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NYPD Cop Caught on Video Repeatedly Punching Black Teen Girl in the Head
The officer was suspended without pay after the video went viral.
Police Killed a Record Number of People Last Year
1,176 people were killed in encounters with police last year, a third of them during a traffic stop, mental health and welfare check, or non-violent offense.
Louisiana Sheriff’s Deputy Shot and Killed the Brother of a Fellow Cop During a Traffic Stop
Derrick Kittling, a 45-year-old Black man, was the brother of the deputy superintendent of Louisiana’s Bureau of Investigations.
Care About Policing? You Should Be Watching These Sheriff Races.
Around the country, policing is on the ballot, from use-of-force policies to law enforcement spending.
The Cop Who Killed Patrick Lyoya Is Finally Going to Trial for Murder
Christopher Schurr shot Patrick Lyoya in the head during a 2021 traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Marc Wilson Case Ahead of Sentencing
Wilson said he was harassed, called racial epithets, and nearly run off the road by three male teens. He’s now facing a decade of jail time.
Only Black Cop in Florida K-9 Unit Says Colleagues Used the N-Word All the Time
The officer also claims that a unit supervisor yelled out “Heil Hitler” and did a Nazi salute while in the same room as him.
Cops Surveilled Breonna Taylor’s Home and Knew Her Boyfriend Could Be There
Information from surveillance of Breonna Taylor’s apartment raises questions about why Louisville police conducted the raid that killed her.
The Violent, Racist History of K-9 Units
Police dogs were invented by slavers. Now they’re used by cops.
New Email Raises Questions About Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor
Louisville Police have long said they didn’t expect her boyfriend, who had a concealed carry license, to be in the house.
DHS Challenge Coins Say ‘Border Patrol Lives Matter’
Challenge coins being traded in law enforcement focused Facebook Groups include appropriation of the Black Lives Matter fist and also contain an image of a Star Wars stormtrooper
‘It’s Just Too Much’: 11 of Buffalo Shooting’s 13 Victims Were Black
The victims of Saturday’s massacre included a woman who’d just visited her husband in a nursing home and a man shopping for his grandson’s birthday cake.