Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPhiladelphia Police Department Investigating Viral Video of a White Officer Harassing a Black ManThe officer, identified as Robert Hoover, has been placed on administrative leave.ByOkla JonesPublishedOctober 6, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementMinnesota State Patrol Deleted 'Vast Majority' of Emails, Text Messages After George Floyd ProtestsMinnesota State Patrol Maj. Joseph Dwyer said it was typical for officers 'periodically delete our inboxes' after…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedSeptember 7, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBlack Chicago Family Files Lawsuit Against CPD, Accuses Officers of Pointing Guns at Family—Including 2 Young Black GirlsThere's no reason Black people should feel unsafe around police, especially while they're in their own home, yet…ByZack LinlyPublishedAugust 5, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityGeorgia Cops Arrest Black Man After Answering Mental Health Call. One Cop Sics Police Dog on Him for Seemingly No ReasonAn investigation has reportedly been launched and the victim is expected to sue the department. Video shows just how…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 30, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityPolice Shootings Continue Despite Protests, Reform Promises and the Pandemic. Cops Are Using Crime Victim Laws to Shield Their IdentitiesAre fatal police shootings getting more or less prevalent? Here's a story that doesn't really answer that question,…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 30, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityVideo Shows White Texas Deputy Laying on Black Teen as She Screams 'I Can't Breathe'The video is disturbing, and the fact that this kind of thing keeps happening to young Black people is even more…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 30, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementMichigan Prosecutors: No More Searches Without Probable Cause in Routine Traffic Stops. Police Association: Whaaaaah?If you're a cop and you're upset you can't search vehicles for no reason, maybe you shouldn't be a cop.ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 29, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityAurora, Colo., Cop Faces Felony Charges, Accused of Beating Black Man With Pistol and Choking Him in Violent ArrestApparently, all the anti-police violence protests in the world won't prevent more cases of police violence.ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 28, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityVirginia Sheriff's Deputy Indicted in Shooting of Another Unarmed Black Man Whose Cell Phone Was Not a GunToo many cops have a shoot first, ask questions later mentality when dealing with Black people. This needs to stop.ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 16, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementJury Awards Black Woman in Virginia $300,000 After Being Injured by Police Officer During Traffic StopThe 2015 traffic stop resulted in Monica Cromartie losing a tooth and receiving a scar above her right eye.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 13, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityFormer Houston Cop Charged With Aggravated Assault for Allegedly Beating Handcuffed ManThe cop allegedly used his handcuffs like brass knuckles in the assault.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 13, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityLAPD Officer Cleared of Wrongdoing in Sharing 'You Take My Breath Away' George Floyd MemeA Board of Rights panel says the officer only shared the meme to report officers who were circulating it.ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 7, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityProsecutor Won't Charge Honolulu Police Officers Who Fatally Shot South African ManIt's really hard imagining a scenario where cops need to shoot an unarmed man just because they are struggling in…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 5, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityFamily Files Lawsuit Against St. Louis and Its Police Over Shooting Death of Black Army Veteran During No-Knock Warrant ExecutionDon Clark Sr. was fatally shot in his home by SWAT team officers in 2017. Attorneys dispute what police say happened…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 2, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementGrand Jury Declines to Indict Former Georgia State Trooper Who Fatally Shot Black MotoristThe family wants a new grand jury impaneled and for the body camera footage to be released publicly.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 30, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityFlorida Trooper Tases 'Suspicious' Biracial Teen He Caught Cutting Through Bushes to Get to His Girlfriend's HouseAnother day, another story involving a cop accused of using excessive force on a young person of color. And, of…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 25, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityJury Convicts Former St. Louis Police Officer in Beating of Black Undercover CopA jury found former officer Dustin Boone guilty of deprivation of rights under the color of the law for the beating…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 21, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityExclusive: Brittany Packnett Cunningham Presents the Peabody Award for 'Full Disclosure'Arizona news station ABC15's yearlong investigation explored the lack of accountability in policing.ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJune 21, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality11-Year-Old Black Girl Killed After NY State Trooper Rams Family's SUV After Traffic Stop. Father Says Trooper Is to BlameTristin Goods said he fled out of fear for his family's safety after an irate trooper filled their SUV with pepper…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 21, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementSouth Carolina Coroner Changes Jamal Sutherland's Cause of Death to HomicideThe original cause of death was listed as undetermined.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 16, 2021