrounded by trash and human f***s.

03/02/2018

Police: Boy who shot himself planned attack on school

Police say a seventh-grader emerged from the bathroom of an Ohio school, ready to shoot students with a semi-automatic rifle. He then changed his mind, went back inside and killed himself.

MASSILLON, Ohio (AP) — Police say the seventh-grader who fatally shot himself at school last week had planned a school shooting that would harm others and put that plan on his cel

03/01/2018

He disarmed a possible church shooter — then the police arrived and shot him

He disarmed a possible church shooter - then the police arrived and shot him.

Tony Garces was hospitalized with a blood clot in his lung after disarming a would-be church shooter — and then getting shot by the police.

03/01/2018

He disarmed a possible church shooter — then the police arrived and shot him

He disarmed a possible church shooter - then the police arrived and shot him.

Tony Garces was hospitalized with a blood clot in his lung after disarming a would-be church shooter — and then getting shot by the police.

02/22/2018

Police race to investigate threats after Florida school shooting

Law enforcement is working overtime in the wake of recent school shootings.

In Mississippi alone, police have investigated 13 school threats since the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

02/20/2018

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: School officials say a 7th-grader shot himself inside Jackson Memorial Middle School, in Jackson Township, Ohio. No word on whether the incident was intentional or accidental.

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02/17/2018

Jury In Korryn Gaines Civil Trial Awards Her Son $32M In Damages

Jury awards family of $37 million+ after police shot and killed her in her arm. She was armed, protecting her son, exhibiting psychological issues.

A jury in the civil lawsuit of the death of Korryn Gaines has awarded her son $32 million.

02/16/2018

Cop found not guilty in fatal shooting of mentally ill woman

Cop found not guilty in fatal shooting of mentally ill woman.

The NYPD sergeant on trial for the fatal shooting of a bat-wielding Bronx woman was found not guilty in the woman’s death, a judge ruled Thursday morning. Bronx Supreme Court Justice Robert N…

02/14/2018

Shooting reported at South Florida high school

Shooting reported at South Florida high school.

Authorities said the shooting was reported at a school north of Fort Lauderdale.

02/09/2018

Man with mental illness pinned to hot pavement by cops wants $26M

Man with mental illness pinned to 170-degree pavement by police wants $26 million.

"I wake up and ask myself how and why this happened to me."

02/09/2018

California police worked with neo-Nazis to pursue 'anti-racist' activists, documents show

Officers expressed sympathy with white supremacists and sought their help to target counter protesters after a violent 2016 rally, according to court documents.

Court records reveal officers expressed sympathy with white supremacists and sought their help to target counter protesters after a violent 2016 rally

02/08/2018

LA Police shoot dead black teenager and say someone removed gun from his body

Anthony Jacob Weber: LA Police shoot dead black teenager and say someone removed gun from his body.

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy fatally shot a 16-year-old boy who was thought to have a gun tucked into his waistband and investigators believe someone in a crowd that rushed in after the shooting may have taken a gun from the teenager's body, officials said Monday.

02/07/2018

An 18-Year-Old Said She Was R***d While In Police Custody. The Officers Say She Consented.

When Anna said she was r***d by two on-duty cops, she thought it would be a simple case. She had no idea she lived in one of 35 states where officers can claim a detainee consented.

02/02/2018

School shooting that injured four students now believed unintentional, police say; 12-year-old girl is booked

Police do not believe yesterday's shooting at a Los Angeles middle school was intentional: A 12-year-old girl dropped her backpack, which contained a semiautomatic handgun, and it discharged, wounding 2 students.

Two students were shot in a classroom in Sal Castro Middle School in Westlake on Thursday morning, with one in critical condition, authorities said. A girl was detained and is believed to be the shooter, LAPD said.

02/02/2018

National civil rights attorney says Louisville on brink of movement with LMPD r**e allegations

A Louisville police officer has been accused of RA**NG nine women and there are probably many more who haven’t come forward. The officer was allowed to resign. HE was not fired and he has NOT been arrested.

Thus far, nine women have accused a former Louisville Metro Police Department officer of r**e.

02/01/2018

Man shocked with stun gun in police custody dies

Man shocked with stun gun in police custody dies.

AUBURN, Ga. — A man who was shocked with a stun gun in police custody has died. Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Nelly Miles said in a statement emailed to news outlets Wednesday that Au…

02/01/2018

Police in Michigan town to publicly apologize to Nassar victim

A Michigan police department said it will publicly apologize to one of Larry Nassar's victims for not believing her when she filed a 2004 complaint against the disgraced USA Gymnastics physician.

A Michigan police department said it will publicly apologize to one of Larry Nassar's victims for not believing her when she filed a 2004 complaint against the disgraced USA Gymnastics physician. The Meridian Township Police Department invited members of the media to a public apology on Thursday...

01/31/2018

ABC News on Twitter

Pulp Fiction: Police in Spain arrest five people for the theft of almost 9,000 pounds of oranges.

“Pulp Fiction: Police in Spain arrest five people for the theft of almost 9,000 pounds of oranges. https://t.co/TvmMZOmxQS https://t.co/YFAm26B2r4”

01/31/2018

Video released in killing of woman, 72, who police say fired BB gun during pot raid

Video released in killing of woman, 72, who police say fired BB gun during pot raid.

The son of Geraldine Townsend, shot by police Jan. 17 during a pot raid, can be heard pleading with officers to let him see his dying mother

01/30/2018

Baltimore Cops Kept Toy Guns to Plant Just in Case They Shot an Unarmed Person

Baltimore Police Department is currently on trial for keeping toy guns to plant just in case they shot an unarmed person.

In April 2016, a 13-year-old boy was shot by officers of the Baltimore Police Department. The boy ran when faced with the police, so they gave chase. During the chase, the police spotted the boy holding a gun, and when he turned, they shot the teenager. The youngster wasn’t critically injured, and...

01/29/2018

Detroit police mourn officer who dies days after being shot

Detroit police mourn officer who dies days after being shot.

Detroit police officer Glenn Doss Jr. died Sunday, four days after he was shot while responding to a domestic violence call, the department said.

01/26/2018

TRT World on Twitter

This man was put behind bars for trying to explain his mental illness to police and later died in custody.

“This man was put behind bars for trying to explain his mental illness to police and later died in custody https://t.co/HXBD59tm3t”

01/26/2018

Trump responds to school shootings in a strikingly Trumpian way

This week was the first time we’ve heard Trump connect police use of military weapons with school safety.

In the first three weeks of 2018, Americans saw at least 11 school shootings. Donald Trump commented on school safety this week, but not in an encouraging way.

01/26/2018

US Park Police fired 9 times, killing motorist, video shows

US Park Police fired 9 times, killing motorist, video shows.

Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have released dashcam footage of an officer-involved shooting in a bid for "transparency."

01/25/2018

Shaun King on Twitter

Via Shaun King :

For months we've been demanding to see this video.

Police executed 25 y/o Bijan Ghaisar, an accountant.

He was unarmed & non-violent.

He drove away from a very minor car accident in which he was the victim.

Police then chased him down, pulled him over, and shot him 9 times

“For months we've been demanding to see this video. Police executed 25 y/o Bijan Ghaisar, an accountant. He was unarmed & non-violent. He drove away from a very minor car accident in which he was the victim. Police then chased him down, pulled him over, and shot him 9 times https://t.co/FUUAhI...

01/24/2018

Sherin Mathews case: Indian toddler’s foster father may face death sentence

Capital murder charge filed against Texas man who initially said his 3-year-old daughter disappeared after he sent her outside for not drinking her milk at 3 a.m.

Prosecutors in Texas will decide in the coming weeks whether to seek the death penalty against the Indian-American adoptive father of 3-year-old toddler Sherin Mathews whose decomposed body was found in a culvert, according to US media reports.

01/24/2018

School Shooting in Kentucky Is Nation’s 11th of Year. It’s Jan. 23.

School Shooting in Kentucky Is Nation’s 11th of Year. It’s only Jan. 24.

When two students were killed by gunfire in Benton, Ky., Tuesday morning, it was at least the 11th shooting so far this year on school property.

01/23/2018

Gunmen Exchange Fire With Security Forces At The Intercontinental Hotel

DEVELOPING: At least 5 students have reportedly been shot at a Kentucky high school; shooter has been apprehended.

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01/23/2018

Before police rescued their 13 children, California couple had a history of strange behavior, family and neighbors say

Before police rescued their 13 children, California couple had a history of strange behavior, family and neighbors say. So why did no one report them to the authorities?

Louise and David Turpin were married 33 years ago, but have since renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas at least three times - most recently in 2015.

01/22/2018

Former assistant police chief allegedly instructed a recruit to shoot black people

A former Kentucky assistant police chief reportedly told a new recruit to shoot black people.

A former assistant police chief for a Kentucky police department allegedly instructed a police recruit to shoot black minors if he were to catch them smoking ma*****na, according to court documents. In an Aug. 31 letter to Prospect, Kentucky Mayor John Evans, Jefferson County Attorney Mike...

01/18/2018

Police bust huge 'pineapple' co***ne ring in Lisbon - Reuters TV

WATCH: Police seize hundreds of kilograms of co***ne hidden inside pineapples in Lisbon.

Police in Portugal and Spain said they seized hundreds of kilograms of co***ne hidden inside fresh pineapples, and arrested nine members of a gang that had transported the drug from South America.

01/17/2018

9 charged in hazing death of FSU student, police say

9 charged in hazing death of FSU student, police say.

A Tallahassee prosecutor has charged nine men in the death of a 20-year-old Florida State University fraternity pledge who died after a night of heavy drinking at an off-campus party, according to police.

01/17/2018

Man killed by Cleveland police officer at University Circle bowling alley helped neighbors, homeless

Man killed by Cleveland police officer at University Circle bowling alley helped neighbors, homeless.

Thomas Yatsko, 21, who was fatally shot by a police officer at the Corner Alley bar and bowling alley in Cleveland's University Circle neighborhood, was known in the neighborhood for helping shovel his neighbor's snow and for his cheerful presence at the Dunkin' Donuts.

01/12/2018

RT on Twitter

‘Bonnie & Clyde’ couple evade police but eventually get busted.

“‘Bonnie & Clyde’ couple evade police but eventually get busted https://t.co/zRovmNoGK1 https://t.co/MHetW6dm4t”

01/11/2018

Police stand guard outside university class on 'white racism'

Police stand guard outside Florida university class on 'white racism'.

A Florida university posted campus police outside a class titled "White Racism" after the professor was flooded with harassing messages -- some of them openly racist.

01/10/2018

Bank theft suspect busted after applying for job with police

Bank theft suspect busted after applying for job with police.

Bank theft suspects need not apply. That’s the advice a man in Arizona should’ve heeded before applying for a police dispatcher job with the Cottonwood Police Department, but that didn’t stop Alber…

01/09/2018

FGCU police presence planned for start of 'White Racism' class

When a course called "White Racism" meets today at Florida Gulf Coast University, at least two campus police officers will be guarding it as a precaution.

FGCU's "White Racism" class will meet for the first time Tuesday, and at least two campus officers will be on guard.