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Police Chief Jonathan Haber said Officer Roy Oliver was terminated for violating department policies in the fatal shooting of Jordan Edwards
The officers were sitting in an unmarked car when two other vehicles pulled up and opened fire
The officers are listed in serious condition, but their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening
The DOJ is planning to reveal in the next 24 hours that they’ve closed the probe, according to a report
Officers exposed themselves to gunfire as they carried William An into a squad car and rushed him to a hospital
Police Chief David Carter said Kendrex J. White had been involuntarily committed for treatment in another city
Demonstrators in Portland threw smoke bombs and Molotov cocktails at police
The bill would ban the use of weaponized drones but exempt police
Many young LAPD officers have a child’s memories of the riots, or no memories at all; yet these officers work in a department profoundly shaped by its missteps during that time
Police Chief Jonathan Haber said video shows the vehicle not reversing, but instead “moving forward as the officers approached”
The suspect is in custody
Police said Wesley Williams Correa-Carmenaty managed to steal a deputy’s gun after he returned from court
Mayor Mike Rawlings said a police robot found two bodies in a home, including that of the suspected gunman
Police said Brandon Lamar Mann ran in front of the moving police car when he was hit
Randy Layton is described as a “moderate risk” to others
Deputy Justin L. Beard was responding to a burglar alarm during a thunderstorm when his patrol vehicle overturned
The officer was responding to a domestic disturbance when the man answering the door shot him in the head
Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said that the shooter Peter Selis was despondent over a recent breakup with his girlfriend
Gregg Muravchick, who was holding his handgun while restraining the attacker, didn’t have a free hand to reach his handcuffs, so President Seamus Carey got them for him
The eight-hour training covered how the public views the fairness of the policing, biases people unintentionally apply and mending damaged relationships
Police said the area was safe but still asked nearby residents to shelter in place
Authorities said an officer who notified his wife that he planned to kill himself actually faked his own death and fled to Mexico
The police association’s page thanked the owner for his “quick and heartfelt response to this matter”
The officers told the man to drop his handgun before opening fire
The agent suffered non-life-threatening injuries
This time, police said they took a new approach, including a large deployment of visible officers and a low tolerance for violence
Police suspended their ground search for David M. Watson II “after exhausting all search efforts in the immediate area”
Police said David M. Watson II escaped custody as he was being moved from the vehicle into the hospital
A total of 58 cops have been selected to wear the cameras
Tremaine Wilbourn initially pleaded not guilty in 2015, but changed his plea under a deal that allows him to avoid trial