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News Articles: law enforcement

Law enforcement officers aim their weapons at a home during a standoff in Grants Pass, Ore., on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Police said the standoff involving a man suspected in a violent kidnapping in Oregon who was barricaded underneath the home had been "resolved."

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Oregon kidnapping suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot, police say

A suspect in a violent kidnapping in Oregon died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday night after being taken into custody following a standoff with law enforcement, a police spokesman said.

February 01, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Demonstrators protest the death of an environmental activist, who went by Tortuguita, in Atlanta on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.

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Violent protest in downtown Atlanta over killing of activist

A protest turned violent in downtown Atlanta on Saturday night in the wake of the death of an environmental activist who was killed this week after authorities said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper.

January 21, 2023
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  • Associated Press
State senator with policeman.

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Sen. Sonya Halpern on her ride-along with law enforcement

​State Sen. Sonya Halpern, an Atlanta Democrat who represents District 39 in the Georgia Legislature, recently participated in an evening ride-along with the Georgia State Patrol.

January 20, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger will speak on behalf of his department at a  Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for his officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

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  • Politics

Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 failures 'largely' fixed but extremism threat persists

USCP Chief Tom Manger says problems that led to the Capitol riot have been addressed, and he is focusing on expanding field offices to be better prepared for rising threats to congressional members.

December 06, 2022
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  • Deirdre Walsh
Investigators search for evidence outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 25, 2022, after an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. Four months after the Robb Elementary School shooting, the Uvalde school district on Friday, Oct. 7 pulled its entire embattled campus police force off the job.

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One student repeatedly called 911 during the Uvalde shooting, reports say

A series of miscommunications from nearly 400 members of law enforcement led to long wait times for those stuck inside Robb Elementary School, where 19 students and two teachers died.

November 02, 2022
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By:
  • Katia Riddle and
  • Ayana Archie
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Paul Pelosi (L) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) attend the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner at Washington Hilton on April 28, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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Nancy Pelosi says she is traumatized by hammer attack on her husband Paul

Pelosi said she is grateful for the quick response of law enforcement and medical experts, and leaning on her Christian faith in a difficult time.

October 30, 2022
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  • Robbie Griffiths
Close up of woman using cell phone touch screen

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How might law enforcement use digital tracking to enforce Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law?

Digital privacy and enforcing laws on abortion could intersect, concerning privacy activists.

August 30, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
Police body camera recordings show interactions between Columbus police officers and Muscogee County Sheriff’s deputies during a conflict over booking prisoners at the jail in July 2022.

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Columbus police chief and sheriff sparred over jail operations before July standoff, emails show

On July 16, a dispute sparked a standoff between Columbus police officers and county deputies at the Muscogee County Jail. But the city police department and county sheriff’s office disagreed over crime suppression details long before that.

August 25, 2022
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  • Tim Chitwood
A man in his vehicle receives a traffic ticket from a police officer.

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Minor traffic tickets and private probation land many poor Georgians thousands of dollars in debt

A broken taillight can lead to insurmountable debt for many poor and rural Georgians due to something called private probation.

August 01, 2022
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  • Leah Fleming
Family of shooting victims listen to the Texas House investigative committee release its full report on the shootings at Robb Elementary School, Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.

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These are the 4 key takeaways from the Uvalde shooting investigation report

The investigative committee found law enforcement's response to the massacre involved little coordination and no leadership. School faculty, meanwhile, failed to uphold existing safeguards.

July 18, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie and
  • Emma Bowman
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Jan. 31, 2022, in Washington.

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First Amendment advocates respond to a new Arizona law limiting recording of police

Recently signed legislation in Arizona would bar people from recording video of police officers within 8 feet after being told not to.

July 10, 2022
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  • Austin Cope
Cassidy Hutchinson, who was an aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump, stands up in a public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, at the Capitol, in Washington, U.S., June 28, 2022. Photo by Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS

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Political Rewind: Surprise January 6th hearing; voter registration yields gains for Republicans

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Will Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony at the January 6th Hearings have any effect on voters this November? Plus, the AP reports that a million voters have switched to the Republican Party. Meanwhile, more DAs say they will not enforce laws that restrict abortions.
 

June 29, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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A Texas Department of Public Safety officer keeps watch on June 3, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas, near a memorial outside Robb Elementary School.

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  • National

A legal loophole may block access to Texas shooting records

A law barring information from being released in crimes for which no one has been convicted comes under focus in the Uvalde school shootings.

June 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Senator Kay Kirkpatrick

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  • Politics

Veterans entering law enforcement could train with free tuition

Georgia lawmakers are hoping to lower the barrier for veterans to enter law enforcement careers by offering tuition-free training. 

February 17, 2022
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  • Emily Rubin
Police on motor cycles

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  • Law

Georgia Senate committee endorses tax breaks for local police donations

Georgia senators are expected to vote soon on a bill endorsed by Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan that would create a $100 million tax credit program to support police and other law enforcement agencies.

February 03, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
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