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Lawyer: Suspect who fought with BART police had ‘right to fight’

Lawyers say videos posted on social media that show one officer apparently punching handcuffed Michael Smith tell an incomplete story

September 17, 2016 11:40 PM

NYPD commissioner retires after decades in LE

William Bratton will end his unparalleled law enforcement career with a ceremonial send-off Friday

September 16, 2016 03:52 PM

Ohio sheriff receives criticism for Trump photo

The publicly-funded Summit County Police newsletter published a photo depicting SWAT posing with presidential candidate Donald Trump while carrying military-like rifles

October 12, 2016 03:27 PM

Officer Safety

Officials: Subway employee did not drug Utah officer’s soda, charges dropped

State crime lab personnel initially notified investigators there was a “presence of a foreign substance in the officer’s drink”

October 12, 2016 11:08 AM

New law requires Calif. officers to lock up guns

Under a new bill, law enforcement officers must lock up their guns left in unattended vehicles or face fines of $1,000

September 30, 2016 02:00 PM

Tulsa officer enters not guilty plea in fatal OIS case

Officer Betty Shelby did not speak during her court appearance, her attorney entered the plea on her behalf

September 30, 2016 12:04 PM

Autopsy: Tulsa man fatally shot in OIS had PCP in system when he died

Oklahoma’s medical examiner says Terence Crutcher, who was fatally shot by a Tulsa officer last month, had the hallucinogenic drug PCP in his system when he died

October 11, 2016 04:01 PM

Father of suspect in St. Louis cop’s killing: ‘There are no excuses for what my son did’

Bill Forster said he has to let the justice system do what the system does and can’t defend what his son Trenton did

October 11, 2016 12:09 AM

Lawyer: Jury should hear about Tulsa officer’s ‘auditory exclusion’

Lawyers say Officer Betty Shelby experienced what is commonly called “auditory exclusion,” a condition in which people in high-stress situations don’t hear sounds around them

October 03, 2016 01:13 AM

Officer-Involved Shootings

Rally, march held for man shot in fatal Calif. OIS

Several hundred people gathered peacefully to hear speeches by religious leaders and then marched through the streets to police headquarters

October 02, 2016 01:43 PM