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Trump's executive order on policing is pro-police and doesn't call for major changes
Trump's executive order is primarily concerned with not demonizing police officers and low on subst…
John Haltiwanger,Eliza Relman
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Police groups challenge the GOP claim that Democrats sought to 'defund the police' in reform legislation
Groups representing members of law enforcement said reform legislation did not in fact propose "def…
Charles Davis
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Ithaca mayor is set to propose a plan to replace the city's police with a civilian-led agency, report says
"What this plan is saying is that we also want the police to show up less - and that's a radical th…
Lauren Frias
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A Colorado teenager died 3 weeks after being shot by police while he was having a mental health crisis: 'Please, please handle him with care'
Alex Domina, 19, of Colorado died three weeks after being shot by police while he was having a ment…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Police officers are trained to frame their police reports to deceive, former cop turned academic says
Recent police killings highlight inconsistencies between police reports and the facts. One former l…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Applications to join the Capitol Police surged after the Jan. 6 insurrection, police chief says
J. Thomas Manger likened the rise to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, which saw a surge in applic…
Sophia Ankel
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Mississippi police chief ousted for recording bragging about shooting a Black man 119 times, using the N-word
Lexington Police Chief Sam Dobbins was fired for allegedly using homophobic and racist slurs captur…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Police departments across the US are increasing patrols in Asian communities, but experts say more policing is not the answer
Activists have argued more policing in marginalized communities is not a long-term solution and cou…
Erin Snodgrass
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A man was shot dead by police after a 90mph car chase in Indianapolis, and appears to have broadcast his death on Facebook Live
More than 4,000 people watched a Facebook Live of a man who was allegedly shot by police in Indiana…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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At least 1,124 people were killed by police in 2021, according to an online database, and there were only 15 days last year when police didn't kill anyone
The data revealed that crime rates and police violence have no correlation — meaning crime can be l…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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A California father posted two videos of a police officer punching his son with autism outside his home
"I am pro police, but I am not pro ABUSE," Adam Wolf, the father of the 17-year-old teen with autis…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Incident report about the death of a Black man in Mississippi police custody shows a different account from an original statement released by police
An incident report read by Insider says that Damien Cameron "collapsed" while running from police, …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Mississippi authorities still silent on investigation into the death of a Black man who died in police custody over six months ago
Damien Cameron's family is looking for answers after an investigation into his death in police cust…
Kenneth Niemeyer,Hannah Beckl…
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Some protesters want to abolish the police, but what does that mean?
Police abolition includes "a radical investment in communities of color, including housing, jobs, a…
Starre Vartan
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Atlanta police identify officers who were suspended after video appeared to show one of them kicking handcuffed woman in the head
Atlanta police said the sergeant's apparent actions were "unacceptable," and that they were concern…
Michelle Mark
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Police departments across the country are banning chokeholds and other 'deadly force' techniques in the wake of George Floyd's killing
Chokeholds are a "deadly force option," a Minneapolis police manual says. They're now banned in Den…
Isaac Scher
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The Houston Police police chief called it 'inexplicable' that 4 of his officers fired 21 shots at an incapacitated man during a mental health call. They've been fired.
The four Houston police officers have appealed their firings, even though Chief Art Acevedo made it…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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At least 2 Louisville Metro police officers were shot on Wednesday night, interim police chief confirms
Earlier Wednesday, three Louisville police officers were not indicted in Breonna Taylor's death, an…
Lauren Frias
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'Fortnite' has quietly removed police cars from the game amid ongoing anti-police-brutality protests
In a major update last week, "Fortnite" launched a new season — and quietly removed police cars in …