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No charges against Tucson police officers in death of Carlos Ingram-Lopez

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

5 years ago

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Courts & Law

Family of Black man killed by National Guard in Louisville files wrongful death suit

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.

5 years ago

State Police Lt. Robert Jones talks about the largest fentanyl seizure in Delaware history at a press conference inside State Police Troop #2 in Glasgow. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Delaware police seize largest stash of fentanyl in state history

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

5 years ago

A memorial for Breonna Taylor
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Courts & Law

Police settlements: How the cost of misconduct impacts cities and taxpayers

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.

5 years ago

Lancaster police deployed tear gas on a crowd of people protesting early Monday after an officer shot and killed a man while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Courts & Law

Following Ricardo Munoz’s death, a family’s sorrow — and questions unanswered

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.

5 years ago

U.S. Park Police and other federal officers hold a perimeter near the White House on June 1 as demonstrators gather to protest the killing of George Floyd.
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
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Courts & Law

Watchdog to review nonlethal tactics against protesters, including ‘heat ray’ request

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.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department van
Courts & Law

Fired, pro-Black Lives Matter Philly officer sues to get job back

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

5 years ago

Demonstrators march through the streets in Rochester, N.Y., Friday, Sept. 4, protesting the death of Daniel Prude. Prude apparently stopped breathing as police in Rochester were restraining him in March 2020 and died when he was taken off life support a week later. (Adrian Kraus/AP Photo)
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Courts & Law

Mental health and police violence: How crisis intervention teams are failing

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.

5 years ago

Deadly quadruple shooting at Roberto Clemente Park
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NBC10

3 gunmen fire 55 shots, kill teen and man, injure 2 others at Philly playground

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.

5 years ago

Military police hold a line near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest police brutality on June 1, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)
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Courts & Law

Military police leaders weighed deploying ‘heat ray’ against D.C. protesters

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.

5 years ago

Lancaster police deployed tear gas on a crowd of people protesting early Monday after an officer shot and killed a man while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Courts & Law

$1M bail set for Lancaster police shooting demonstrators

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.

5 years ago

Tamika Palmer, mother of Breonna Taylor, addresses the media in Louisville, Ky.
Courts & Law

Multi-million settlement reached in Breonna Taylor lawsuit

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.

5 years ago

U.S. Attorney William McSwain
Courts & Law

U.S. Attorney McSwain charges two gunmen he claims DA Krasner went too easy on

It is the latest in a long-running policy war between the Trump-appointed federal prosecutor and Philadelphia’s Democratic district attorney.

5 years ago

Lancaster police deployed tear gas on a crowd of people protesting early Monday after an officer shot and killed a man while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Courts & Law

Police shoot, kill knife-wielding man in Lancaster, setting off protests

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Lancaster after police shot and killed Ricardo Munoz, 27, on Sunday afternoon.

5 years ago

Warden Dana Metzger describes how analysts will coordinate with prison officials as they monitor more than 2,000 cameras. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Courts & Law

More than three years after deadly prison riot, Delaware unveils advanced camera system

Analysts will monitor cameras and coordinate with officers at Delaware prisons to help prevent another riot like the 2017 incident that left one officer dead.

5 years ago

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