NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementBias Led Baltimore Police To Drop the Ball in Block Party Mass ShootingThe department's "indifference" to Brooklyn Homes housing development led to a lack of security and contributed to…ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 31, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityWhat Really Happened When Ohio Cops Shot An Unarmed, Pregnant Black WomanThe police have one story. A witness has another. The family told The Root that they want answers.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 30, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNow playing NewsLaw EnforcementSmall Town Horror Story: A Woman Abducted In Plain SightChicago Community activist Antoine Dobine was walking with a neighbor when he was interrupted by the sounds of…PublishedAugust 26, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementIndiana Family Asks Why Black Man Had to Die in Police ShootingBody camera footage shows an Indianapolis police officer shooting a Black man dead as he fled from the traffic stop.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 25, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementThree Years Later, Cops Still Face Accountability Over George Floyd ImagesThis case from Maryland shows why we can't ever let our guard down.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 24, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality21-Year-Old Texas Man Who Was Brutally Beaten During Arrest SpeaksKeandre Green underwent surgery for injuries sustained at the hands of officers.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedAugust 17, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityThe Times When Black Americans Rose-up In the Wake of Police BrutalityMichael Brown's death helped spark a whole movement. The Root looks back at other incidents of police brutality that…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedAugust 16, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementApplebee’s Arrest Investigated After Police Cuff The Wrong GuyKenosha police violently detained the wrong man inside an Applebee’s for a hit-and-run crash that occurred down the…ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 15, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementAnother Cop Mistakes A Random Object for a WeaponA Denver police officer fatally shot a man after mistaking a marker for a knife.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 15, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementOmg! Ex-Goon Squad Officers Admit to Charges in Deplorable Torture CaseSix former Mississippi police officers entered a guilty plea to criminal charges after torturing and sexually…ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 14, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityMurder Charges Handed Down in Police Shooting of Man Lying in BedFormer Columbus Cop Ricky Anderson was indicted on murder charges for the fatal shooting of Donovan Lewis last year.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 12, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementBlack Teen Mistakenly Arrested by Michigan Police While Taking Out TrashThe video shows a young teenager being arrested as his father tells the officers his son is being “traumatizedByNoah A. McGeePublishedAugust 11, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementMinnesota Cops Catch Yet Another BodyRickey Cobb II was shot and killed by state troopers during a traffic stop. His mother wants the officers involved…ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 3, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementSloppy Mistake By Police Leads to Arkansas Family Being Held at GunpointA typo led Texas police to wrongfully identify an Arkansas family’s car as a stolen Arizona vehicle.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 1, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementTurns Out That Ohio Cop Was Fired for Being Too EmotionalHe sicced a dog on an unarmed Black man, but this is what got his canned?ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 1, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementDOJ Investigating Police Department That Killed Tyre NicholsThe Feds want to know who else’s civil rights were violated by cops in this Tennessee cityByKalyn WomackPublishedJuly 27, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementColorado Cop Who Left Handcuffed Woman on Train Tracks Says It was an AccidentThe officer claims she didn't realize a whole train was coming when she left a woman handcuffed in a parked police…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJuly 25, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementThat's How You Feel? Sacramento Officers Called Group of Black Boys a “Pack of Animals”Three years later, they're still on the street with badges.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJuly 25, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw Enforcement911 Really Is A Joke: Ohio Man Attacked By Police K9 Called 911 For HelpThe 23-year-old told dispatchers he didn’t feel safe pulling over his truck. He wasn't wrong.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJuly 25, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementWhite Louisiana Ex-Cop Hit With Second Criminal Case In Death Of Unarmed Black ManAlexander Tyler already had a history of disciplinary issues before he shot someone to death.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJuly 25, 2023