In-Custody Death
EMS and law enforcement collaborative training helps prepare responders to treat and monitor patients experiencing a constellation of symptoms
The department, sheriff’s office and state bureau of investigation have steadily released information about the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols as the community and nation braces for the release of bodycam video
The court framed its task as determining not whether officers used best police practices but whether they violated the subject’s rights under the Fourth Amendment
Georgia’s governor declared a state of emergency early Saturday to activate the state National Guard as violence flared in Atlanta and in dozens of cities nationwide
“There IS a need to DO something. If you wear a badge and you don’t have an issue with this...turn it in”
The video will be used as a training tool to show officers how not to detain a suspect
The protests continued into the night, despite Denver Mayor Michael Hancock pleading for calm
Livestream video showed protesters entering the building, where fire alarms blared and sprinklers ran as blazes were set
The city shut down its light-rail system and planned to stop all bus service out of safety concerns
The court cited several actions by officers that showed they were conceivably trying to mitigate a suspect’s discomfort and breathing difficulty
A fiery Patrick Lynch said the PD was “frozen” and “rudderless” in the wake of decision
The circumstances of the death have come under renewed scrutiny since legal motions prompted a federal judge to order the release of video of the arrest
Officer Daniel Pantaleo’s lawyers will have about two weeks to submit a response before the police commissioner makes a final decision on punishment
There is a long “hangover legacy” of court decisions that are not in harmony with the latest human-factors research
According to the medical examiner, the woman allegedly took a gun out of a car, “contorted” her body and shot herself
Several quality studies of ExDS have been recently published – we now know a lot more about how to recognize and treat it
Three officers and a supervisor have been fired following an internal affairs investigation of the arrest and death of a 31-year-old man
Five officers have been fired for their roles in the death of a man who died in custody
Police say the man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the security fence of the law enforcement facility
The girl died of dehydration and shock more than eight hours after she was arrested by agents
Say goodbye to “positional asphyxia” and hello to genetic cardiac testing
None of the officers are back to patrolling the streets of West Baltimore, where Freddie Gray was arrested in 2015
Sgt. Alicia White was scheduled to face a trial board and possible termination on Dec. 5 related to Freddie Gray’s arrest and van transport
The LEOs “believe they did not violate any of the policies, procedures or practices of the Baltimore PD,” but “accepted the disciplinary action to move on”
A sheriff’s deputy is on paid leave after a woman died while handcuffed following a disturbance
The defenses to defamation and malicious prosecution are challenging to overcome, but not impossible
Police say mistakes were made in leaving a suicidal man alone in the ER, where he grabbed a CO’s ECD from an unattended bag before the OIS
The death touched off weeks of protests and unrest in Baltimore
A preliminary investigation indicates that Xavier McMullen shot himself, but Capt. Daniel Zampelli said it’s unclear whether the shooting was intentional or an accident
Former State Trooper Brian Encinia no longer faces a perjury charge for making a false statement about the arrest
The Justice Department agreement mandates changes in the most fundamental aspects of police work
The handcuffed man was inside a police car when he pulled the weapon and aimed it at his head
“I still believe that, when I went to work that day, I did everything that I was trained to do”