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Testimony continues in trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death
3 months ago

Testimony continues in trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

NPR  

Testimony continues in trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death Another former officer, who pleaded guilty to federal charges, testified that the assault occurred after a traffic stop and afterwards the officers lied about using excessive force. The officers are accused of using excessive force last year during their violent arrest of a Black motorist, Tyre Nichols. …

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British teen charged with murder of three girls in dance workshop knife attack
4 months, 3 weeks ago

British teen charged with murder of three girls in dance workshop knife attack

India Today  

A 17-year-old male already in custody has been charged with murder for the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied knife attack in Southport, UK police said on Wednesday, while the rampage unleashed demonstrations in London with echoes of blame on immigrants. The 17-year-old was in police custody on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the bloody rampage …

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Travis Scott charged with disorderly intoxication and trespassing after ‘misunderstanding’
6 months ago

Travis Scott charged with disorderly intoxication and trespassing after ‘misunderstanding’

LA Times  

Travis Scott was arrested early Wednesday after getting into a dispute at the Miami Beach Marina. Rapper Travis Scott’s attorney chalked up the musician’s early-morning arrest Thursday in Florida to a “misunderstanding” that would swiftly reach an “amicable resolution.” The “Sicko Mode” emcee, whose legal name is Jacques Bermon Webster, 33, was booked into the Miami-Dade County jail after being …

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Medical expert testifies restraint actions of Tacoma police killed Washington man
1 year, 2 months ago

Medical expert testifies restraint actions of Tacoma police killed Washington man

Associated Press  

TACOMA, Wash. — An expert in forensic pathology testified Monday in the ongoing trial of three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged with the death of Manuel Ellis that Ellis likely would have lived if not for the officers’ actions to restrain him. Dr. Roger Mitchell, former chief medical examiner for Washington, D.C., made the statement Monday and last week affirmed …

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Armed Met officers refuse to carry guns after colleague charged with murder of Chris Kaba
1 year, 3 months ago

Armed Met officers refuse to carry guns after colleague charged with murder of Chris Kaba

The Telegraph  

Scotland Yard’s firearms command has been plunged into crisis after dozens of armed officers handed in their weapons following the decision to charge one of their colleagues with murder. Highly trained officers working for SCO19 - the specialist firearms unit - told their bosses they were no longer willing to carry guns the day after a Met officer appeared in …

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Police officer who shot rapper Chris Kaba charged with murder
1 year, 3 months ago

Police officer who shot rapper Chris Kaba charged with murder

The Telegraph  

An armed Metropolitan Police officer who shot dead the black rapper Chris Kaba in south London last year has been charged with murder, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. Mr Kaba, a 24-year-old expectant father, was killed by a single bullet fired by a police marksman on Sept 5 last year. Armed officers in an unmarked police car had been …

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Prosecutor quits ‘Cop City’ cases over disagreements with Georgia attorney general
1 year, 6 months ago

Prosecutor quits ‘Cop City’ cases over disagreements with Georgia attorney general

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A metro Atlanta prosecutor announced Friday that her office is withdrawing from criminal cases tied to protests over plans to build a police and firefighter training center, citing disagreements with the state’s Republican attorney general, including the decision to charge a legal observer with domestic terrorism. DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston’s decision means Georgia Attorney General Chris …

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4 ex-Memphis police officers charged with Tyre Nichols' murder have been decertified
1 year, 9 months ago

4 ex-Memphis police officers charged with Tyre Nichols' murder have been decertified

NPR  

4 ex-Memphis police officers charged with Tyre Nichols' murder have been decertified Enlarge this image toggle caption Memphis Police Department via AP Memphis Police Department via AP A Tennessee commission voted on Friday to decertify three former Memphis police officers charged with murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, preventing them from going to work at other Tennessee law …

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Atlanta: 23 charged with terrorism in 'Cop City' protest
1 year, 9 months ago

Atlanta: 23 charged with terrorism in 'Cop City' protest

Firstpost  

Atlanta: More than 20 people from around the country faced domestic terrorism charges Monday after dozens in black masks attacked the site of a police training center under construction in a wooded area outside Atlanta where one protester was killed in January. On Sunday, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a midnight news conference, pieces of construction equipment were …

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Indonesia soccer disaster trial begins for five charged
1 year, 11 months ago

Indonesia soccer disaster trial begins for five charged

The Hindu  

An Indonesian court began trial on January 16 against five men on charges of negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people after police fired tear gas inside a soccer stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits in which many were crushed. Police officers fired tear gas when fans flooded the pitch after Arema FC was defeated in …

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Homeless man charged with murder, defiling corpse in L.A. probation officer’s slaying
2 years, 2 months ago

Homeless man charged with murder, defiling corpse in L.A. probation officer’s slaying

LA Times  

The man who broke into an off-duty L.A. County probation officer’s home and killed her early Sunday morning was trying to sexually assault her and defiled her remains, prosecutors said. Officer Paula Lind, 52, was beaten to death inside her Lancaster home on Barrymore Avenue shortly after midnight Sunday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s homicide Lt. …

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2 Illinois brothers face charges in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
2 years, 4 months ago

2 Illinois brothers face charges in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Two brothers from Illinois have been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol, with both accused of being part of mobs that overwhelmed police officers who were desperately trying to keep them from storming the building, the FBI announced on Tuesday. In a news release, …

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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan charged under ‘anti-terror’ law
2 years, 4 months ago

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan charged under ‘anti-terror’ law

Al Jazeera  

Khan could face several years in prison for the new charges, which accuse him of threatening police officers and a judge. The Pakistani police have charged Imran Khan under anti-terror law, authorities said on Monday, days after the former prime minister attacked the police and a judicial officer at a huge rally in the capital, Islamabad. The police case comes …

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Florida man charged with attacking officers at Capitol riot
2 years, 8 months ago

Florida man charged with attacking officers at Capitol riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Florida man who attacked police officers while storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection was arrested Thursday, officials said. Barry Ramey, 38, of Plantation, was arrested in South Florida, where he is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to court documents, Ramey on Jan. 6, 2021, …

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Judge tosses case against three LAPD officers charged in gang labeling scandal
2 years, 10 months ago

Judge tosses case against three LAPD officers charged in gang labeling scandal

LA Times  

A judge has dismissed the case against three of six LAPD officers charged with falsifying gang information about people they stopped. George Gascón, said the prosecutor’s office “is reviewing the decision and weighing our options.” California Prosecutors begin dismissing felony cases involving LAPD officers accused in gang-framing scandal Prosecutors have begun dismissing felony cases that relied on the work of …

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US Capitol rioter gets 44 months in prison for assaulting officer
2 years, 10 months ago

US Capitol rioter gets 44 months in prison for assaulting officer

Al Jazeera  

A judge in the United States has imposed a 44-month prison sentence on a man who pleaded guilty to a felony charge after throwing objects at police during last year’s January 6 attack on the US Capitol and boasting about his actions on social media. Prosecutors had recommended a 51-month sentence, but US District Judge John Bates in Washington said …

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San Francisco D.A. charges nine with felonies in $1-million theft wave of luxury stores
3 years, 1 month ago

San Francisco D.A. charges nine with felonies in $1-million theft wave of luxury stores

LA Times  

Chesa Boudin said Tuesday that he has charged nine people with felonies in a series of shoplifting incidents that included a mass smash-and-grab at Union Square luxury stores. San Francisco Assistant Police Chief Mike Redmond, appearing with Boudin, announced that extra uniformed officers will be deployed to shopping areas and a traffic plan put in place “to keep cars out …

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San Francisco cop charged with manslaughter after death of man he shot in 2017
3 years, 1 month ago

San Francisco cop charged with manslaughter after death of man he shot in 2017

LA Times  

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced that San Francisco Police Officer Kenneth Cha was being charged with voluntary manslaughter and assault with a semiautomatic firearm, along with enhancements for and infliction of great bodily injury, in the death of Sean Moore, an unarmed man he shot on January 6, 2017. “We rely on officers to follow their training and …

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Fact checking claims January 6 was not an armed insurrection
3 years, 4 months ago

Fact checking claims January 6 was not an armed insurrection

CNN  

Washington CNN — The question of whether rioters were armed on January 6 has been among the most debated issues surrounding the insurrection – with some Republicans claiming the assailants were not armed, despite court documents alleging otherwise. Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, one of two Republicans Speaker Nancy Pelosi chose to serve on the committee, ridiculed the idea …

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Grim list of deaths at police hands grows even after verdict
3 years, 8 months ago

Grim list of deaths at police hands grows even after verdict

Associated Press  

Just as the guilty verdict was about to be read in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, police in Ohio shot and killed a Black teenager in broad daylight during a confrontation. “Because as you’re getting one phone call that he was guilty, I’m getting the next phone call that this is happening in my neighborhood.” In …

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Former Minnesota cop charged in shooting of Black motorist
3 years, 8 months ago

Former Minnesota cop charged in shooting of Black motorist

Associated Press  

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — A white former suburban Minneapolis police officer was charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting that ignited days of unrest and clashes between protesters and police. The charge against former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter was filed three days after Wright was killed during a traffic stop …

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2 St. Louis police officers accused of raping several women
3 years, 9 months ago

2 St. Louis police officers accused of raping several women

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Two St. Louis police officers have been charged with sexually assaulting four women, while a third office has been charged with witness tampering in the case. Officer Lafeal Lawshea, 38, is charged with two counts of forcible rape and counts of forcible sodomy, sexual misconduct and tampering with a victim, while Officer Torey Phelps, 38, is charged …

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2 charged in assault of Capitol officer who died after riot
3 years, 9 months ago

2 charged in assault of Capitol officer who died after riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials have arrested and charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot, but they do not know yet whether it caused the officer’s death. “Give me that bear shit,” Khater said before he reached into Tanios’ backpack, according to court papers. In a statement Monday, Capitol …

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Texas cop charged with murder in shooting released on bond
3 years, 9 months ago

Texas cop charged with murder in shooting released on bond

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting last year of an unarmed Austin man was booked into jail and released on bond Thursday, authorities said. In a statement, Taylor’s lawyers accused the recently elected Travis County district attorney, Jose Garza, of politicizing the indictment, citing public comments he made last summer about “fighting …

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