Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement
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Minneapolis Officer Charged in Fatal Car Crash Death of Leneal Frazier
Leneal Frazier was the uncle of Darnella Frazier, the teenager who captured George Floyd’s death at the hands of police on video in 2020.
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Jay-Z’s Team Roc Raises $1 Million to Help Investigate Wrongful Conviction Cases in Kansas City
The Grammy award-winning mogul and Team Roc recently filed a lawsuit against the KCPD in September, citing multiple abuse complaints.
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Philadelphia Police Department Investigating Viral Video of a White Officer Harassing a Black Man
The officer, identified as Robert Hoover, has been placed on administrative leave.
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Minnesota State Patrol Deleted ‘Vast Majority’ of Emails, Text Messages After George Floyd Protests
Minnesota State Patrol Maj. Joseph Dwyer said it was typical for officers ‘periodically delete our inboxes’ after large-scale events.
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Black Chicago Family Files Lawsuit Against CPD, Accuses Officers of Pointing Guns at Family—Including 2 Young Black Girls
There’s no reason Black people should feel unsafe around police, especially while they’re in their own home, yet here we constantly are.
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Georgia Cops Arrest Black Man After Answering Mental Health Call. One Cop Sics Police Dog on Him for Seemingly No Reason
An investigation has reportedly been launched and the victim is expected to sue the department. Video shows just how excessive the cops were.
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Police Shootings Continue Despite Protests, Reform Promises and the Pandemic. Cops Are Using Crime Victim Laws to Shield Their Identities
Are fatal police shootings getting more or less prevalent? Here’s a story that doesn’t really answer that question, but provides much-needed insight.
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Video Shows White Texas Deputy Laying on Black Teen as She Screams ‘I Can’t Breathe’
The video is disturbing, and the fact that this kind of thing keeps happening to young Black people is even more disturbing.
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Michigan Prosecutors: No More Searches Without Probable Cause in Routine Traffic Stops. Police Association: Whaaaaah?
If you’re a cop and you’re upset you can’t search vehicles for no reason, maybe you shouldn’t be a cop.
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Aurora, Colo., Cop Faces Felony Charges, Accused of Beating Black Man With Pistol and Choking Him in Violent Arrest
Apparently, all the anti-police violence protests in the world won’t prevent more cases of police violence.