NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementDeputy Sacrifices Her Life For Her Child In Pit-Bull MaulingAn Indiana sheriff’s deputy died after being attacked in her home by a dog who injured her 8-year-old son.ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 12, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementThe Antioch Police Drama Just Keeps Getting WorseThe California Attorney General has launched a civil rights investigation into the racist-text scandal at the…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 11, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementLouisiana Deputies Pull the 'Qualified Immunity' Card Again After a Judge Previously Denied ItTwo Louisiana sheriff’s deputies asked for a lawsuit filed by a Black woman forced onto the ground during a traffic…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 4, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementBlack LA Sergeant's Lawsuit Just Gained More Ammo with Newly Revealed MemoThe LA County Sheriff’s Department investigates a racist memo following a sergeant’s testimony on deputy gangs in…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 1, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementThat's Sus: Bystander’s Video of Violent Police Interaction Contradicts Cops' ClaimsBarstow police are accused of excessive force after being seen on video repeatedly hitting a man with a baton.ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 1, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementIrvo Otieno’s Death Described as ‘Medieval Torture’ in New Court FilingsProsecutors filed a legal briefing in Irvo Otieno’s death asking for all 10 defendants to be tried together with new…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 1, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementLA Police Humiliate a Youth Community Leader in Appalling ArrestDerrick Cooper was handcuffed and escorted out of his home while half-naked, all for the cops to find they had the…ByKalyn WomackPublishedApril 26, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementWhy Was Kim Potter Released Before Serving Her Time For Killing Daunte Wright?The former Minnesota police officer was released from prison after being convicted in the killing of Daunte Wright…ByKalyn WomackPublishedApril 24, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementDisappointing Decision from Jury in Jayland Walker CaseA grand jury has declined to indict the Akron police officers in the shooting of Jayland Walker.ByKalyn WomackPublishedApril 17, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementExposed: The Racist Texts From the Antioch PD Will Leave You AppalledA group of Antioch police officers are under FBI investigation after their racist messages and other misconduct was…ByKalyn WomackPublishedApril 14, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementAnother Mental Health Call Ends in a Fatality, But Also Manslaughter ChargesTwo Indianapolis police officers are facing manslaughter charges in the in-custody death of Herman Whitfield III in…ByKalyn WomackPublishedApril 14, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementAntioch Mayor Goes Off on Police Department for Racist TextsThe FBI is investigating a group of Antioch police officers accused of sharing racist messages with one another.ByKalyn WomackUpdatedApril 12, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementCould Reactions to Cash-App Stabbing Harm Black San Francisco Residents?In San Francisco, fear over the stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee is leading to a rise in "tough-on-crime"…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedApril 7, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementAbduction Rescue Gone Horribly Wrong in VirginiaTatiana N. David was abducted on her birthday from New York and found dead in Virginia following a police chase.ByKalyn WomackPublishedApril 7, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementTriggering Video: Black Teen Speeds Off from DC Police But with One Officer Still in His CarThe FBI will investigate the fatal shooting of a Black teenager by a DC officer who tried to detain him while he was…ByKalyn WomackPublishedApril 6, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementHow 'Swatting' Led to Four Black Harvard Students Being Held at Gunpoint by Campus PoliceThe incident was the result hoax 911 call that led police to believe there was a threat in the student's dorm room.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedApril 5, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityPost George Floyd, 8 Things Minneapolis Problematic Police Department Plans To FixIn the wake of George Floyd, Minneapolis, Minn., has finally reached a police reform agreement.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedApril 4, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementMississippi Deputies Under Investigation For At Least Four Violent Encounters With Black MenTwo of the victims say Rankin County sheriff's deputies shoved guns into their mouths.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMarch 27, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityFour Cops In Tyre Nichols Case Barred From Policing, It's About TimeIn Memphis, 4 of the 5 police officers charged in Tyre Nichols death were banned from policing.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedMarch 24, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementWhy Are Police Seizing People's Cars in Memphis?Memphis residents are calling out police for taking their vehicles before they've even been charged with a crime.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedMarch 23, 2023