A Missouri police detective is waiting for a judge to deliver a verdict after his involuntary manslaughter trial in the fatal shooting of a Black man in 2019. The trial for Detective Eric J. DeValkenaere marked the first time in the Kansas City history that an officer has been charged in a fatal on-duty shooting, The […]
A Louisiana police officer has been charged with aggravated battery and malfeasance in officer for allegedly tasing a suspect who called him a racial slur during a September arrest. According to legal documents obtained by KNEO-TV, Timothy Miller was arrested and charged “in connection with Miller’s use of a Taser on a suspect during an […]
An Inglewood, California police officer has been charged with trying to sell a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cocaine to a law enforcement informant, authorities announced Friday. Officer John Abel Baca, 45, of Whittier was arrested last week after a federal grand jury indicted him on charges of distributing the drug, according to a statement from the […]
“Police are supposed to protect and serve citizens, and to act in a manner consistent with their sworn oath to do so. Officer Cummings’ actions deviated from his oath and his negligence caused the death of Leneal Frazier,” Freeman said. During Cummings’ chase, Frazier’s Jeep entered an intersection on a green light. According to investigators, […]
Charlotte Observer reported, the two members of the girls’ volleyball team who spoke out were issued a one day suspension, for violating the school board’s policy on student protests. Officials said that while a separate, planned indoor demonstration in the school’s gym was authorized, the “disruptive” student walk-out was not. “Other sports teams were represented […]
Cranston was initially arrested at the scene after the shooting, but posted bail and was released hours after Washington’s death. Hummel added there is “no justification” for the use of the weapon by Cranston. Cranston remains in county jail without bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 5 and his plea hearing […]
The search for a potential third child ended early last Friday afternoon after the child was found safe in another location. “This is a tragedy and we ask for prayers for the children and their family,” Shreveport police department Sergeant Angie Wilhite said. According to police, Black, 32, is accused to have thrown two of her kids […]
A former Louisiana State Police trooper has been charged with a civil rights violation for pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight — the first criminal case to emerge from federal investigations into troopers’ beatings of at least three Black men. A grand jury on Thursday indicted Jacob Brown for the 2019 beating […]
An Upstate New York man has been arrested and charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief as a hate crime after law enforcement officials claimed he vandalized a Black Lives Matter street mural. According to witnesses Ian Rawlinson, 43, to Albany police on Thursday, Sept. 16, for defacing the Lark Street mural. Once officers arrived, Rawlinson already […]
Three police officers, two paramedics have been charged in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative two years ago DENVER — Three suburban Denver police officers and two paramedics were indicted on manslaughter and other charges in the death of Elijah McClain, […]