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Matthew Hamilton, the officer who was later fired and indicted for manslaughter in the death of Joseph Lopez, pursued “qualified immunity” from liability
Mayor Michelle Wu said first responders, health professionals have encountered crowds of over 200 in the Mass and Cass area
The investigative tool can look collectively at an agency’s stops, searches, or arrests; use of excessive force; possible discriminatory policing and more
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said voters in line at one of Atlanta’s largest precincts reported all the machines were down
As of Tuesday afternoon, all southern states received F grades on the “Social Distancing Scoreboard” from technology company Unacast
The lawsuit states the officers were denied due process and other officers who engaged in similar conduct weren’t fired
Charlotte council members have blocked the police department from purchasing chemical agents normally used in crowd control or dispersal
City council members plan to introduce bills prohibiting crowd control weapons; 3 are calling for Mayor Jenny Durkan to resign
The Democrat-led state legislature plans to pass a repeal of a decades-old law that keeps officers’ disciplinary records secret
State and local governments spent $115 billion on policing in 2017, a massive sum that many activists would like to see spent elsewhere in communities
“Now is the time to show your support for needed police reform in Pennsylvania,” said Mayor Bill Peduto. “Being quiet is not where the state needs to be”
Police Commission President Eileen Decker said their civilian oversight committee will be seeking up to $150 million in cuts from the LAPD budget
The flow of gun shot victims into the emergency room at the University of Chicago Medical Center hasn’t slowed, even in the wake of COVID-19 shutdowns