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Bystander video shows the woman wriggling out of a half-open Muskegon Heights Police cruiser window while handcuffed before running away; she was arrested days later
Jackson County Deputy Michael Jimerson engaged in a brief foot pursuit of a woman before exchanging gunfire with her; both were killed
The 770-page study, released in full on April 1, and calls for hundreds of new cops to be hired and hundreds of existing CPD positions to be filled by new civilian employees
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said there is no way to ensure its cameras won’t collect data in areas prohibited under the new law, including schools, courts and places of worship
A judge ruled that the officers acted objectively reasonably in fatally shooting Manuel Paez Terán, were within their rights in shooting pepper balls at him and were protected by qualified immunity
A fleeing suspect ducked behind a corner to fire shots at a Montgomery County Police officer running toward him; the suspect is being held without bond
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