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News Articles: Police

This image from video shows Minneapolis police officers Thomas Lane, left, and J. Alexander Kueng, right, escorting George Floyd, center, to a police vehicle outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis, on May 25, 2020. The image was shown as prosecutor Steve Schleicher gave closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the death of Floyd.

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  • National

How Using Videos At Chauvin Trial And Others Impacts Criminal Justice

The video of George Floyd's death was critical evidence in the murder trial of convicted ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. That video and others are changing trials and police training.

May 07, 2021
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By:
  • Cheryl Corley
Julia Sherwin, lawyer for the family of Mario Gonzalez, speaks about his death in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday. Members of the Gonzalez family believe police used excessive force when they attempted to arrest him.

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  • Law

Lawyer Says Police Didn't Need To Arrest Man Who Died After Being Pinned To Ground

Mario Gonzalez, 26, died in police custody on April 19. Body camera footage showed police pinning him to the ground for several minutes.

April 30, 2021
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By:
  • Eric Westervelt and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A screenshot of the Alameda Police Department body camera footage shows officers detaining Mario Gonzalez, 26, on April 19. Gonzalez died soon after.

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  • Law

Man Dies After Alameda, Calif., Police Pin Him To Ground For Several Minutes

The city released body camera footage showing the police encounter with Mario Gonzalez. He died after being pinned to the ground.

April 28, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz

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  • National

When You Add More Police To A City, What Happens?

A new study looks at the effects of growing police forces on racial inequality.

April 20, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky
Georgetown Law School professor Paul Butler testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability in June 2020. In an NPR interview, Butler says police in Brooklyn Center, Minn., didn't need to pursue Daunte Wright over an outstanding warrant.

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  • National

Law Professor: Police Hold 'Extraordinary' Power Over Black People In Traffic Stops

Those who don't immediately stop for police are committing "contempt of cop. And bad officers will make you pay for that," law professor Paul Butler argues.

April 16, 2021
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By:
  • Noel King and
  • Avie Schneider
Crawford County Courthouse

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  • Law

GBI Arrests Crawford County Sheriff's Investigator On Assault Charge During A Traffic Stop

The GBI arrested Dennis Ballard, 47, and charged him with aggravated assault and violation of oath of office.

April 15, 2021
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By:
  • Caleb Slinkard
Flowers are placed on a banner as demonstrators gather outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Chauvin Trial And Killing Of Daunte Wright Renew Calls For Justice, Police Reform

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Last summer, police violence in communities across the country acted as rallying points for discussion over the role of law enforcement in our society. Now, the police killing of Daunte Wright amid the ongoing trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin spurs renewed demands for structural change.

April 14, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Officer Joe Gutierrez aims his weapon at Lt. Caron Nazario during a traffic stop. Nazario is suing Gutierrez and the other officer, Daniel Crocker, for violation of his constitutional rights.

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  • National

Virginia Attorney General Investigating Windsor Police Department

The Attorney General's office requested documents on the department's use of force policies and personnel records for the officers who pepper-sprayed Lt. Caron Nazario Dec. 5.

April 13, 2021
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz and
  • Emma Bowman
close-up of a Savannah police vehicle

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  • Law

Family Seeks Answers After Man Dies In Savannah Police Custody

William Harvey died in a Savannah Police interview room. His family wants more details.

April 12, 2021
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  • Emily Jones
State Rep. Park Cannon is placed into the back of a Georgia State Capitol patrol car after being arrested at the state Capitol. Cannon was arrested after she attempted to knock on the door of Gov. Brian Kemp's office during his remarks after signing into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections.

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  • Politics

Georgia Lawmaker Arrested As Governor Signs Law Overhauling Elections

Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, is facing charges after refusing to stop knocking on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office door.

March 26, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Eric Talley of the Boulder, Colo., police is being mourned as a brave officer, husband, a brother and father to seven children. Talley and nine others were killed Monday in a mass shooting in Boulder.

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  • National

Eric Talley: Family And Colleagues Remember Police Officer Slain At Boulder Grocery

His father says Eric Talley, 51, was a devoted dad who was learning to be a drone operator, because the job would be safer.

March 23, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Robert Stewart was one of the first Black officers hired by LAPD. He was terminated in 1900 and on Tuesday the Los Angeles Police Commission unanimously voted to have him reinstated to retire with honor.

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  • National

One Of LAPD's 1st Black Officers Reinstated More Than 120 Years After His Firing

Robert Stewart was among the first Black officers hired by the LAPD. He spent 11 years on the force before he was unjustly terminated, according to the Los Angeles Police Commission.

February 25, 2021
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Protesters at the Georgia State Capitol.

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  • Law

Bill To Block Deep Cuts To Police Funding In Georgia Advances In Legislature

A bill aimed at preventing Georgia city and county governments from making deep cuts in the budgets of their local police agencies advanced in the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday.

February 16, 2021
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By:
  • Beau Evans
Former Rochester, N.Y., Police Chief La'Ron Singletary, pictured at a press conference in September, was terminated from the department later that month. He is giving a deposition to members of the Rochester City Council investigating the death of Daniel Prude in police custody in March.

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  • National

Former Rochester, N.Y., Police Chief Testifies About Daniel Prude Case

La'Ron Singletary was fired from the Rochester Police Department in September. Prude, a Black man with a history of mental illness, died of asphyxiation after an encounter with officers in March.

February 05, 2021
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
A frame from a Rochester Police Department body-camera video shows a girl in handcuffs in the back of a police cruiser.

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  • National

Protests In Rochester As Lawmakers Move To Ban Use of Chemical Irritants On Minors

Demonstrators gathered near a Rochester, N.Y., police precinct — not far from where a 9-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed last week. An officer is suspended, two others are on administrative leave.

February 03, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker
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