Tag: Law enforcement agencies
Police misconduct records secret, difficult to access
CARBONDALE, Illinois — Police misconduct records are either secret or difficult to access in a majority of states - 35 of them plus Washington,...
Grand jury clears police in killing; family wants US probe
<p>LAFAYETTE, La. — A grand jury has cleared officers who shot and killed a Black man last year, and his family’s attorney said he...
Former detective sentenced for role in wrongful convictions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Kentucky detective has been sentenced to a year in prison for his role in the wrongful convictions of two...
Probe: Vermont police endangered Black state legislator
<p>BENNINGTON, Vt. — A two-year investigation into a Vermont police department has found that officers failed to adequately investigate alleged threats against former state...
New details emerge in fatal shootings of California police
LOS ANGELES — As two police departments in California mourn the loss of their officers — shot and killed in the line of duty...
Charge dropped against Iowa officer accused of abusing power
<p>IOWA CITY, Iowa — Prosecutors dropped a misconduct charge against a Des Moines police officer accused of interfering with an investigation involving his girlfriend,...
US looking at how to weed out extremists in law enforcement
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has begun an internal review to determine how to remove any extremists from within federal law enforcement following the...
Witness: Man angered by Texas deputies in yard killed them
<p>EDEN, Texas — A West Texas man accused of fatally shooting two sheriff's deputies was angry they were in his yard trying to catch...
Lawsuit says police caused asphyxiation death of naked man
ATLANTA — Police officers who encountered a naked man walking down a Georgia street repeatedly fired their stun guns at him and pinned him...
Grand jury clears police in killing; family wants US probe
LAFAYETTE, La. — A grand jury has cleared officers who shot and killed a Black man last year, and his family’s attorney said he...