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Most of the budget cuts that Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has proposed for the Police Department were identified in response to the coronavirus pandemic -- before Black Lives Matter protests surged in the city -- rather than in response to police defunding demands made by protesters.
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Two McAllen police officers were shot and killed while responding to a call Saturday afternoon, The Monitor reported.
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Employees inside Ford have asked the company’s leadership to stop making and selling police vehicles, according to a report by The Verge.
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A hot summer night in New York City turned wild for a pair of NYPD officers attempting to make an arrest, with all of it caught on a now-viral video.
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The video, which has been viewed more than 12 million times on Twitter alone, shows the unnamed male officer searching Rosalinda Trevino after a traffic stop.
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Soon, emergency calls regarding truancy, individuals with mental illness, homelessness, suicide threats and drug overdoses in St. Petersburg could be handled by trained human services professionals, not police officers.
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When Black Lives Matter protesters marched up Kingshighway on June 28 and turned through an iron gate into the magnificent private street of Portland Place, they encountered a couple who have for years, nearly constantly, sued other people and ordered people off their property.
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The Office of the State's Attorney on Friday issued new warrants for Philip Sarner, 39 and Emily Orbay, 28, of New York, charging both with intimidation based on bigotry or bias and adding a third-degree assault charge for Sarner.
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Boisterous protests over the police shooting of a Detroit man concluded late Friday, hours after the release of video showing officers returned fire when the suspect shot at close range.
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Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators have concluded that Robert Fuller, whose body was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale last month, died by suicide, saying a thorough investigation found no signs of foul play and showed the 24-year-old had previously expressed suicidal behavior.
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Days after San Diego police shot a man who slipped out of handcuffs and fired an officer's gun in the underground sally port at police headquarters, officials released video Wednesday of the moments surrounding the shooting.
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James’s preliminary report also came with a series of proposed recommendations her office believes the “NYPD should consider implementing to address the concerns of the public and to start building community trust.”
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The brother of an Arkansas mayor stole a car with two children inside and then called the victims’ parents to identify himself in a bizarre kidnapping attempt Tuesday, authorities said.
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A California woman is being sought out by law enforcement after brutally killing a kitten in South Gate.
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New York state lawmakers have introduced a bill to require personal liability insurance for police officers as a way to deter abuses, claiming that the insurance would cover civil lawsuits filed against them for excessive force issues.
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A Pa. homeowner awoke to a young, accused burglar standing over him, demanding money and wielding a cane.
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Jacksonville State Attorney Melissa Nelson has cleared Jacksonville Officer Josue Garriga of the killing of Jamee Johnson, a Florida A&M University student whose death has sparked calls for prosecutors to release body-camera footage.
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A day after an 8-year-old girl was fatally shot near a Wendy’s restaurant where Rayshard Brooks was killed last month by police, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Sunday denounced violence that claimed the life of the child
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After months of silence from the Broward Sheriff’s Office to the family of Kevon Todd, who died after an altercation with deputies at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Sheriff Gregory Tony has released video and reports that shed new light.
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A Georgia police officer looking for a decent meal at his local KFC got more than he ordered on Friday.
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