Police Misconduct
LA Prosecutors Accuse Four Officers of Inputting False Information in LAPD Gang Files
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The four new officers, who remain under investigation, brings the total number of LAPD officers accused of falsifying information to ten.
Policing
Privacy Experts Alarmed By Police Use of Google Locating and Search History
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Unlike targeted search warrants, that rely on probable cause, these warrants don’t have a particular person or crime in mind.
Police Misconduct
Investigation Finds Aurora Police Regularly Engage in Racial Bias and Excessive Force
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The investigation found that police in the Colorado city often used force unnecessarily and immediately escalated encounters with people in mental distress.
Policing
Garland Announces New Rules for Federal Police Monitors
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In a speech to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Garland acknowledged that many police departments were frustrated by the red tape and length of time involved in Department of Justice investigations of bias and misconduct.
Policing
California Pushes for ‘Bad Apple’ License to Remove Bad Cops
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California cops fired or pushed out from one job will find it much harder to jump to another, thanks to a new licensing bill.
Domestic Terrorism
Capitol Fencing to Return Ahead of Saturday Rally
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Top security officials and political leaders announced on Monday plans to reinstall the perimeter fencing around the Capitol ahead of a planned far-right wing rally taking place on Saturday to protest the January 6 criminal cases.
Crime Prevention
Can Curfews Curb Gun Violence?
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Following a particularly deadly week in East St. Louis, the mayor has enacted a new midnight to 6 a.m. curfew for “the foreseeable future” to keep people off the streets and reduce gun violence. To that end, experts have found that curfews actually increase violence, and caution against using them.
Crime
After a Crime Spike, Chicago Mayor Backs Police Department
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In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said that as a former prosecutor, she had “total confidence” in police superintendent David Brown’s ability to the city’s surge in murders—a position that puts her at odds with some community leaders.
Policing
Rethinking Police Traffic Stops
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Traffic stops for expired tags and broken tail lights will no longer be prosecuted in Ramsey County, Minnesota, as part of an initiative to reduce police violence. In Washington, Spokane cops are eliminating their traffic unit for a different reason: staffing shortages.
Policing
DOJ to Review Columbus, Ohio Police Department
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Following a series of fatal police shootings of Black people and an aggressive response to last summer’s protests, the U.S. Justice Department will review practices of the Columbus police department. The city requested federal involvement days after a white officer fatally shot 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant.