Policing

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he has authorized a “limited” deployment of the National Guard as hundreds of demonstrators have gathered to protest.

In a system designed to devalue and disregard the sanctity of Black life, Breonna Taylor’s case proves that the system isn’t broken. It’s working just fine.

According to social media, there are at least two protests planned — one for 6 p.m. at 6th and Market streets and another at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

Ingram-Lopez, 27, died after being handcuffed and held face-down in a garage for some 12 minutes.

The family of a 53-year-old Black man shot and killed by a National Guard soldier during protests this summer in Louisville, Ky., is filing a wrongful death lawsuit.

Police seized enough fentanyl to kill three-quarters of Delaware’s population following a two-year investigation.

Payouts range from multi-million-dollars to less but the financial impact is often overlooked. An argument in the protests is that funds for police could be used elsewhere.

Ricardo Munoz, who had schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, was shot by police in Lancaster after running toward them with a knife. He never got the help he needed.

The investigation is part of a broader review of the tactics and use of nonlethal weapons that have been leveled against social justice protesters this summer.

Bryan Turner, who is Black, sued the city and the Philadelphia Police Department this week in federal court, claiming systematic discrimination against him.

Efforts are growing to remove or reduce the role of police in responding to people in a mental health crisis. Critics and proponents say a widely used police program failed.

The shooting victims were on the basketball court at Roberto Clemente Park along 18th and Wallace streets in Spring Garden when multiple gunmen opened fire.

Hours before police cleared protesters near the White House on June 1, a whistleblower got an email asking to find a device that would make protesters' skin feel hot.

The protests concerned the shooting death by police of a Ricardo Munoz, whose sister had called in hopes of having him involuntarily committed for mental health treatment.

The settlement would be the largest sum paid by the city for a police misconduct case, according to a person who has seen the settlement.