Officer acquitted in 2020 death of Manuel Ellis in Tacoma is hired by neighboring sheriff’s office

[ad_1] OLYMPIA, Wash. — One of the three Tacoma police officers cleared of criminal charges in…

He didn’t trust police but sought their help anyway. Two days later, he was dead

[ad_1] PATERSON, N.J. — Jameek Lowery entered the dimly lit lobby of the city’s police headquarters…

Key findings from AP’s investigation into police force that isn’t supposed to be lethal

[ad_1] Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are…

Minnesota is poised to give school resource officers clearer authority to use force

[ad_1] ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers are on the verge of a compromise that will…

A Vermont mom called police to talk to her son about stealing. He ended up handcuffed and sedated

[ad_1] A Vermont mother wanted to teach her then-14-year-old son a lesson after he came home…

Tyre Nichols’ family to gather for vigil 1 year after police brutally beat him

[ad_1] MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One year ago, Tyre Nichols was driving home to have dinner with…

Court upholds NYC law banning the types of police restraints that killed George Floyd, Eric Garner

[ad_1] A New York City law that forbids police from using chokeholds or sitting, kneeling, or…

Defense digs into Manuel Ellis’ drug use at trial of Washington officers accused in man’s death

[ad_1] TACOMA, Wash. — A lawyer for one of three Washington state police officers charged in…