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Three police officers were Thursday charged with aiding a kidnapping suspect escape from lawful
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Enough Said. Pittsburgh protests the unjust police killing of George Floyd
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE descended upon Downtown and the area around PPG Paints Arena, May 30, to protest the unjust killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a White Minneapolis police officer, who was fired and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. (Photos by Courier photographer Rob
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Mayor Johnson calls a special meeting in response to excessive force claims during peaceful protests
Mayor Eric Johnson called a Dallas City Council special meeting June 5 in response to reports of police
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D.C. Mayor Calls Trump's Comments About 'Vicious Dogs' An 'Attack On Black America'
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Saturday she was “shaken” by President Donald Trump’s threat about unleashing “vicious dogs” on people protesting the death of George Floyd, saying it called up associations of segregationist
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Bob Kroll reaffirms suspicions the MPD is beyond reform
Judging from a letter written to the Minneapolis Police Federation and an interview with
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Mutare town clerk in land storm - NewsDay Zimbabwe
EMBATTLED Mutare town clerk Joshua Maligwa is alleged to have offered residential stands to the police to seek protection ahead of investigations into an alleged massive land scandal at the local authority. BY KENNETH NYANGANI In a leaked document, Maligwa and councillors, who are facing serious
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Court orders MPD to make immediate changes, including ban of chokeholds
Hennepin County Judge signed court order filed by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights Hennepin County Court today approved theproposed court orderfiled by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) Source
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On The Spot Where George Floyd Died, His Brother Urges Calm
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s brother pleaded for peace in the streets Monday, saying destruction is “not going to bring my brother back at
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DPD Issues Changes to Protest Protocol
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Rwanda: Over 1,300 Complete Basic Police Course At Gishari
Rwanda National Police (RNP), on Friday, gained 1,354 new members among its ranks, after they completed the 'Basic Police Course' at the Police Training School (PTS) Gishari in Rwamagana
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Minneapolis to ban police chokeholds in wake of George Floyd death
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Florida Cops Laugh About How They ‘F*ck Up’ Protestors In Bodycam Video
Former police officers criticize the behavior.
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'We are not okay'
A number of the island's district constables (DCs) is crying foul over the “poor” treatment they say is being meted out to them by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), even as the group celebrates District Constable
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Kevin Hart Speaks Out on George Floyd's Death, Says He Wants Police to Stop Ignoring the Problem
With people protesting George Floyd’s death across the United States, many have been vocal about looting and property damage that has followed some of the
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'I have no regrets', says Toronto Police Chief of Jamaican heritage
(Jamaica Gleaner) TORONTO’S POLICE chief, Mark Saunders, surprised many with the announcement that he will retire from the service on July 31 – eight months before his contract is set to
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Report: At least 70 people have died in police custody after saying ‘I Can’t Breathe’ - DefenderNetwork.com
The deaths of Eric Garner and George Floyd have turned the words “I can’t breathe” into an infamous phrase inextricably linked to the issue of excessive force used by police on Black citizens. Both Garner’s and Floyd’s altercations with police were recorded and posted on social media for the world
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Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio , That from and after the first day of June next. no black or mulatto person shall be permitted to settle or reside in this state, unless he or she shall first produce a fair certificate from some court within the United
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Pgh Police Chief: ‘Excessive force is unacceptable and will not be tolerated at any level’
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Daniel Prude Death: Rochester Mayor Promises Police Reforms Amid Protests
Rochester Mayor Promises Police Reforms After Police Killing
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Police mum on DPP’s call on soldier’s shooting of cop
Police authorities are tight-lipped about a recommendation made by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn about the fate of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier who earlier this year shot and injured a cop he allegedly found at his home in a compromising position with his
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Still no sign of missing West Bank cop - Stabroek News
The disappearance of police constable Quincy Lewis has left his mother at a loss for answers and up to yesterday afternoon, there were no word on his whereabouts. The article Still no sign of missing West Bank cop appeared first on Stabroek News.
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New chief of embattled Colorado force wants cops to see bias - Black News Channel

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The new leader of a suburban Denver police department whose officers put Elijah McClain in a chokehold before the young Black man died last year and handcuffed Black girls over the weekend said Wednesday that she wants to empower police to veer

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'You Broke My Wrist': Georgia Cops Seen Using Excessive Force On Black Man Before Realizing They Had The Wrong Guy - Blavity
A Black man in Valdosta, Georgia, is suing its police department after he was hospitalized following an encounter with police.
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Kenya: Court Declines to Stop Charges Against Khalwale
The High Court in Kakamega has declined to grant orders to stop charges against former senator Boni
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Jamaica: Two policemen shot dead, two injured in Spanish Town attack
Jamaica: Two policemen shot dead, two injured in Spanish Town attack
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'You Good?': Bodycam Footage Shows APD Officer Rally Around Cop Who Shot Rayshard Brooks; Victim's Family Speaks Out
A body camera recorded an unidentified officer asking the officer who shot Rayshard Brooks if he was OK after the
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Zimbabwe: Cops Arrested Over U.S.$18 Roadblock Bribe
[New Zimbabwe] Two police officers are set to lose their jobs if the courts prove them guilty of having collected US$18 and ZWL$ 247 bribe money at roadblock in Bindura last week.
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7 cops suspended in Prude death - DefenderNetwork.com
Seven police officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York, were suspended Thursday by the city’s mayor, who said she was misled for months about the circumstances of the fatal encounter. Prude, 41, who was Black, died when he was taken off life support March
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Officers suspended in suffocation death; protesters unswayed - Black News Channel
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Seven police officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York, were suspended by the city's mayor, who said she was misled for months about the circumstances of the fatal
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Charges Dropped Against Breonna Taylor's Boyfriend, Police Chief Announces Retirement Same Day FBI Takes Up Investigation of Case
A Louisville prosecutor recommended charges be dropped against Kenneth Walker, who was charged with attempted murder after he shot a police officer during the botched raid that resulted in the death of his girlfriend, Breonna
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