Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, was sentenced Friday.
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Read More »February 18, 2022 Comments Off on Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright’s death
Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, was sentenced Friday.
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Read More »February 17, 2022 Comments Off on Baltimore police to expunge spy plane records in settlement
Records and data collected by a now-defunct aerial surveillance program in Baltimore will be expunged as part of a federal lawsuit settlement.
Read More »February 14, 2022 Comments Off on Virginia man charged with attempted murder of Maryland cops
A Virginia man has now been charged with attempted first-degree murder after authorities say he shot two police officers in Frederick.
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Read More »February 4, 2022 Comments Off on Family ‘flabbergasted’ by police killing of Black man in morning raid
The parents of Amir Locke and their attorneys said the 22-year-old Black man was “executed” by a Minneapolis SWAT team that woke him from a deep sleep, and that he reached in confusion for a legal firearm to protect himself.
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Read More »February 3, 2022 Comments Off on Biden in NYC: Nation must come together to end gun violence
President Joe Biden pledged that the federal government would step up its fight against gun violence by working more closely with police and communities.
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Read More »February 3, 2022 Comments Off on Ex-Chicago officer who killed Laquan McDonald leaves prison
Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke left prison after serving less than half of his nearly seven-year sentence for killing Black teenager Laquan McDonald.
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Read More »February 1, 2022 Comments Off on Justice Department won’t reopen investigation into Tamir Rice death
The Justice Department has said it will not reopen the federal investigation into the 2014 death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot to death by Cleveland police.
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Read More »January 18, 2022 Comments Off on Do Minnesota cases show it’s getting easier to convict cops?
Three recent convictions of police officers raise the question: Has there been a shift in jurors' historic unwillingness to convict cops in on-duty killings?
Read More »January 10, 2022 Comments Off on Hogan pledging to boost police funding by another $500M
Gov. Larry Hogan said his coming budget will propose $500 million in aid to police around the state over the next three years.
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Read More »December 30, 2021 Comments Off on From Maryland to California, states diverge on police reforms after George Floyd killing
Maryland repealed its Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights, just one of the far-reaching policing changes passed in response to the killing of George Floyd.
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