Four Alabama SWAT officers were shot early Sunday morning when they tracked the suspect in a double homicide to a Birmingham apartment, where the suspect opened fire on them as they entered. Birmingham Police Sgt Rod Mauldin said the team returned fire and struck the suspect, killing him, according to AL.com. Police have not yet …
On Sunday, city officials in New York released two body-camera videos from Friday which apparently show police officers pepper-spraying a handcuffed 9-year-old girl while responding to a “family trouble” call involving a possible stolen car. According to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, the unidentified Rochester police officer sprayed the girl after she refused to put …
A Mississippi police officer who pulled over a woman late last month reportedly ended up purchasing a car seat for the woman’s young son. Niya Sumpter recalled her encounter with state highway trooper Bradley Sanders in a November 19 Facebook post. Sumpter said she was pulled over by Sanders while en route to her son’s …
Update: On Monday, the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook post that the investigator involved in the November 9 shooting of a family’s dog will not be punished, as he did not violate any laws or policies. A Message From Sheriff Ryals Since taking office in 2017, I have been an advocate of …
The suspect not only admitted to drinking and watching a movie, but he also said he had the cruise control on an depended too much on the vehicle’s lane assist feature
‘LMPD [was] more interested in including unsupported allegations to smear Kenny Walker than it [was] in actually finding the truth,’ his lawyer said
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed a motion Tuesday requesting the delay of grand jury recordings in the Breonna Taylor case, claiming the unedited recordings compromise witnesses’ privacy. According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, Cameron asked Jefferson County Circuit Court to allow them an extra week to redact names and any other identifying information. Cameron’s office …
A group of Five Guys employees in Alabama who reportedly refused service to three police officers Tuesday have been fired or suspended in light of mounting backlash. The Five Guys franchise, located in Daphne, said Friday in a Facebook post that they temporarily closed the restaurant for “further education and customer service training.” A representative …
Hanover County District Attorney Benjamin David told NPR that his office is reviewing 89 cases involving three former Wilmington police officers fired for allegedly making racist, threatening remarks about Black people. David said that amid the review, they have already dismissed some cases involving James Gilmore, Jesse Moore II, and Kevin Piner, who were fired …
Officials released bodycam footage Monday which shows last year’s arrest involving four Oklahoma police officers and a suspect who later died at a hospital. The Oklahoma City Police Department released May 20, 2019, footage showing the arrest of Derrick Scott, 42. Police Captain Larry Withrow said officers arrested Scott after receiving a call about a …
One of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd has a string of traffic violations and criminal charges before he was hired by the Minneapolis Police Department, Business Insider reports. Thomas Lane, 37, was on his fourth shift as a full-time police officer on May 25, when he and three …
