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• $12M settlement reached in Breonna Taylor lawsuit

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  The city of Louisville will pay millions to Breonna Taylor's mom and reform police practices

• Colo. city council approves temporary ban on EMS use of ketamine

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  The Aurora City Council voted unanimously to temporarily ban paramedics from using ketamine to sedate patients pending a review of the practice

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  How a handheld analyzer eliminates the need for narcotics officers to open suspicious packages

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  Rigaku Analytical Devices

  Officers can literally scan the contents of bags and bottles to find out what’s inside, enhancing safety for themselves and those around them

• Rochester police chief out in fallout over Prude death

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  The city's mayor fired Chief Le’Ron Singletary two weeks before he was expected to retire

• Judge disqualifies some prosecutors for ‘sloppy’ work in George Floyd case

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  The ruling was related to a meeting some lawyers had with the medical examiner, a likely witness in the case, which allegedly violated rules of professional conduct for attorneys

• Video: Man chases cop with knife in OIS that sparked protests

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  Lancaster Police released bodycam footage of the fatal shooting that sparked protests Monday

• Virginia Senate approves sweeping police reform legislation

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  The legislation, which would prohibit chokeholds and restrict no-knock search warrants among other reforms, now heads to the House of Delegates

• Rochester police leaders retire after Daniel Prude death

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  The city's police chief and deputy chief announced their retirement amid criticism over the city's handling of Daniel Prude's death

• Rochester mayor to pull crisis intervention services from police

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  The city’s department of youth and recreation will take over crisis intervention services, Mayor Lovely Warren announced Sunday

• Judge bans Detroit police from using tear gas, rubber bullets against ‘peaceful protesters’

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  Police Chief James Craig said this won't change anything because his officers have only used force when the protests turned violent

• Calif. officer charged with manslaughter after shooting bat-wielding man in Walmart

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  Police were called by a security guard when the man tried to leave the store with a tent and a baseball bat without paying

• OIS video: Knife-wielding woman killed after stabbing cop

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  Video shows the woman lunging at another officer with the knife before she’s shot

• Portland protest shooting suspect killed as officers moved in

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  Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, was accused of killing a right-wing activist during a night of violent clashes in Portland, Oregon

• Mayor suspends 7 police officers in fatal NY arrest

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  She also rebuked Police Chief La'Ron Singletary for his handling of the case

• Video: DC police fatally shoot 18-year-old who brandished gun

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  The incident triggered protests in the nation’s capital, with demonstrators suggesting the shooting was an example of systemic racism

• Video of in-custody death sparks protests in NY

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  Officers responded to a call of a man who was having a “mental episode” when the incident occurred

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