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August 5, 2011

Jury convicts 5 officers in post-Katrina shootings

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - All five officers were convicted of charges stemming from the cover-up of the shootings. The four…
July 27, 2011

Katrina bridge shootings: Officer fretted over 'weak link'

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Police are accused of shooting unarmed, wounded residents on the bridge as they responded to an…
July 26, 2011

Officers shoot, injure 13-year-old boy pointing BB gun

CHICAGO - Police say a 13-year-old boy was pointing a weapon at officers when they were forced to shoot him…
July 5, 2011

SF Bay Area transit officers kill man on platform

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A man reportedly armed with a knife on a Bay Area Rapid Transit station platform was…
June 28, 2011

Transit agency to pay $1.3M to Oscar Grant's mom

OAKLAND (AP) - John Burris, the family attorney for Oscar Grant, says Bay Area Rapid Transit reached the settlement with…
June 28, 2011

Ex-cop to testify in post-Katrina shootings

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A day after hearing a woman describe the shootings that cost her an arm and killed…
June 22, 2011

Trial opens for officers charged in Katrina shootings

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Jury selection began Wednesday in the federal trial of five current or former New Orleans police…
June 13, 2011

Why the Oscar Grant shooting still strikes a nerve

OPINION - The juxtaposition of Obama's election and the cold-blooded killing of an unarmed 22 year-old at the hands of…
June 12, 2011

Protesters gather in Oakland over ex-cop's release

OAKLAND, Calif (AP) - Under a heavy police presence, the protesters held a peaceful demonstration near City Hall as they…
June 10, 2011

Ex-cop in Oscar Grant shooting death to be released

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Johannes Mehserle is scheduled to be set free Monday from a Los Angeles County jail where…
June 10, 2011

Police shoot alleged break-in suspect 3 times

VIDEO - The man ran from police until he collapsed from his injures. He was transported to Temple Hospital where…
April 20, 2011

Parents suing policeman in killing of NY student

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - In a complaint to be filed Wednesday afternoon, Danroy Henry Sr. and Angella Henry say…
April 13, 2011

Danroy Henry shooter named 'Officer of the Year'

NEW YORK - Henry's mother, Angela, blasted the PBA's decision to reward the officer who fired the bullets that killed…
March 3, 2011

Driver shot and killed by cop in front of his 3 children

DALLAS - Officer J. Romer shot and killed Charal Thomas, 32, during a traffic stop Monday night after he refused…
February 28, 2011

Unarmed man shot by police plans to sue

MIAMI - A rash of police-involved shooting deaths -- eight young black men have been killed by police in the…
February 14, 2011

No indictment in NY football player shooting death

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - The Westchester County district attorney said Monday jurors found no reasonable cause for an indictment…
December 16, 2010

Documents: Teammate of slain Pace student dared cop

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - "Come on, shoot me too," Yves Delpeche, 22, shouted before he was subdued with a…
December 3, 2010

Ex-transit officer denied bail in Oscar Grant killing

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Superior Court Judge Robert Perry said Friday he didn't think any of the arguments made by…
December 2, 2010

Ex-cop gets max sentence in Katrina shooting cover-up

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The sentence by U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance was the maximum allowed and nine months more…
November 19, 2010

Katrina witness: Officer laughed after burning body

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans police officer was laughing after he burned the body of a man who…