Tag: Law enforcement agencies
Probe: Vermont police endangered Black state legislator
BENNINGTON, Vt. — A two-year investigation into a Vermont police department has found that officers failed to adequately investigate alleged threats against former state...
Witness: Man angered by Texas deputies in yard killed them
EDEN, Texas — A West Texas man accused of fatally shooting two sheriff's deputies was angry they were in his yard trying to catch...
Number of children traveling alone at border eases in April
<p>SAN DIEGO — The number of unaccompanied children encountered on the U.S. border with Mexico in April eased from an all-time high a month...
Analysis of police misconduct record laws in all 50 states
<p>CARBONDALE, Illinois — Below is an analysis of public record laws in all 50 states. It is based on an analysis of statutes and...
Police misconduct records secret, difficult to access
<p>CARBONDALE, Illinois — <a href="https://apnews.com/article/business-laws-police-reform-police-government-and-politics-d1301b789461adc582ac659c3f36c03c">Police misconduct records are either secret or difficult to access in a majority of states - 35 of them plus...
Former detective sentenced for role in wrongful convictions
<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Kentucky detective has been sentenced to a year in prison for his role in the wrongful convictions of two...
New details emerge in fatal shootings of California police
<p>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
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Prosecutors dropped a misconduct charge against a Des Moines police officer accused of interfering with an investigation involving his girlfriend,...
Number of children traveling alone at border eases in April
SAN DIEGO — The number of unaccompanied children encountered on the U.S. border with Mexico in April eased from an all-time high a month...
France wants tougher punishment for those who attack police
<p>PARIS — France’s prime minister is proposing tougher and faster punishment for people who attack the police, as the government pays a national tribute...