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Officers resign from Portland, Oregon, protest response unit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A team of 50 police officers who serve on a specialized crowd-control unit in Oregon and respond to Portland's ongoing, often violent protests have resigned en masse after a team member was indicted on criminal charges. During a Wednesday night...
State House approves bill mandating police body cameras
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The state House voted Thursday to approve a bill requiring the use of body cameras by police officers and certain other government employees working in a law enforcement capacity. House members voted unanimously for the bill after tacking on amendment...
3 Honolulu police officers charged in killing of 16-year-old
HONOLULU (AP) — A police officer was charged with murder and two others were charged with attempted murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy, Honolulu prosecutors said Tuesday. It comes after a grand jury last week declined to indict the...
Man dies after Southern California police shootout
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A man shot by police earlier this week during an armed confrontation in Southern California has died from his injuries, authorities said Thursday. Six Bakersfield police officers fired their weapons during Sunday's incident and have been...
$6M settlement after 'KKK' deputies sued for excessive force
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s office has agreed to a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit in which six families accused the department of a pattern of using excessive force doled out by deputies who had allegedly referred to themselves as the “KKK,” an attorney said...
Man who failed to show for DUI fatality sentencing sought
CAMBRIDGE, Illinois (AP) — A man convicted in the drunken driving crash death of his sister-in-law is being sought by police after he skipped his sentencing hearing in Illinois' Henry County Courthouse. An arrest warrant was issued for Lorenzo Quintero, 50, of Kewanee,...
Man shot by trooper for not dropping shotgun pleads guilty
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A man who was shot by a state trooper after he refused to drop a shotgun has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. Bernard Rougeau, 50, pleaded guilty to the charge Wednesday in Bennington Superior criminal court in a...
Honolulu police vow to be more transparent after shootings
HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Police Department says it is making changes to be more transparent and address use of force tactics. The department will hold news conferences within 24 hours of all shootings involving officers, implement training changes including...
Police: Officer kills suspect, possibly while being dragged
HOLLY SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — A police officer has died after a traffic stop in which he fatally shot a man, possibly as the officer was being dragged, authorities said. Holly Springs Police Chief Tommy Keheley said investigators believe Holly Springs officer Joe Burson,...
Students pulled from car by Atlanta police sue city
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police had no justification for pulling two students from their car and hitting them with stun guns while they were stuck in traffic caused by protests over George Floyd's death, a lawsuit filed Thursday says. The federal lawsuit by Taniyah...
