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2 days, 13 hours ago

Seattle police officer who fatally struck Jaahnavi Kandula fired from department

In a significant development, a police officer from Seattle, U.S., who killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula in January 2023 when the patrol vehicle he was driving struck her, has been fired from the police department, officials said. According to a report in The Seattle Times on Monday, Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr said that she had fired Mr. Dave …

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2 days, 18 hours ago

Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India fired

Associated Press

SEATTLE — Seattle’s interim police chief said Monday that she has fired a police officer who in 2023 struck and killed a graduate student from India while responding to an overdose call. Interim police chief Sue Rahr, in an email to employees, said she fired Kevin Dave after the Seattle Office of Police Accountability found he had violated four department …

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Kevin Dave: Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India fired

CNN

Seattle AP — Seattle’s interim police chief said Monday that she has fired a police officer who in 2023 struck and killed a graduate student from India while responding to an overdose call. Interim police chief Sue Rahr, in an email to employees, said she fired Kevin Dave after the Seattle Office of Police Accountability found he had violated four …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Seattle police officer fired over ‘vile’ comments after death of Indian woman

The Hindu

A Seattle police officer has been fired for making callous remarks about the death of a graduate student from India after she was struck last year by another officer’s vehicle in a crosswalk. Seattle interim police Chief Sue Rahr fired Officer Daniel Auderer on Wednesday for the comments he made in the hours after the January 2023 death of Jaahnavi …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Seattle police officer Daniel Auderer fired for ‘cruel comments’ following death of Jaahnavi Kandula, interim police chief says

CNN

CNN — A Seattle police officer has been fired over the “dehumanizing laughter” and “cruel comments” he made after the 2023 death of an Indian graduate student who was struck by a police vehicle, the police chief says. “There is no doubt that the named officer’s cruel comments and callous laughter about the tragic death caused deep pain to Ms. …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Seattle police chief dismissed from top job amid discrimination, harassment lawsuits

Associated Press

SEATTLE — Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed, Mayor Bruce Harrel said Wednesday. Greening is one of at least a half-dozen officers who have sued the department alleging sex and racial discrimination, and naming Diaz specifically. He praised Diaz, who appeared with him at the news conference, but said the two agreed that change could “be better served with …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Active-duty police in major U.S. cities appear on purported Oath Keepers rosters

NPR

Active-duty police in major U.S. cities appear on purported Oath Keepers rosters Enlarge this image toggle caption Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images Leaked records purportedly from a far-right organization suggest that its effort to recruit law enforcement officers has found some success in America's largest cities. Chicago Police Department: 13 active members "I didn't even …

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3 years, 10 months ago

After deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, sweeping police reform has yet to happen

CNN

CNN — In the year since Louisville police killed Breonna Taylor in an overnight drug raid, the Democratic-led US House of Representatives has passed a bill overhauling policing, twice. “They’ve already labeled us as being ‘defund the police’ anything we put forward in terms of the organizational structure to change policing,” Biden said. Biden promised civil rights leaders structural changes …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Off-Duty Police Officers Investigated, Charged With Participating In Capitol Riot

NPR

Off-Duty Police Officers Investigated, Charged With Participating In Capitol Riot Enlarge this image toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Nearly 30 sworn police officers from a dozen departments attended the pro-Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol last week, and several stormed the building with rioters and are facing federal criminal charges as well as …

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