Police Shooting
Ex-TX Police Officer Indicted for Killing Woman
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A Texas grand jury indicted a former police officer for criminally negligent homicide for shooting at a do,g during a welfare check and instead killing a woman nearby.
Viewpoints
What ‘Systemic’ Police Reform Really Means
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Polls show most Americans now support solutions to the ‘broader problems’ of modern policing. A law enforcement scholar examines what a police department committed to fundamental change would look like.
Policing
Local Police Have $1.7B in Federal Surplus Military Gear
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Some state and local governments are blocking police departments from accepting used military goods through a controversial federal program amid clashes between protesters supporting Black Lives Matter and law enforcement.
Policing
Federal Police Sought ‘Heat Ray’ to Use on Protesters
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Developed by the military as a crowd dispersal tool decades ago, the “heat ray” has largely been abandoned amid doubt of its effectiveness and ethical questions.
Policing
UT Officer Charged With Assault; His Dog Bit Suspect
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A white Salt Lake City police officer was charged with second-degree felony assault after ordering a K9 dog to bite a Black man who had complied with his command to raise his hands.
Police Shooting
Critics Still Demanding Criminal Charges in Taylor Killing
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Protesters say a $12 million settlement that includes several police reforms is a step toward closure for Louisville and the 26-year-old’s family. They won’t be satisfied until the officers who shot and killed the unarmed Black woman are fired and criminally charged.
Policing
How Rochester Officials Covered Up Prude Death Video
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Rochester police leaders spent several months keeping the public from learning about the death of Daniel Prude at police hands.
Policing
Tempe Chief Sylvia Moir Quits After City Seeks Change
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City leaders in Tempe have been discussing police reform and what policing should look after the death of George Floyd. City Manager Andrew Ching said he believed it was in the city’s best interest to hire a new leader to oversee long-term changes in the police department.
TCR Special Reports
Toughening Police Decertification an Uphill Battle for States
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Some 45 states have the authority to revoke police officers’ licenses, but a growing number have recently begun to toughen police decertification laws, which would establish a procedure to more effectively prevent police officers found guilty of misconduct from being hired by other law enforcement agencies —with varying degrees of success.
Courts
Report: High Levels of Police Misconduct in Convictions of Innocent
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Official misconduct contributed to the false criminal convictions of more than 50 percent of innocent people who were later exonerated, according to a report from the National Registry of Exonerations.