Protest
Unraveling the strategy and impact of protesters using “sleeping dragons,” and the nuanced law enforcement approaches to safely manage these challenges
When policing in a crowd, employ tactics that are well-trained, effective and consistently present you in a positive light
By now every officer should be trained in crowd control so that a group of them can form anytime to address a violent crowd in the early stages of its development
In one video, an officer tells protesters that police “don’t want to arrest anybody” and “we support your right to protest,” but the protesters continued to ignore officers
“I encourage you @AOC to visit Columbia and do a walk-through,” Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry stated. “I promise our officers will...do their job, and protect you like they have protected everyone on campus...”
NYPD officials have shared that “professional agitators” are contributing to escalated violence among the student protesters
People who opposed construction torched equipment and police vehicles; the facility is still scheduled to be completed in 2024, officials say
“Those involved utilized chains, barrels and pipes to chain themselves together and block the roadway.”
The Portland City Council on Wednesday approved a 6% salary increase for officers who join the Public Order Team in the Portland Police Bureau
The protests drew a 230-day response that involved 178 agencies, resulted in 761 arrests and required a four-day cleanup of the camp and 600 bins to remove 9.8 million pounds of trash
The agreement set up a four-tiered response plan, which specifies benchmarks that must be reached before certain policing actions can take place
The overhaul limited NYPD’s ability to use “kettling” tactics and implemented a four-tiered strategy dictating when officers can take enforcement during protests
“There is an effort underway by a very small group of individuals — anarchists that want to impact the safety of Atlanta, Georgia,” Chief Schierbaum said, calling it a tactic of “violence, fear and intimidation”
“When you use violence to advance your agenda, the Department of Justice will make every effort to put you in prison,” U.S. Attorney Jonathan D. Ross said
Officers Jonathan Horlock and Nathaniel Schauwecker were aquitted of several charges in the arrest of two George Floyd protestors
“These announcements will allow police officers, whose lives were upended by the indictments, to return to their services to our community,” said Austin Mayor Kirk Watson
The Georgia Attorney General’s Office is seeking to introduce the diary as evidence in the RICO case against a large group of protestors
Minneapolis city council approves location for new PD station 3 years after previous site was burned
“It’s a big victory for our city, but also for the residents of the Third Precinct, who have been calling out for safety,” Mayor Jacob Frey said after the vote
The lawsuit alleged that carrying guns for self-defense was still necessary in these areas and that restrictions should only apply to areas with special government functions
District Attorney George Christian said the troopers’ use of deadly force was “objectively reasonable”
“I’ve stood over too many bodies to ignore how our community is being harmed, not only by violence, but by its response to that violence,” Sheriff T.K. Waters said
In one video, an officer can be heard telling demonstrators, “This is a state route,” and “Everybody will be arrested” if they don’t disperse and get off the road
East St. Louis officers estimate there is about $1.2 million owed to about 40 current and retired officers
“Do not reach for that gun,” says one Fort Worth officer in the video, which shows the clash between officers and protestors with firearms and body armor
The agreement will remain in effect for two weeks; the injunction says officers can use pepper spray if protests turn violent
Manuel Paez Terán spoke with officers, refused to leave and then fired multiple shots from inside his tent, police said
The family of Manuel Paez Terán filed a lawsuit to force Atlanta police to release more evidence in the Atlanta training center site shooting
Some 35 people had been detained as other police agencies stepped in to assist the city’s officers
Henry E. Parker had bragged to a co-worker about how he “emptied a whole clip” on officers because his sister had been hit with a rubber bullet