NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementKim Potter Sentenced Just Two Years in Prison for the Killing of Daunte WrightThe prosecution was seeking a prison sentence of Seven years and Two monthsByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 18, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityHundreds mourn at Amir Locke Funeral, the Black Man shot by Police During No-knock search. Al Sharpton gave Eulogy22-year-old Amir Locke was fatally shot by Minneapolis police officers executing a "no-knock" search warrant. His…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 18, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw Enforcement7th Grader Falsely Arrested for Threatening School, Mother Files LawsuitNia Whims, 13, was falsely accused of making violent threats to her school on an Instagram page that was made by…ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 17, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementFatal Police Shootings Rise to Highest Number in 7 Years1,055 people were fatally shot by police in the United States in 2021ByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 11, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementColorado City Settles Lawsuit in the 2019 Shooting of a Black ManColorado Springs reached a nearly $3 million settlement with the family of De’Von BaileyByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 9, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementRep. Cori Bush Stands Behind "Defund The Police" Slogan and Calls For Meaningful Reforms'If you all had fixed this before I got here, I wouldn’t have to say these things,'" Rep. Bush (D-MO) says.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 9, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementUpdated: Black Lousiana State Trooper Fired After Speaking About Ronald Greene InvestigationOfficer Carl Cavalier was notified of his termination on Monday and has immediately appealed.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 4, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBody Cam Footage Shows Shooting of Black Man by Minneapolis PoliceBody camera footage has been released showing the killing of Amir Locke by Minneapolis police. Interim Police Chief…ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 4, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementBlack Man Shot and Killed by Minneapolis Police While Armed with HandgunMinneapolis police shot and killed an armed man while serving a search warrant in connection to a homicide.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 3, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityFormer Louisville Officer Sentenced for Hitting Kneeling Protester in the Head With a BatonFormer officer Cory Evans struck Marty Chester on the back of the head while he was kneeling on the ground in…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 3, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityLouisiana Governor Denies Delaying Probe Into Ronald Greene's Death49 year-old Ronald Greene was tased, punched, and dragged by Louisiana state troopers during a traffic stop turned…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 2, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementSeattle Almost Transferred Ownership of Precinct Building to BLMDuring the protests in the summer of 2020, the push for defunding the police nearly resulted in Seattle's East…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 31, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementBlack People More Likely to be Subjected to Use of Force by Kansas City PoliceOf all the examples of use force in Kansas City, Missouri, 57% of them were against Black peopleByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 27, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementSt. Louis County Police Department Appoints First Black Chief of PoliceIn the department's 66-year history this is the first person of color to be hired as police chiefByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 27, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementBlack Corrections Officer Sues Walmart after being Racially ProfiledCorrections officer David Conners is suing a Georgia Walmart store for racially profiling him as a shoplifter.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 26, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementFirst Black Minneapolis Police Chief Retires After 30 Years with DepartmentMedaria Arradondo retires after three decades with the Minneapolis police departmentByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 20, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementFamily of Black Man Fatally Shot by Detectives in California Seek $100 Million in Wrongful Death LawsuitThe family is claiming multiple civil rights violations and excessive use of force in the 2021 death of Kershawn…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 11, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementFour Black Women Officers File Lawsuits Against Baltimore Police DepartmentThe BPD isn’t the only police department facing charges as of late.ByAlexandra JanePublishedJanuary 9, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementTwo Black Men File Lawsuit Against City of Columbus Saying They Were Rejected From Police Training Academy Because of Their RaceThe lawsuit claims that white candidates with a more checkered past were offered a spot in the police training…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 6, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementSheriff’s Office in Louisiana Settles Lawsuits over 2018 Choking Death of Keeven RobinsonRobinson's widow and mother have settled lawsuits with a sheriff's office in LouisianaByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 31, 2021