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In the first year after the new approach took effect, only 1% of people who received citations for possessing controlled substances sought help

A board had voted to ban the display of the flag on township property, police uniforms and officers’ tattoos while on duty

If passed, a person would face a class D felony for killing a law enforcement animal, which would lead to up to seven years in prison

Attorneys have submitted written closing arguments and a judge will rule within 90 days whether Tou Thao aided and abetted manslaughter

Attorney General Kwame Raoul plans to appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court

The officer had been charged with stealing about $10K in cartel money from a 2016 drug raid, another $1K from a CI and lying to the FBI

Officials clarified that enforcing the ban doesn't demand that "deputies go door to door seeking to remove weapons from those licensed to own them"

Because of the sheriff's posts, the man lost a job and suffered emotional distress, according to the lawsuit

The 40-page lawsuit states that the defendants did not provide a safe environment and prevent foreseeable injury during her 2022 arrest

Nicole Jackson, who was 14 at the time, and a 12-year-old boy broke into a home and used the guns inside to fire at deputies

"Detective Colas' decision to fire his weapon constituted defense of another as a matter of law," Justice Stephen McCullough said

More than the use of a spotlight, what the officer didn’t do weighed against creating a detention

The presence of officers at a scene where two EMS workers interacted with a patient who subsequently died necessitates a discussion about the special relationship exception to municipal liability

Officer Brian Pierce Jr. was fatally hit while standing on a bridge to put down a spike strip across the roadway

More than 90 of the state's 102 sheriffs say they won't aggressively enforce the law