Tag: Law enforcement agencies
Louisiana cop who used stun gun on handcuffed man resigns
PORT ALLEN, La. — An officer who used a stun gun twice on a handcuffed, seated man has resigned from a Louisiana police department...
Shooting highlights lack of body cams among Portland police
PORTLAND, Ore. — Two police officers raised their weapons while sheltering behind a tree in a Portland park. They yelled at a homeless man...
States push back against use of facial recognition by police
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. have used facial recognition technology to solve homicides and bust human traffickers, but concern about...
St. Louis police oversight board undermined, report says
A civilian police oversight board established in St. Louis soon after Michael Brown’s death in nearby Ferguson, Missouri, was shut out from reviewing all...
AP: Trooper charged in child rape hid checkered FBI past
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama state trooper arrested last week on charges he raped an 11-year-old girl had been kicked out of the FBI...
Italians convicted of left-wing terrorism face French court
<p>PARIS — After living in freedom for decades in France, nine Italians convicted of left-wing terrorism for attacks in the 1970s and 1980s are...
Firing of Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks reversed
<p>ATLANTA — The firing of the former Atlanta police officer who's charged with murder in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks has been reversed.</p>
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FBI: Armed man shot by officers outside CIA headquarters
McLEAN, Va. — At least one FBI agent opened fire on an armed man outside CIA headquarters in Virginia on Monday, authorities said.
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Baby dies after father killed in barrage of police gunfire
BILOXI, Miss. — A baby boy taken by his father from the scene of a double homicide in Louisiana died at a hospital on...
NYPD officer hit, killed on highway lived ‘American dream’
NEW YORK — A New York City police officer killed by a suspected drunk driver was hailed Tuesday at his funeral as a humble...