Ex-cop grateful for family’s forgiveness

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the federal sentencing of a former South Carolina police officer in the death of an unarmed motorist (all times local): 12:40 p.m. A white former police officer says he is grateful for the forgiveness from the family of a black man that he shot to death. Ex-North Charleston... Read More

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Michael Slager, Shooting

December 7, 2017

Emotional testimony expected as ex-officer’s sentencing ends

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — For three days, attorneys representing the federal government and a former South Carolina officer charged in an unarmed black motorist’s shooting death have presented technical testimony to a judge to consider how much time Michael Slager should spend in federal prison. That includes use of Slager’s stun gun, which the former... Read More

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Michael Slager, Shooting

December 6, 2017

Court to hear bid to dismiss lawsuit in Freddie Gray case

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is being asked to decide if Baltimore’s prosecutor is immune from a lawsuit by five officers who claim she maliciously prosecuted them in the death of a black man fatally injured in police custody. Freddie Gray’s death from a spinal injury in 2015 prompted days of protests... Read More

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Freddie Gray, Shooting

December 5, 2017

Plea hearing set for man accused of cyberstalking sheriff

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has rescheduled a hearing for a guilty plea in the case of a man accused of harassing a county sheriff in Ohio for nearly 20 years via letters, emails and websites. A criminal affidavit filed earlier this year said the harassment began in 1999 when Columbus resident William Young... Read More

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Stalking

December 5, 2017

Video of officer killing unarmed black man scrutinized again

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The cellphone video of a white South Carolina officer shooting an unarmed black motorist as he ran away is again being scrutinized in court. Except this time, the audience is a federal judge deciding how long the officer will spend in prison instead of a jury of 12 trying to decide... Read More

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Shooting, Slager

December 5, 2017

Trial begins for ex-cop accused of supporting Islamic State

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The first law enforcement officer in the U.S. ever to be charged with a terrorism offense is going to trial. Jury selection begins Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, in the case against Nicholas Young, who was a police officer in the region’s Metro system when he was arrested last... Read More

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Islam, Terrorism

December 4, 2017

Sentencing phase begins for white ex-cop who shot black man

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white former police officer who shot an unarmed black man to death in the back as he fled a traffic stop never had any “racial animus” toward minorities in the community, his attorney said Monday. The sentencing hearing for ex-officer Michael Slager opened up with his attorneys playing cellphone and... Read More

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Law Enforcement, Police, Slager

December 4, 2017

Man sues police, says officer kicked him in face

EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — A black man suing a Cleveland suburb claims he was kicked in the face and seriously hurt by a white police officer recently fired for using excessive force against a black man in another case. Erimius Spencer sued Euclid (YOO’-klihd) and two officers last week. One was Michael Amiott, who was... Read More

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Police Brutality

December 4, 2017

Sentencing starts for officer who shot, killed unarmed man

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina police officer is returning to court to learn how long he’ll spend in federal prison for the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist following a traffic stop. Sentencing starts Monday for Michael Slager. The former North Charleston police officer has been in jail since pleading guilty... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

November 27, 2017

Man charged with killing Texas trooper who had stopped him

DALLAS (AP) — The suspect in the shooting death of a state trooper during a Thanksgiving Day traffic stop in East Texas was charged Friday with capital murder of a law enforcement officer. Dabrett Black, 32, was being held in the Brazos County jail in Bryan, Texas, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Houston.... Read More

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Police, Shooting

November 24, 2017

Exonerated Baltimore man: $15 million verdict brings justice

BALTIMORE (AP) — Sabein Burgess spent nearly two decades behind bars for a murder he always insisted he had nothing to do with. Now, a federal jury has given final vindication to the wrongfully convicted man by awarding him $15 million in his lawsuit against the Baltimore Police Department and two detectives. BALTIMORE (AP) —... Read More

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Police, Shooting

November 21, 2017

Ex-Chicago officer who shot at teens gets 5-year sentence

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a former Chicago police officer who was convicted of civil rights violations after he opened fire on a car full of teenagers to five years in prison on Monday, telling the officer that when he pulled the trigger 16 times he was acting more like a violent criminal... Read More

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Guns, Police

November 20, 2017

Chicago officer who shot at teens to be sentenced

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer convicted of shooting at a car full of teenagers is returning to federal court for sentencing. Monday’s scheduled hearing for 42-year-old Marco Proano comes three months after he was convicted of using excessive force in violation of the victims’ civil rights. In a court filing, prosecutors ask for... Read More

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Chicago

November 17, 2017

15 convictions linked to corrupt Chicago cop are thrown out

CHICAGO (AP) — One by one, the men told the same story: A Chicago police officer would demand money from them. And if they didn’t pay, they would find themselves in handcuffs with drugs stuffed in their pockets. A Cook County judge on Thursday threw out the felony drug convictions of 15 black men who... Read More

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Chicago, Police, Shooting

Ex-cop grateful for family’s forgiveness

Emotional testimony expected as ex-officer’s sentencing ends

Court to hear bid to dismiss lawsuit in Freddie Gray case

Plea hearing set for man accused of cyberstalking sheriff

Video of officer killing unarmed black man scrutinized again

Trial begins for ex-cop accused of supporting Islamic State

Sentencing phase begins for white ex-cop who shot black man

Man sues police, says officer kicked him in face

Sentencing starts for officer who shot, killed unarmed man

Man charged with killing Texas trooper who had stopped him

Exonerated Baltimore man: $15 million verdict brings justice

Ex-Chicago officer who shot at teens gets 5-year sentence

Chicago officer who shot at teens to be sentenced

15 convictions linked to corrupt Chicago cop are thrown out

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