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The video system wirelessly uploads all recorded videos and integrates them into the software through Wi-Fi
“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
Brett Hankinson fired ten shots the night of the raid, but did not hit anyone; the other officers involved in the raid were not criminally charged
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K-9 bear died in September 2022 after being left in a patrol vehicle for 22 hours without food or water
The justices rejected the appeal without issuing any comments or explanation after Chauvin argued his trial was tainted by negative publicity
"[Officer Julian Becerra’s] tragic death is a stark reminder of the tangible impact habitual offenders have on this community,” Lt. Sheyna Marshall testified
Brett Hankison’s attorney said Hankison was acting quickly to help his fellow officers, who he believed were being “executed” by a gunman shooting from inside Taylor’s apartment
Austin Officer Christopher Taylor was on trial for murder for shooting a man fleeing a traffic stop
The move comes after Derek Chauvin’s correspondence with a pathologist who claims that George Floyd’s death was caused by a rare tumor
“You’re acting to save lives, or not acting and people are going to die,” Brett Hankison said
The LAPD say the man was driving his car at around 100 miles per hour when he slammed into the side of the car driven by Officer Darrell Cunningham
Police were searching for the suspect after he sent “threatening messages” to family; when officers conducted a traffic stop on him, the suspect drove off
The May incident led to an officer being fired and charged, as well as increased de-escalation training at the department
Moody police Sgt. Stephen Williams, who was ambushed and killed while responding to a 911 call in 2020, was awarded Officer of the Year in 2019
The jury could have convicted Nathan Woodyard on charges of either manslaughter or negligent homicide, but it found him not guilty of both
Officer Billy Clardy III was 48 years old when he was shot and killed in December 2019 during an undercover drug operation
Charges were dropped for Lt. John Clary, the third of five troopers involved in a 2019 incident, following two years of withheld body camera footage
Desmond Mills Jr. entered his plea during a hearing at the Memphis federal courthouse as part of a larger agreement to settle charges in state court
The two detectives said they had to work around the clock following the incident and even had to miss officer Aréanah Preston’s funeral
Gustavo Morales killed Officer Jorge “JD” Alvarado on Feb. 25, 2022; he faces life in prison without parole
“Just a fu***** hit and run. Slap on the wrist. Why you got to lie and say it’s something serious?” Jesus Ayala asks the arresting officer
The 2021 incident led to three officers being shot and one suspect being killed
Caleb Rogers, 35, brandished his department-issued firearm at one of the robberies
Randon Wilkerson, 32, will serve the rest of his life in prison for the killing of Officer Keith Heacook
Eric Morgan’s charges were related to driving the car that Officer Ella French stopped before his brother fatally shot her
Last year, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals sent the case back for a new trial, saying the trial court made errors during jury instructions
Robert Benjamin Nelson, 31, shot at Sgt. Sharron Duran three times when she pulled him over in 2020
Sgt. Terrence Carraway died the day of the shooting and Deputy Farrah Turner died nearly three weeks later from her wounds
Ray Allen Shetler accused the officers of seeking “retribution” for his fatal shooting of Officer Lloyd Reed Jr. and his acquittal in that case
U.S. District Court Judge William Kuntz told Frank James that what he did was “pure evil”
Lawyers for Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills and Justin Smith argued that they could not have a fair trial if all five ex-cops faced a jury together