Arrests and Sentencing
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Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane to serve his 2 1/2 years at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood
Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death
“The fries are lukewarm, but they’re not hot,” Antoine Sims told an officer
The slaying of three officers was the deadliest for law enforcement in a single incident in Kentucky since 1923
One deputy identified the suspect because the incident was similar to an August 2021 incident involving the same man running naked in the area
Daria Jalali was sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years of probation
The #1 offender on the list has been arrested 101 times – and 88 of those arrests occurred after the city’s 2020 bail reform law
The court rules a suspect effectively resisted arrest by fleeing
In 2020, L.A. outlawed the possession of laser pointers and laser-style devices during public demonstrations, rallies, protests or picket lines
The 16-year-old is facing his third felony arrest in less than four months – including gun possession
The YouTubers provided video and transcripts that helped officers separately arrest two men on luring charges
J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced to three years and Tao Thao was given 3.5 years
The suspect allegedly fired 17 rounds into the officers’ car
Kelvin Vickers, 21, who has an “extensive criminal background,” was charged with second-degree murder, attempted murder, assault and weapons counts
The complex formulas for calculating their sentences will use the crime of involuntary manslaughter, rather than murder, as a starting point
Chief denounced the behavior and commended the officer who acted inline with the department’s policy to intervene
Stephan Cannon was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of retired Capt. David Dorn
“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
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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
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