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
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementUpdated: Former Cop Who Killed Laquan McDonald Released Early, Chicago Activists ProtestMcDonald's family called the shortened sentence a "slap on the wrist" and local activists are pushing for federal…ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 3, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityJury Questioning Delayed In Trial of Former Louisville Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor's DeathFormer Louisville police officer Brett Hankison is charged with three counts of felony wanton endangerment for the…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 1, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalInvestigation into Tamir Rice's Death Won't be Reopened by FedsTamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy, was shot to death by Cleveland police in 2014 while playing with a toy gunByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 1, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalFamily of Laquan McDonald Demand for Federal Charges Against Former Chicago Officer Jason Van DykeJason Van Dyke only served less than half of his near seven-year prison sentenceByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 28, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityFormer Cop in Breonna Taylor Case Wants Media Banned From Jury SelectionBrett Hankison's trial for wanton endangerment starts next weekByKeith ReedPublishedJanuary 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
Criminal JusticeCrimeCriminal JusticeCrimeFamily Accuses Police of being 'Racially Insensitive' in Lauren Smith-Fields InvestigationThe family of 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Fields plans to sue a Connecticut police department for being 'racially…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 24, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalKyle Rittenhouse Wants the Gun he Used to Fatally Shoot Two Men and Wound Another Back in His PossessionRittenhouse also wants his clothing from the night of the shooting, cellphone, face mask and a $1 bill returned to…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 21, 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
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
PoliticsPoliticsAndrea Jenkins is the First Transgender Official in US History to Be President of a City CouncilBlack Jenkins is making history for a second time after 2017, when she was the first openly transgender person to be…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 13, 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
NewsLegalNewsLegalSt. Louis Couple Who Waved Their Guns at BLM Protesters Want Their Firearms BackMark and Patricia McCloskey’s guns were seized by the city of St. Louis, but their guns have not been disposed ofByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 7, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsWisconsin Republicans Propose Incentives to Help With Police RecruitingThe proposed package of bills includes $5,000 signing bonuses and another $2,000 for officers already on the force…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 5, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersThe Proof Is In The Pudding: Protests Reduce Police Killings According To New ResearchContrary to what some believe, the mass protests of 2020 did a lot of good when it comes to police reformByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 4, 2022
Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalJuror In Kim Potter Trial Speaks About Guilty Verdict Deliberations“This was strictly about Daunte Wright, Kim Potter, and the law,” the juror saidByMurjani RawlsPublishedDecember 30, 2021
Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalKenosha Prosecutors File More Than 90 Criminal Charges In Last Year's ProtestsThe ensuing chaos eclipsed the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob BlakeByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 29, 2021