The sister of a Texas man shot and killed by an officer in his apartment last week said her brother never left his door unlocked—contradicting comments the officer reportedly made to police. Allisa Jean, the sister of Botham Jean, 26, told CBS News Wednesday that it’s highly unlikely that her brother was in the dark …
A bodycam apparently captured the tense moments when a Nebraska police officer pulled over a suspect who brandished his gun and shot him in the shoulder. In a detailed account released to the public, the Omaha Police Department said Ken Fortune, 42, a member of the department’s Gang Unit, and two other officers conducted a traffic …
Authorities in Kentucky say a gunman is dead after he opened fire on a Scott County deputy during an attempted fugitive arrest. According to WAVE, 57-year-old Edward Reynolds was wanted as a fugitive out of Florida on a warrant related to a July bank robbery. He was the subject of a joint mission by deputies, …
Witnesses’ accounts reportedly contradict the story a Dallas police officer gave investigators after shooting Botham Jean after allegedly walking into his apartment by mistake. Jean’s family lawyer told the New York Daily News that they’ve received information regarding officer Amber Guyger’s statements to police following her arrest. The lawyer went on to describe Guyger’s account as …
The Los Angeles Police Department released a graphic video on Monday involving an altercation in July that left the suspect dead and officer injured during a routine traffic stop. Los Angeles Times reports that a July 28 traffic stop led an unidentified female officer to the car of a suspect later identified as Richard Mendoza, 32, …
By RYAN TARINELLI and KEN MILLER, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer was arrested Sunday on a manslaughter charge in the off-duty shooting of a black neighbor whose apartment she says she mistook for her own. Officer Amber Guyger was booked into the Kaufman County Jail after being taken into custody, the …
A food truck operator in Detroit has sparked local debate after announcing on social media that Rocky’s Road Brew would not serve members of the law enforcement community. “On this street corner I encounter all types and the only type that has ever purposely intimidated me is [the Detroit Police Department],” Rocky Coronado wrote in …
By RYAN TARINELLI, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The lawyer for the family of a man who was gunned down at his home by a Dallas police officer is calling for her to be arrested and charged, saying the fact that she remains free days after the shooting shows she’s receiving favorable treatment. S. Lee Merritt, …
White female cop says she thought the victim was in HER apartment
Authorities in Texas say a fellow law enforcement officer shot and killed a black man when she entered his apartment by mistake, apparently thinking it was her own. According to Fox News, Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall said the unidentified officer, who is described as a white female, is expected to be charged with …
A California news station has obtained audio of the 911 placed by a white woman who sought police intervention after seeing two black men using a charcoal grill at Lake Merritt in late April. In the 911 call obtained by KTVU, a dispatcher can be heard asking the caller, who identified herself as Jennifer Schulte—but the Internet …
Authorities in Florida reported the arrest of a woman suspected of dragging a sheriff’s deputy from her vehicle after a traffic stop early Saturday morning. According to the Tampa Bay Times, 29-year-old Amber Marie Griffin is accused of driving a silver Kia Rio along U.S. 301 in Riverview shortly after midnight with an outstanding warrant …
