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Video shows Wash. police shooting wanted fugitive

Prosecutors said it was “reasonable” for Officer Tucker Seitz “to use deadly force” as Antonio Davis presented a “serious and immediate threat”

January 25, 2018 11:33 AM

Investigations

FBI report: Chicago cop’s shooting death staged to appear as a suicide

The five-page report contradicts Cook County officials’ ruling that Sgt. Donald Markham had shot himself in September 2015

January 12, 2018 12:25 PM

Fitness & Health

Ill. officer battles department over cancer accommodations

Officer Brett Lauten, who’s battling colon cancer, said the department violated state and federal rules on how employers treat workers with disabilities

January 30, 2018 11:34 PM

Patrol Issues

Low police complaints mask discontent with Dallas department

Dallas citizens in recent months have complained of blocked attempts at filing complaints against officers and low confidence in the investigations

February 12, 2018 12:51 PM

Officer-Involved Shootings

Officials: LA County deputy shootings sink to lowest number in decades

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies fired their guns at suspects in 22 incidents last year

February 08, 2018 10:48 AM

Officer-Involved Shootings

Child fires officer’s holstered gun at Minn. school

Police said no one was injured after a third-grader reached into the officer’s holster and pressed the trigger

February 06, 2018 12:10 PM

Officer-Involved Shootings

Details emerge in fatal shooting of US marshal

A gun threat over a double-parked car sparked a shootout that left Deputy Marshal Christopher David Hill dead

January 19, 2018 10:35 AM

Drones

Texas DPS launches new drone program

Texas DPS is launching a new drone program, about eight years after scrapping its first effort due to challenges posed by federal restrictions and maintenance costs

February 16, 2018 03:56 PM

Video: Iowa officer shoots suspect in struggle during traffic stop

A prosecutor said the video shows that the officer shot Jerime Mitchell in self-defense, but Mitchell has argued that the officer was the aggressor

December 08, 2016 06:17 PM

Police release video of fatal Calif. OIS

El Cajon Police Chief Jeff Davis says the goal for today is to clarify and calm community over fatal OIS

September 30, 2016 11:23 AM