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News Articles: law enforcement

Supporters of President Trump, including Jake Angeli (center), a QAnon supporter known for his painted face and horned hat, stand inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Demonstrators breached security and entered the Capitol as Congress was in the process of tallying the 2020 electoral vote count.

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  • National

Law Enforcement And Social Media Identifying U.S. Capitol Mob Members

The FBI is asking the public to help identify people involved in the attack. D.C. Metro police is offering a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information leading to an arrest.

January 07, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Allen
Albert Corado (right), the father of Melyda Corado, seen in a portrait with her brother Albert Corado Jr. His daughter, assistant manager of a Trader Joe's in Los Angeles, was killed by a police bullet when an armed suspect fled into the store in July 2018.

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  • National

LAPD Officers In 2018 Trader Joe's Shooting Will Not Be Charged In Employee's Death

The district attorney's office said police "acted in lawful self-defense and defense of others." It added the officers won't be held criminally responsible in the death of Melyda Corado.

December 16, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
This undated photo provided by family attorney Sean Walton shows Casey Goodson. The fatal shooting of 23-year-old Goodson by an Ohio sheriff's deputy on Friday, is now under investigation.

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  • National

Federal Investigators Join Probe Into Casey Goodson Shooting Death

The U.S. Justice Department said it is investigating whether Goodson, a 23-year-old Black man, had his civil rights violated when he was shot and killed by law enforcement Dec. 4.

December 08, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Police tape marks a corner of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus last May after protests over the death of George Floyd. Columbus police are investigating the shooting death of a Black man last week by a Franklin County sheriff's deputy.

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  • National

Police In Ohio Say Slain Black Man Brandished A Gun; Family Says He Held A Sandwich

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said a deputy shot and killed 23-year-old Casey Goodson on Friday. Law enforcement recovered a gun. His family's attorneys say he was licensed to carry a firearm.

December 08, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Demonstrators hold placards reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER," "Walter Wallace JR." and DEFUND PPD" as they gather in protest near the location where Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man, was killed by two police officers in Philadelphia. Police officers said he was armed with a knife.

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  • National

Policing Reform, Civilian Oversight And More: After Months Of Protest, Voters Decide

Months of protests over police brutality has brought some change, but major reform has so far eluded many communities.

October 31, 2020
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By:
  • Cheryl Corley
In August. the U.S. Marshals Service led a two-week operation in the Atlanta metro area and Macon to find missing children.

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  • Law

Georgia Today: Operation Not Forgotten — Separating Fact From Fiction

A series of raids across metro Atlanta and Macon stoked fears that child sex trafficking is more prevalent than we thought. Johnny Edwards, an investigative reporter with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, describes how the operation perpetuated a narrative of sex trafficking that doesn’t always square with the evidence.

October 22, 2020
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Pria Mahadevan
A mural honors George Floyd at the intersection of 38th St. and Chicago Ave., where he was killed by Minneapolis police on May 25, inspiring protests and police reform efforts.

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  • Law

DOJ Unveils New Initiative To Help Police Departments, Offers Aid To Minneapolis

Justice Department officials unveiled a new initiative Tuesday to establish a grant program and national center to help with defining policies and training officers.

October 20, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Kamala Harris, then California attorney general, speaks to reporters on July 11, 2012.

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  • Race

The Story Behind Kamala Harris' Truancy Program

HuffPost reporter Molly Redden explains how a program trying to reduce school absences produced unintended consequences—both for California families and Harris herself.

October 17, 2020
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  • Gene Demby
Former Wolfe City, Texas, police Officer Shaun Lucas, shown here in a booking photo, has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man at a convenience store.

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  • National

Texas Police Officer Fired, Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting Of Black Man

Former Wolfe City police Officer Shaun Lucas faces a murder charge in the killing of Jonathan Price. Price reportedly extended his hand to Lucas for a handshake shortly before he was shot dead.

October 09, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Protesters gather outside the Minneapolis Police Department's 5th Precinct on Wednesday following the release of former police Officer Derek Chauvin. He posted a $1 million bond.

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  • National

51 Arrested In Minneapolis Protests Following Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin's Release

The former police officer faces charges of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's killing in May. Demonstrators took to the streets Wednesday after he posted a $1 million bond.

October 08, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Philonise Floyd, right, brother of George Floyd, gets ready to march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, during the March on Washington on Friday.

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  • Race

Civil Rights Lawyer And George Floyd's Brother On 'Painful' 2020 March On Washington

Ben Crump, who represents the family of Jacob Blake, and Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, share their views on what a March on Washington means in 2020.

August 28, 2020
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  • Rachel Martin
Police attempt to push back protesters outside the Kenosha County Courthouse late Monday in Kenosha, Wis. Protests continued for a second night after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

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  • National

Man Shot By Kenosha, Wis., Police Paralyzed From The Waist Down, Lawyer Says

Attorney Benjamin Crump tweets the news of Jacob Blake's condition Tuesday — and adds he is praying it is not permanent. Blake was shot in the back by police in Wisconsin on Sunday.

August 25, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Neighborhood Watch sign at the limits of the town of Deepstep in Washington County where Eurie Martin was killed in 2017.

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  • Law

Georgia Supreme Court Justices Express Doubt Man Slain By Deputies Was Stopped With Just Cause

Eurie Martin was tased to death by deputies in Washington County in 2017.

August 13, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
A gunman posing as a delivery person shot and killed Salas' 20-year-old son and wounded her husband last month at their New Jersey home before fleeing, according to judiciary officials.

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  • National

Federal Judge Esther Salas Speaks Out About Deadly Attack On Her Family

Esther Salas is calling for reforms to keep judges and other court officials safe from attacks. "This is a matter of life and death," she said. Her son was killed at her home last month.

August 03, 2020
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  • Brian Mann
San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks to a group protesting police racism outside City Hall on June 1. On Friday she announced plans to divert $120 million from the city's police to efforts that address inequities in the Black community.

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  • National

San Francisco Proposes To Shift $120 Million From Police To Tackle Racial Disparities

Mayor London Breed said the funds would be reallocated over two years to address stark inequities in housing, education, health and economic opportunities faced by the city's Black community.

July 31, 2020
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  • Maureen Pao
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