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Officer-Involved Shootings

Settlement reached in lawsuit over Michael Brown’s death

Details of the settlement approved by U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber were not disclosed

June 20, 2017 07:17 PM

Vegas officer charged with manslaughter in UOF incident

The officer is the first in the department in 27 years to be charged with involuntary manslaughter

June 13, 2017 12:32 PM

Chicago officer takes own life nearly 2 years after cop husband’s death

Dina Markham, a 22-year veteran of the force, was found by a family member unresponsive in the bathtub

June 02, 2017 10:05 AM

Video: Calif. PD launches probe after UOF incident goes viral

The department said the officer displayed “unacceptable conduct”

April 12, 2017 12:44 PM

Traffic stop teaching in NC driver’s ed approved in committee

A legislator says he believes his bill requiring North Carolina driver’s ed materials to direct motorists how to act during police stops would save lives if enacted

April 04, 2017 01:04 PM

NY mulls use of DNA familial matching

The draft policy says that before familial searching is done, local police have to certify that reasonable investigative efforts have been exhausted

March 28, 2017 06:38 PM

Officer Safety

Fla. cop: ‘I was in fear for my life’ during struggle with burglar

“All I knew was that I needed to keep control of him until my backup officers got there”

April 07, 2017 07:03 PM

Officer Safety

Video shows Fla. officer in violent struggle with burglary suspect

Isaac Hernandez Dubon allegedly gouged at Lt. William Weldon’s eyes, hit the lieutenant on the back of the head and tried several times to grab the lieutenant’s gun

April 05, 2017 01:03 PM

Officer-Involved Shootings

Tulsa cop: Race didn’t factor into fatal shooting of man

Officer Betty Jo Shelby told “60 Minutes” she used lethal force because she feared Terence Crutcher was reaching inside his SUV for a gun

April 03, 2017 12:39 PM

Patrol Issues

Police arrests dropping across California

Police Chief Charlie Beck noted that arrests for serious crimes have risen along with the numbers of those offenses, while the decrease comes largely from narcotics arrests

April 03, 2017 06:08 PM