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We are held to a higher standard — shouldn’t we hire new officers that meet that higher standard?
Internal and criminal investigations are underway
The teenage driver went into cardiac arrest after the officer used and ECD on him when he refused to comply
Caesar Goodson is one of six officers charged in Gray’s arrest and death
Sgt. David Bonenberger has been with the department for more than 22 years
The police officers involved in the deaths were cleared by the police department
Police were criticized for not protecting Trump supporters from protesters throwing punches, water bottles and traffic cones
281 of Indiana’s 535 police agencies, or 52 percent, were among more than 2K agencies that didn’t file hate crime reports
Police stood their ground at first but after about 90 minutes moved into the remaining crowd to break it up
IPRA said not all of the videos being released Friday show police shootings or other incidents
The union president said forcing on-duty officers to work traffic violates the collective bargaining agreement
Officer Philip Brailsford was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting
The alleged falsified stops were discovered when supervisors could not find accompanying dash cam video of the stops
The 44-year-old Damacio Diaz was a 17-year veteran of the department
Jamar Clark’s death sparked weeks of largely peaceful protests and an 18-day occupation outside a police precinct
Christopher McKenna pleaded guilty Tuesday to wrongful access and disclosure of information
The chief shot a 54-year-old friend in the lower left back with his .22-caliber rifle
It also exposed troubles within the police department
Federal prosecutors say the company advertised on more than 50 websites with names such as Lush Playmates
The friendly game meant to raise money ended in a bloody fight
Police were surprised the driver and his passenger were LEOs
Even the judge overseeing the cases said the state failed to prove its case on any of the charges
The former suburban Chicago police officer reportedly admitted to killing his missing fourth wife
A federal judge on Monday turned down the request by Anthony Villavaso
It challenged the constitutionality of the city’s de facto policy of allowing K-9’s to bite suspects for ‘pain compliance’
A judge also found Officer Edward Nero not guilty of reckless endangerment and misconduct in office
This is the second phase of Lynch’s national Community Policing Tour
Disruptions have become common at the board’s weekly meetings
Officers used the ECD 15 times on the suspect who was later pronounced dead
California already allows police to seek injunctions prohibiting the disclosure of videos