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Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher gets 21 months for marijuana use while owning a gun

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Detroit officer to stand trial after photojournalists were shot with pellets during a 2020 protest

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Authorities ID a girl whose body was hidden in concrete in 1988 and arrest her mom and boyfriend

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Defense digs into Manuel Ellis’ drug use at trial of Washington officers accused in man’s death

The trial is the first under a 5-year-old Washington law designed to make it easier to prosecute police who wrongfully…
/ November 14, 2023
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Judge grants Keke Palmer temporary restraining order against ex Darius Jackson

Palmer, who was also awarded sole custody of the estranged couple’s infant son, alleges destruction of property, jealousy, and domestic…
/ November 10, 2023
Seattle Police Department racism -- Detective Denise "Cookie" Bouldin

Black Seattle police officer sues department, alleging daily racist discrimination

Denise "Cookie" Bouldin has worked for the Seattle Police for 43 years and says she's faced discrimination from Day One.
/ November 10, 2023

Lyrics can be used as evidence during rapper Young Thug’s trial on gang and racketeering charges

His lawyers had asked the judge to exclude them, arguing the lyrics are constitutionally protected free speech and would be…
/ November 10, 2023

Former Louisville officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid says he was defending fellow officers

Brett Hankison said he saw a muzzle flash come from inside Taylor’s hallway after officers knocked down her door on…
/ November 10, 2023

Women’s lawsuit accuses Kansas City, Kansas, of allowing police corruption to thrive for years

Former detective Roger Golubski has been accused of framing Black citizens and sexually harassing Black women and girls for years.
/ November 8, 2023

August trial date set for officers charged in Tyre Nichols killing

An Aug. 12 trial date is set for Emmitt Martin, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, the former cops…
/ November 7, 2023
Muhlaysia Booker

Man pleads guilty to killing Muhlaysia Booker who’d already survived a beating

A man charged in the 2019 fatal shooting of Muhlaysia Booker, a transgender Dallas woman, about a month after she was beaten…
/ November 6, 2023
Minneapolis City Council Announces Support For Dismantling Police Department After Death Of George Floyd

An 11-year-old killed in Cincinnati has been identified and police are seeking the shooter

An 11-year-old boy killed in a weekend shooting in Cincinnati was identified Monday by the Hamilton County Coroner's Office as…
/ November 6, 2023

Breonna Taylor’s neighbor testified son was nearly shot by officer’s stray bullets during 2020 raid

Federal prosecutors are attempting to do what the state couldn’t — convict Brett Hankison for his actions on the night…
/ November 6, 2023

Former Detroit-area officer indicted on civil rights crime for punching Black man

Warren Police video shows Matthew Rodriguez processing Jaquwan Smith when he punches him, knocks him down and slams his head.
/ November 6, 2023

Prosecutor: Former Memphis officer pleads guilty to state and federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death

A former Memphis police officer pleaded guilty Thursday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in exchange for prosecutors recommending a...
/ November 2, 2023