Arrests and Sentencing
The opinion suggests a shifting landscape for police searches and seizures
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Two cases recently argued before SCOTUS could narrow or expand warrantless searches – and they could reach back to what police are doing now
“These arrests might not bring back what was taken but they offer a sense of closure,” Police Chief Michel Moore said
The series of robberies at Southern California 7-Eleven stores left two people dead and three wounded
A man was facing life in prison. A Florida police officer asked for mercy
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“They don’t have a scenario at the academy where we practice this one,” said Capt. Matt Daley
The gunman had a prior conviction that previously would have led to a harsher sentence
A man was sentenced to months instead of years because of Officer Timothy Thrane’s forgiveness
The suspect pulled a gun when deputies took him outside for a smoke break, police said
The man pleaded guilty to murdering Officer Patrick Underwood, promoting anti-police violence on Facebook and plotting attacks
Officer Chatéri Alyse Payne, 22, was killed while on her way to her night shift in 2019
A new policy has support from several law enforcement groups
A jury rejected the novelist’s claims that she developed shock-induced amnesia and simply lost track of a missing gun barrel
The order requires federal agencies and encourage local police to modify restrictions on no-knock warrants and use-of-force
A recent case demonstrates the exigent circumstances doctrine in a warrantless search and seizure of evidence
Stephen Flood’s lawyer said while it was a terrible tragedy, others were trying to unfairly blame just the former deputy
The man was in custody at the sheriff’s office when he grabbed a fire extinguisher, video shows
El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Ishmael, who was fatally shot in October 2019, left behind a wife and three children
Erie County Sheriff: “This was pure evil. It was straight up racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community.”
The officer had faced anywhere from probation up to eight years behind bars after pleading guilty to second-degree assault
Officials pointed to a 2018 criminal justice reform law that bars the arrest or prosecution of a child under the age of 12
The court determines if evidence from a warrantless trash search is admissible for attaining a search warrant
“If somebody is breaking into your house, you’re more than welcome to shoot at them,” Sheriff Bob Johnson said
While the judge conceded there was sufficient evidence to convict, he also said there were “significantly worse and more dangerous impersonation cases”
Last week, prosecutors announced they would not be charging the SWAT officer who fatally shot Locke while executing a no-knock search warrant
Jurors convicted former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson of all six counts he faced
Officials said a SWAT officer was justified in firing his weapon when he shot Locke, who was holding a gun
Mayor Jacob Frey announced a moratorium on no-knock warrants after the fatal police shooting of Amir Locke in February
“They were saying, you know, ‘this is battery,’” said Oscars producer Will Packer. “‘We’re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges’”
The decision could make it more difficult for police to use Google location history to solve crimes
His attorneys argued he would have completed the sentence by the time the appeal was completed and that he could be in danger of physical harm if he remained locked up
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