CHICAGO — In the last decade, high-profile police killings — including George Floyd in 2020 — have shaken the nation and led to widespread protests and calls for reform, including hiring more nonwhite and female officers.
The lawsuit alleges the 19-year-old woman, who was attending a racial justice protest in May, was trying to flee tear gas when she was struck in the face by a projectile fired by an officer acting to disperse a crowd of protestors with rubber bullets.
FBI says 2 agents killed, 3 wounded while serving arrest warrant in Florida; suspect is also dead.
Law enforcement officers who executed a search warrant at the man's home seized two guns, approximately 2 ounces of meth, more than $5,000 in cash, drug trafficking materials, two bulletproof vests, marijuana, drug ledgers and ammunition.
About a dozen residences were evacuated, but all of them were saved, authorities said.
In her Condition of the State address, the governor outlined legislation that would ban racial profiling by police, and also define punishments for anyone who participates in a riot or attacks law enforcement officers.
CLAIM: The FBI has cleared President Donald Trump “of any guilt, any connection” to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Drew began his law enforcement career in 1981. He shifted to county work in 1984 and became Sheriff in 2012 — a job that will end Jan. 2.
A police pursuit of a vehicle that had been reported stolen started in North Sioux City, South Dakota, crossed into Iowa and reached speeds in…
As officers gathered outside, the suspect and a 19-year-old man broke out a window in an escape attempt, according to court documents. The 17-year-old then allegedly fired shots at the victim and other officers.
A riot was declared in Portland, Oregon, and protesters took to the streets in Seattle on Wednesday as people demanded that every vote in Tuesday’s election be counted.
After a summer of protests and sometimes-violent clashes over racial inequality in policing, about half of voters call racism a "very serious"…
In the past 20 years, many officials say, they have worked to improve minority representation but are hampered by outside forces. Chief among them: Many communities can’t compete with the salaries or quality of life opportunities offered elsewhere.
Though minorities make up nearly 31 percent of the city's population, they account for just 8.8 percent of the Sioux City Police Department's 125 sworn officers. Police leaders across metro Sioux City say they're seeking ways to diversify.
Biden's trip comes just two days after President Donald Trump visited the community to tour damaged businesses and meet with law enforcement to push for "law and order" to quell at-times violent protests.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden visited Kenosha on Thursday and met with the family of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot and s…
CLAIM: Law enforcement found 39 missing children in a double-wide trailer in Georgia.
Biden's trip comes just two days after President Donald Trump visited the community to tour damaged businesses and meet with law enforcement to push for "law and order" to quell at-times violent protests.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden visited Kenosha on Thursday and met with the family of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot and s…
More police officers have died from COVID-19 this year than have been killed on patrol.
Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, will hold a community meeting on Thursday in Kenosha "to bring together Americans to heal and address the challenges we face," according to a statement from Biden's campaign.
President Trump visited Kenosha on Tuesday, in the wake of a police shooting that spurred days of rioting. A police officer shot Jacob Blake, …
Here are scenes from this week in Kenosha, a week unlike any other, taken by journalist Sean Krajacic.
The fifth night of protests Thursday in Kenosha was the calmest yet following the shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday by a Kenosha police officer.
KENOSHA — A 17-year-old teen from Illinois, who was with a self-described “local militia” throughout Tuesday’s protests, has been accused of killing two men and seriously injuring a third Tuesday night in Kenosha.
