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News Articles: Police

Police and other law enforcement officials stand in a line as protesters approach Sunday in the street in front of the City-County Building in Tacoma, Wash.

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  • National

Protests Sparked In Tacoma After Police Officer Drives Into Crowd

Protesters took to the streets of Tacoma, Wash., after several people were struck and at least two were injured. The officer was placed on paid administrative leave.

January 25, 2021
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Pro-Trump supporters breeched security and stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Federal authorities as well as several local departments are looking into whether any off-duty officers were involved in the attack.

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  • National

Off-Duty Police Officers Investigated, Charged With Participating In Capitol Riot

More than two dozen off-duty officers attended the pro-Trump rally. Many celebrated on social media at the time. But now they could face federal charges and find themselves out of a job.

January 15, 2021
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By:
  • Eric Westervelt
GPB News NPR

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  • National

U.S. Capitol Mob Brings Questions, Fallout For Pro-Trump Police

Some officers are being investigated over involvement at the protests, while others fought off protesters who once supported them.

January 12, 2021
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By:
  • Martin Kaste
Police hold back supporters of Donald Trump as they gather outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.

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  • Race

How The Storming Of The Capitol Was — And Wasn't — About Police

Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing, says it's a mistake to boil Wednesday's events down to questions of police force. He argues we need a broader conversation about race, politics and justice.

January 07, 2021
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By:
  • Leah Donnella
A man speaks with a Minneapolis Police officer at a crime scene on June 16. The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to shift $8 million in police funding to other services.

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  • National

Minneapolis Shifts $8 Million In Police Funding, But Keeps Force At Current Level

The City Council votes to expand other services, including violence prevention and mental health crisis response teams. But, facing a veto threat, it rejects proposed cuts in the police force.

December 10, 2020
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By:
  • Avie Schneider
At the Berlin Police Academy, Ewald Igelmund teaches cadets courses on Germany's rule of law. Cadets must take 2 1/2 years of courses before they're allowed to become police officers.

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  • World

With Far-Right Extremism On The Rise, Germany Investigates Its Police

Whether it's officers participating in neo-Nazi chat groups or hoarding ammunition to prepare for a doomsday scenario, extremism is a persistent problem among those who enforce the law in Germany.

December 10, 2020
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
This undated photo provided by family attorney Sean Walton shows Casey Goodson. The fatal shooting of 23-year-old Goodson by an Ohio sheriff's deputy on Friday, is now under investigation.

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  • National

Federal Investigators Join Probe Into Casey Goodson Shooting Death

The U.S. Justice Department said it is investigating whether Goodson, a 23-year-old Black man, had his civil rights violated when he was shot and killed by law enforcement Dec. 4.

December 08, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Thousands of protesters across France hit the streets Saturday to condemn police brutality and a proposed law that would make it harder to publicize images of on-duty police officers.

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  • World

French Police Could Face Assault Charges In Beating That Sparked Protests

Preliminary charges were filed against four police officers in connection with the Nov. 21 beating of Michel Zecler in Paris that has prompted major protests throughout the country.

November 30, 2020
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Joseph Mensah, an officer with the Wauwatosa Police Department in Wisconsin, has fatally shot three people in the line of duty since 2015 and is resigning from the department Nov. 30.

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  • National

Suburban Milwaukee Police Officer Who Has Killed 3 People Since 2015 Set To Resign

Wauwatosa, Wis., police officer Joseph Mensah reached a separation agreement allowing him to resign Nov. 30. He has killed three people while on duty, including a teenager in February.

November 19, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner is opening an inquiry into the shooting death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado, which involved sheriff's deputies.

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  • National

LA County Coroner Investigates Andres Guardado's Sheriff's Deputy-Involved Death

The June killing of Guardado, 18, will be the first independent investigation by the coroner's office in more than 30 years.

November 11, 2020
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Eurie Lee Martin's sister Helen Gilbert, center, flanked by attorneys Francys Johnson, left, and Muwali Davis, right, during a press conference about the Georgia Supreme Court opinion on the immunity from prosecution granted to the former sheriff's deputies who killed Martin in 2017.

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  • Law

'This story deserves attention': Family Of Black Man Killed By Police In 2017 Speaks

The Georgia Supreme Court says that a Superior Court judge was wrong in applying the state’s "stand your ground" law when he granted criminal immunity to three former Washington County sheriff’s deputies who tasered Eurie Martin to death in 2017.  

November 02, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Demonstrators hold placards reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER," "Walter Wallace JR." and DEFUND PPD" as they gather in protest near the location where Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man, was killed by two police officers in Philadelphia. Police officers said he was armed with a knife.

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  • National

Policing Reform, Civilian Oversight And More: After Months Of Protest, Voters Decide

Months of protests over police brutality has brought some change, but major reform has so far eluded many communities.

October 31, 2020
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By:
  • Cheryl Corley
Philadelphia police issue a final warning for curfew violation to protesters at 55th and Pine Streets in West Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the third straight night of protesting and unrest after the fatal shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. by police.

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  • National

Philadelphia Police Vow To Release Body Camera Footage In Walter Wallace Shooting

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the footage as well as 911 tapes would be released once Wallace's family has reviewed the materials. The Fraternal Order of Police supports the move.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Police officers stand guard in Philadelphia following protests over the police shooting death of Walter Wallace on Tuesday.

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  • National

Fatal Police Shooting In Philadelphia Sparks A 2nd Night Of Protests

Police shot and killed Walter Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man, in a confrontation Monday. National Guard troops will be deployed, at the county's request, amid protests following the shooting.

October 28, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker and
  • Vanessa Romo
People march during a protest rally Thursday in Waukegan, Ill., for Marcellis Stinnette, whom a police officer killed last week.

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  • National

Waukegan, Ill., Officer Who Killed Black Man Has Been Fired; City To Release Video

Waukegan's mayor said the release of the video is expected before Thursday. An unnamed officer who shot and killed Marcellis Stinnette and injured Tafara Williams has been terminated.

October 26, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
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