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On Monday, Texas rangers arrested Wolfe City police officer Shaun Lucas for the murder of 31-year-old Jonathon Price in North Texas, as officials said his actions were not “objectionably reasonable.” In a statement, the Texas Department of Public Safety said that Lucas, who is white, was arrested on suspicion of the …

Memphis police apologize after officers brought electric shields, capable of delivering 320 volts of electricity, to a protest. A “regrettable mistake” is what Memphis officers are calling their aggressive and brutal tactic, which happened while they were trying to manage protests in the city. On Thursday, a small group of …

The Kentucky attorney general has announced the highly awaited decision on the death of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, one officer has been charged in connection to the case. The two other officers have not been indicted. On Wednesday afternoon, attorney general Daniel Cameron discussed the decision from the steps of the …

Documents reveal that law enforcement officials tried to withhold information about Daniel Prude’s death for months. The video went viral, showing Daniel Prude, a Black man, with a hood over his head being pinned down by police in Rochester, New York, in March. He died a week later. Now, Prude’s …

While police have utilized what they deem to be less-lethal ammunition, such as rubber bullets, a report published by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has revealed that more than 100 people have sustained serious injuries from these measures just this summer alone. “Protests calling for justice and accountability for police …

 Written by @cabbagepatchgrl ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 58-year-old Randy Suell was found dead on Monday night in #Phoenix. According to ABC 13, police were called to the scene at 8 PM near 3rd Street and Southern Ave, after someone was seen hitting the 58-year-old man. Upon arrival, they found the victim with blunt …

The majority of states have adopted bills that can end the careers of police officers that have a troubled history. But police unions and other law enforcement organizations across California rallied up to stop it from happening in their state. According to the Associated Press, lawmakers scrambled to finish their …

According to the NY Daily News, two former New Jersey police officers both plead guilty for vandalizing a man’s cars after he filed a complaint against them. Thomas Dowling and Stephen Martinsen, former officers of the Asbury Park Police Department, admitted to breaking the windows of one and slashing the …

It’s been three weeks since the murder of George Floyd. His death, along with the killings of Breonna Taylor and countless other Black Americans at the hands of the police, has sparked protests and discussions about race relations nationwide. As displays of civil unrest continue, and protesters demand for the …

Police in San Francisco will no longer be responding to non-criminal calls. San Francisco mayor London Breed said that non-violent calls will now be diverted from the police department to “non-law enforcement agencies.” Instead of officers, trained and unarmed professionals, who are equipped to deal with mental health, the homeless, …

The president of a Florida Fraternal Order of Police chapter has been suspended from the sheriff’s office after he used the chapter’s Facebook page to offer jobs to police officers with excessive use of force accusations. On Tuesday, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey announced he had suspended Lt. Bert Gamin …

The New York State Senate has voted to repeal a 44-year-old law that helped protect police officers’ disciplinary records from being released to the public. A variety of social causes have taken place in the wake of global protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd and police brutality. Thousands …

Data shows that American police shoot, arrest, and imprison more people than other developed nations. Since 2015, police have shot and killed 5,400 people. From the beginning of 2020 through the first week of June, police shot and killed 463 people, which is 49 more than the same period last …

A photo of a Long Beach officer standing over blood with his baton has sparked an internal investigation. Officer Jacob Delgado, 26, of the Long Beach Police Department in California, posted a series of photos that showed “disturbing” images of what took place at protests on Sunday. The officer, who …

Police officers in Asheville, NC were caught stomping on water bottles and destroying medical supplies at a station that was set up to help aid the demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd. The reported video shows Asheville police officers in riot gear and holding shields forming a protective circle …