Tag: Law enforcement agencies
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware
BOSTON — A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data...
Family asks feds to reopen case on Tamir Rice police killing
CHICAGO — The family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot and killed by Cleveland police in 2014, asked the Justice Department on Friday...
EXPLAINER: Can cops stop drivers for hanging air fresheners?
<p>The mother of a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Minnesota police this week says it all started when police pulled her...
Surge in violence rattles Haiti as poverty, fear deepens
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The attack was brazen, streamed live on the internet: Men carrying big guns walked into a Holy Thursday church service, grabbed...
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware
<p>BOSTON — A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data...
Retired Ohio sheriff and tiny K-9 partner die the same day
CLEVELAND — The Ohio county sheriff and his tiny police dog were inseparable, their lives unwaveringly intertwined.
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Family asks feds to reopen case on Tamir Rice police killing
<p>CHICAGO — The family of <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/tamir-rice">12-year-old Tamir Rice</a>, who was shot and killed by Cleveland police in 2014, asked the Justice Department on...
Lawsuit: Police drew gun on driver whose headlights were off
CHARLESTON, S.C. — An officer drew a gun on a young Black driver whose only infraction was driving with his headlights off, according to...
Surge in violence rattles Haiti as poverty, fear deepens
<p>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The attack was brazen, streamed live on the internet: Men carrying big guns walked into a Holy Thursday church service, grabbed...
EXPLAINER: What Chicago boy’s death says about foot pursuits
CHICAGO — After a police officer chased a 13-year-old boy into an alley and shot him to death, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot demanded a...