Guilty plea in case of man forced by police to lick urinal

HONOLULU (AP) — A Honolulu homeless man fearing he would be arrested, reluctantly obeyed a police officer’s orders to lick a urinal, according to a court document made public Wednesday after a former officer pleaded guilty to failing to report the incident. And it wasn’t the first time. Officer John Rabago had previously threatened another... Read More

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John Rabago

September 25, 2019

Officer testifies in New Jersey trial of convicted bomber

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — Opening statements got underway in the New Jersey trial of a man already serving a life sentence for a bombing in New York City. Ahmad Khan Rahimi, an Afghanistan-born naturalized U.S. citizen, faces attempted murder and other charges for allegedly firing at police officers during a gunfight preceding his 2016 arrest.... Read More

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Ahmad Khan Rahimi

September 24, 2019

Jurors in Texas murder trial hear officer’s 911 call

DALLAS (AP) — The second day of testimony in the murder trial for a Texas police officer charged in the shooting death of her neighbor began Tuesday with jurors hearing the officer’s frantic call to 911 following the shooting. In the 911 call, Amber Guyger tells a dispatcher that she shot Botham Jean because she... Read More

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Amber Guyger

September 23, 2019

Trial begins for ex-Dallas cop who shot neighbor in his home

DALLAS (AP) — Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the murder trial of a white police officer accused of shooting her black neighbor in his Dallas apartment. Amber Guyger, 31, is expected in a city courthouse Monday morning, where she will stand trial for the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Botham Jean last year.... Read More

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Amber Guyger

September 17, 2019

Trial of cop who killed black man in home to stay in Dallas

DALLAS (AP) — The murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed black neighbor inside his apartment will be held in the city. State District Judge Tammy Kemp on Monday rejected a motion from Amber Guyger’s lawyers seeking to move her trial for the killing of Botham Jean to another... Read More

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Amber Guyger

September 16, 2019

Jury pool for cop who killed black man asked about biases

DALLAS (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed black neighbor inside his own apartment worked Friday to get potential jurors to open up about biases and feelings they might have about police, in a case that has sparked fierce debate over... Read More

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Amber Guyger

September 6, 2019

Sacramento to pay $2.4M to young sons of man shot by police

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The city of Sacramento will pay $2.4 million to the two sons of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by police last year, according to court documents. A quarter of the money, plus nearly $14,000 in expenses, will go to attorneys, and the rest into a trust for the... Read More

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Stephon Clark

September 6, 2019

Jury to be selected for ex-cop who killed unarmed black man

DALLAS (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of a white former Dallas police officer charged with killing an unarmed black man in his own apartment. Amber Guyger faces a murder charge in the slaying of Botham Jean. Guyger told authorities she mistakenly entered Jean’s apartment thinking it was her own... Read More

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Amber Guyger

September 3, 2019

Criminal justice reform turns to list of problem officers

BOSTON (AP) — During the 22 years he spent in prison after being convicted of killing a Boston police detective, Sean Ellis believed there was something suspicious about the officers who led the murder investigation. He just couldn’t prove it. It would take years of digging and scores of public information requests from his attorneys... Read More

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August 30, 2019

Ex-NYPD detectives to get probation for sex in police van

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge says he’s choosing probation over jail for two ex-New York City detectives accused of having sex in a police van with an 18-year-old woman they had arrested for marijuana possession. Eddie Martins, 39, and Richard Hall, 34, pleaded guilty Thursday to official misconduct and other charges stemming from the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News, Sexual Abuse

August 26, 2019

Former Houston police officer charged with murder over raid

HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer has been charged with murder in connection with the deadly January drug raid of a home that killed a couple who lived there and injured five officers, prosecutors announced Friday. Former Officer Gerald Goines, who was shot in the ensuing gunfight during the Jan. 28 raid, is... Read More

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Gerald Goines

August 22, 2019

Lawyer: Philly female officers who sued will be protected

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two female police officers whose sexual harassment lawsuit led Philadelphia’s police commissioner to resign have received promises from the city they won’t be retaliated against or endure more transfers while the case plays out. Cpl. Audra McCowan and Patrol Officer Jennifer Allen say their complaints of being physically and verbally harassed by... Read More

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Jennifer Allen s

August 21, 2019

Philly police head resigns as bias suit roils department

Philadelphia’s police commissioner resigned Tuesday amid allegations that members of his department engaged in sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination against two women serving in the ranks. Mayor Jim Kenney said in a news release he was disappointed to lose Commissioner Richard Ross Jr., but in light of the new allegations, he said Ross’... Read More

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Richard Ross Jr.

August 20, 2019

NYPD fires officer 5 years after Garner’s chokehold death

NEW YORK (AP) — After five years of investigations and protests, the New York City Police Department on Monday fired an officer involved in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, the black man whose dying gasps of “I can’t breathe” gave voice to a national debate over race and police use of force. Police... Read More

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Daniel Pantaleo, Eric Garner

Guilty plea in case of man forced by police to lick urinal

Officer testifies in New Jersey trial of convicted bomber

Jurors in Texas murder trial hear officer’s 911 call

Trial begins for ex-Dallas cop who shot neighbor in his home

Trial of cop who killed black man in home to stay in Dallas

Jury pool for cop who killed black man asked about biases

Sacramento to pay $2.4M to young sons of man shot by police

Jury to be selected for ex-cop who killed unarmed black man

Criminal justice reform turns to list of problem officers

Ex-NYPD detectives to get probation for sex in police van

Former Houston police officer charged with murder over raid

Lawyer: Philly female officers who sued will be protected

Philly police head resigns as bias suit roils department

NYPD fires officer 5 years after Garner’s chokehold death

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