Police Shooting
Fl. Officer On Trial For On-Duty Killing Will Use ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense
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It is the first time in 26 years that a Florida police officer is standing trial for an on-duty killing.
Policing
Denver Launches Program To Help Low-Level Offenders Instead of Arresting Them
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The program allows officers to use discretion with people who have committed low-level crimes that could be a result of untreated behavioral health issues.
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Police Get Cellphone Location Data From Google
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Known as “reverse location search warrants,” legal mandates allow law enforcement to sweep up the coordinates and movements of every cellphone in a broad area.
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How CA Police Department’s Wellness Network Helps Cops
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Stockton, California’s efforts to address police officer’s wellness is a national model. More officers die from suicide than from shootings and traffic accident combined.
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NY Court OKs Public Access to Police Body-Cam Footage
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An appeals court rejected a challenge from New York City’s largest police union that would have blocked public access to body-cam footage of three police shootings.
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After Deadly Drug Raid, Houston Ends No-Knock Warrants
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“The no-knock warrants are going to go away like leaded gasoline in this city,” Police Chief Art Acevedo told a crowd of activists, reformers and concerned community members. A recent raid left two people dead and five officers injured.