The police officer who fired shots at Breonna Taylor during a “no-knock” search warrant raid of her home in Louisville, Kentucky is retiring. The announcement was confirmed by police spokesperson Beth Ruoff who said Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly plans to retire from the Louisville Metro Police Department on June 1, the Los Angeles Times reported. Mattingly, […]
FAIRFAX, Va. — A white state trooper who was seen in video released last year telling a Black driver “you are going to get your a– whooped” and yanking him out of the car by his neck is no longer with the Virginia State Police, a spokeswoman said. The Washington Post reported on Friday that spokeswoman Corinne Geller […]
A new ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court could provide victims of excessive force by an officer a clear path to receiving justice. In a 5-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a New Mexico woman who is seeking to sue two officers who she said violated her Fourth Amendment right which prohibits law […]
A Black police officer has been fired from the Lexington Police Department after an investigation found he provided information to a local Black Lives Matter protester, according to the Lexington Herald Leader. Officer Jervis Middleton was accused of harboring deep resentment toward some of the officers at the Lexington Police Department due to years of racist insults and demeaning language, […]
An independent investigation has revealed new details in the case of Elijah McClain, stating that Colorado police and paramedics made several errors when they treated the 23-year-old Black man, who was killed in 2019 after officers responded to a call about a suspicious person in the area. The panel of medical and legal experts appointed by the […]