Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality3 Former Officers Involved in George Floyd’s Death Face Federal ChargesThe three officers who aided Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd are facing federal and state charges.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementHow the Police Arrest a Black Man on a White Man’s WarrantA Black Las Vegas man is suing the Henderson Police Department for arresting him on a warrant issued for a white man.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 14, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityReal-Life Baltimore Police Corruption Report Reads Like Storyline for A Sixth Season of The WireA novel-length report on a massive cop corruption scandal is riveting and scary readingByKeith ReedPublishedJanuary 14, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementFeds Indict Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn MosbyThe woman who went after Freddie Gray's killers is now in legal hot waterByKeith ReedPublishedJanuary 14, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementProtests Start After Black Man Shot by Off-Duty Deputy in North CarolinaWitnesses claim to have allegedly seen the off-duty sheriff hit the Black man with his truck and then fatally shoot…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 10, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementOhio Officer Shoots and Kills Man Who Was Firing Shots into the Air After the Start of the New YearThe Ohio officer shot the man through a fence without saying anything or announcing himselfByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementGeorge Floyd’s 4-Year-Old Niece Shot While Sleeping in Houston Home on New Year’s DayHouston Police took four hours to arrive at the scene of the shootingByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityWhat Doesn’t Inglewood Want You to Know About Its Cops?Police departments nationwide are hiding records of police misconductByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 30, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityAutopsy Rules Black Kansas Teen’s Death in Custody a HomicideThe autopsy contradicts the original preliminary report that 17-year-old Cedric Lofton received "no life-threatening…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 28, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementFormer Minnesota Officer Kim Potter Found Guilty of Manslaughter For the Fatal Shooting of Daunte WrightThe former officer could face up to eight years in prison as per Minnesota sentence guidelines.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedDecember 23, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementUS Army Veteran Worked Undercover to Expose Florida KKK Members Who Have Ties to Law EnforcementJoseph Moore worked as an informant for the FBI for a decade to help expose Klan members in Florida and thwart their…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 23, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementNYC Mayor-Elect and City Council Fight over Solitary at RikersFormer police captain Eric Adams says don't question him unless you've worn a badgeByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 23, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementFamily of Manuel Ellis Outraged After Tacoma Police Chief Clears the Two of the Officers Involved in His DeathTwo officers involved in the death of Manuel Ellis have been exonerated while three others are facing criminal…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 22, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityIn Wake of Breonna Taylor Shooting, Kentucky Task Force Concludes and Gives Suggestions for Search Warrant ProcessThe 18-person panel gives various recommendations on how to improve the search warrant processByMurjani RawlsPublishedDecember 22, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityClosing Arguments Given in Kim Potter Trial, Jury Begins DeliberationsIn closing arguments, the defense asserts that 20-year-old Daunte Wright caused his own death.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 20, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementSan Diego Black Man Seeking Damages After he Called The Police to Report Assault and Was Instead Tackled and ArrestedA black man with crutches at the time of the incident was tackled after reporting an assault which led to his teeth…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 17, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementWhite Michigan Officer Who Pulled Gun on Innocent Black Newspaper Deliverer ReinstatedIt was 7 a.m. when white Michigan officer Chad Vorce chose violence and jumped into his car to chase a Black…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 17, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityEx-Police Chief Who Resigned After Daunte Wright Shooting Says Kim Potter Is 'a Fine Officer'Former police chief Tim Gannon testified that with “all the data in front of me, I saw no violation.”ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 17, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityEx-Cop Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson Will Stay Free Until MayTexas judge grants another delay in Aaron Dean's murder trialByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 16, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementKeechant Sewell Set To Become the NYPD’s First Black Female Police CommissionerMayor-elect Adams taps Sewell to be NYC's first Black female Top Cop.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedDecember 15, 2021