HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Relatives of a black Connecticut man killed by a state trooper are seeking more than $10 million in wrongful death damages from state and local police, according to legal notices filed Thursday. Lawyers for the family of Mubarak Soulemane, 19, asked the state claims commissioner for permission to sue the Department […]
An Arkansas police officer has been placed on leave after putting a high school student in chokehold that was caught on camera and shared online. According to a report from KTHV, the footage went viral on Monday after the original upload was removed from Facebook. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! In the footage, Camden Police Officer Jake Perry (who is white) […]
ALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A white mother wants an independent investigation Friday after she says a Utah police officer pointed a gun at her 10-year-old son’s head in what she calls a racially motivated incident. Jerri Hrubes said at a news conference that she saw a white Woods Cross police officer pull his gun […]
New details in the police shooting of Martavious Banks raises concerns of a possible cover-up.
Philadelphia's DA, in a rare move, charged a police officer for killing a suspect.
East Baton Rouge's District Attorney dropped charges against an innocent Black man after it became clear that the arresting officer probably lied.
Another day, another cop who can't deescalate.
The children of Alton Sterling on Tuesday filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the police chief and the officers who shot him, reports NBC News. The move comes after the Department of Justice failed to bring charges against the officers. Sterling, 37, a father of five, was shot six times by Officer Blane […]
Alton Sterling's children claim their father's death was part of a racist pattern of police lethal force against Blacks.
CHICAGO (AP) — Three Chicago police officers were indicted Tuesday on felony charges that they conspired to cover up the actions of a white police officer who shot and killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, saying the officers lied when they alleged the teenager “aggressively” swung a knife at officers and attempted to get up from the […]
St. Anthony, Minnesota reached a $3 million settlement with the family of Philando Castile, who was fatally shot by a police officer last year, CNN reports. A joint statement, released on Monday, called the shooting “a tragedy” for Castile’s family and the community. “The parties moved expeditiously to resolve potential civil claims resulting from this […]
Carteret police officer Joseph Reiman has been charged for physically assaulting a Black teen.
