Police brutality
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Officer acquitted in 2020 death of Manuel Ellis in Tacoma is hired by neighboring sheriff’s office
OLYMPIA, Wash. — One of the three Tacoma police officers cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel…
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California governor to deploy 500 surveillance cameras to Oakland to fight crime
OAKLAND, Calif. — Hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras are being installed in the city of Oakland and surrounding freeways to…
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Hundreds of London police refuse to carry guns after officer charged with murder
Hundreds of London police officers began refusing to patrol with firearms on Sunday after an officer was charged with murder in the…
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Trial begins in Elijah McClain death, which sparked outrage over police injustice
DENVER — Elijah McClain’s fatal encounter with police began on a summer night in 2019 when a 911 caller reported…
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French security officers cleared over black man’s death in custody
French investigating magistrates have dropped their case against three gendarmes over the 2016 death of a young black man in…
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Three French police officers charged over man’s death during riots
Three French police officers were charged on Thursday over the death of a 27-year-old man in the southern city of…
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Five French police officers detained over death of a man during Nahel riots
Five French police were arrested on Tuesday over the death of a 27-year-old man in the southern city of Marseille…
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French police officer detained for violence during riots to remain in custody
A French prosecutor on Thursday recommended that a police officer accused of seriously injuring a man with a blast ball…
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New report points to homicide rate declines in US cities after pandemic-era spike
WASHINGTON — Homicides are declining in a cross-section of American cities, though their numbers remain higher than before the coronavirus…
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Macron says government must ‘draw lessons’ from riots after police killing of teen
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday asked his government to draw lessons from recent riots sparked by the police shooting of…
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