Tag: Law enforcement agencies
Prosecutor: Police justified in fatal shooting during chase
<p>MUNCIE, Ind. — Police were justified in fatally shooting a man during a chase and gun battle in east central Indiana, a prosecutor said...
Florida’s governor sued over new ‘anti-riot’ law
ORLANDO, Fla. — A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others two days after the Republican signed...
Suspect in Iowa trooper’s death taken from hospital to jail
<p>GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa — A man charged in the shooting death of an Iowa Highway Patrol trooper was released from a hospital Wednesday and...
California deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting
<p>MARTINEZ, Calif. — A sheriff's deputy in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area was charged Wednesday with manslaughter and assault in the fatal shooting...
EXPLAINER: Training limits officer’s choice for deadly force
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — The second-guessing of a Columbus police officer who <a href="https://apnews.com/article/columbus-ohio-police-shooting-girl-bd579b69e19abf5a93722986ee78c957">shot and killed a 16-year-old girl Tuesday</a> as she swung a knife...
Florida’s governor sued over new ‘anti-riot’ law
<p>ORLANDO, Fla. — A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others two days after the Republican signed...
Following verdict in Floyd case, USC football reflects
USC was supposed to take the field on Tuesday for one of its final practices of the spring football season.
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Lawyer shifts legal fight from George Floyd to Pamela Turner
MINNEAPOLIS — The conviction Tuesday of former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin on murder and manslaughter charges for pinning George Floyd's neck with his knee...
Despite growing chorus, DOJ is limited in police probes
CHICAGO — The only way for 13-year-old Adam Toledo to get justice, activists say, is with a federal probe into the Chicago police officer...
Repeated Guard missions in DC trigger frustration, denials
WASHINGTON — Three months after more than 25,000 National Guard troops poured into the nation's capital to secure President Joe Biden's inauguration, Defense Department...