The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/policing/)
The capital’s new chief will confront demands to conform to a new political reality that emphasizes a public health approach to reducing violence and diverts funding from police as homicides and shootings escalate.
Ana Suda and Martha Hernandez were detained for 40 minutes in 2018 after a border patrol agent overheard them speaking Spanish while they were waiting in line to purchase milk and eggs in Havre, Mt., just south of the Canadian border.
Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh of Chester County, Pa., sat beside President Donald Trump at meetings with law enforcement. Now she is accused of charging taxpayers for volunteer work.
Peter Newsham’s departure from one of the nation’s most visible law enforcement posts comes as homicides escalate and he finds himself increasingly at odds with the D.C. Council on how to negotiate changes in policing amid a reckoning over race and social justice.
Even in cities where mask-wearing in public is required, many police officers openly flout the rules. Some argue it’s a further manifestation of cops’ resentment over anti-police sentiments. “It’s not a good time to ask police for anything,” says one ex-New York officer.
A former rookie police officer in San Francisco was charged with manslaughter, nearly three years after he fatally shot an unarmed carjacking suspect. Prosecutor Chesa Boudin said it was the first homicide prosecution against an officer in the city’s history.
Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said two officers acted appropriately when a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop last week, because the man repeatedly failed to comply with their commands.
As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, police are unlikely to play a significant role in enforcing compliance with advisories warning against travel and limiting the number of people around the dinner table to curb the spread of COVID-19—if the results of a new survey on police enforcement of pandemic restrictions so far are any indication.
The Council on Criminal Justice panel will evaluate two dozen commonly proposed reforms aimed at preventing police use of excessive force, reducing racial biases, increasing police accountability, and improving the relationship between law enforcement and the communities it serves.
District Attorney Rachael Rollins said she does not have faith in the police department’s ability to investigate its own and that Boston Globe findings,“clearly displayed” special treatment for officers.