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Police arrest Columbia University students protesting Israel’s war on Gaza
Students set up encampments to demand Columbia divest from Israel while those at USC gathered in...
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Los Angeles police officer who killed girl, 14, in department store will not face charges
Officer shot and killed both a man who was attacking customers and Valentina Orellana-Peralta, who was...
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Stockton to pay $6m to settle lawsuit over man who died during arrest
Shayne Sutherland, 29, died in California after being held face down, a year before a law...
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California sheriff’s deputies kill 17-year-old boy with mental health issues
Boy, as yet unidentified, is third child killed by San Bernardino law enforcement in less than...
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Lego tells California police: stop putting our heads on your mugshots
Toy company makes request after altered images – which hide suspects’ identities in line with state...
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‘A talented, goofy kid’: family of Ryan Gainer, autistic teen killed by police, speak out
Shooting of 15-year-old ‘beautiful soul’ in California revives scrutiny on law enforcement abuse of youth with...
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Mississippi police officer pleads guilty to forcing prisoner to drink his own urine
Michael Christian Green faces up to year in prison after pleading guilty over incident in town...
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California sheriff releases bodycam video of killing of boy, 15, holding gardening tool
Outrage over killing of Ryan Gainer, shot three times on Saturday, as sheriff denounced for defending...
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‘They felt no need to stop the brutality’: Colorado paramedic gets five-year prison term for killing Elijah McClain
Peter Cichuniec one of two paramedics convicted of criminally negligent homicide for role in 23-year-old’s death...
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Central Park Five exoneree says police pulled him over without explanation
NYPD body camera footage shows city council member Yusef Salaam being stopped, renewing light on police...
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Zebras and camels, oh my! Animals rescued after fire on Indiana highway
A truck and trailer en route to Fort Wayne for a Shriner’s event caught fire, prompting...
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Minnesota family sues jail over son’s death in custody
Lucas Bellamy, 40, died from a perforated bowel after repeatedly being denied medical treatment by jail...
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California city to pay $5m to family of Willie McCoy, who police shot 55 times
The 2019 killing of the 20-year-old rapper raised scrutiny of Vallejo police department, which has a...
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Ex-police officer sentenced to 14 months in jail for killing Elijah McClain in 2019
Randy Roedema, found guilty of criminally negligent homicide, is the first official to be sentenced in...
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Police killed Niani Finlayson seconds after responding to her 911 call, video shows
Body camera reveals Los Angeles deputy fired at woman who sought help for domestic violence as...
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Florida senator Rick Scott’s house ‘swatted’ by police
Prank call to police claimed a shooting occurred at Scott’s Naples home, prompting a Swat team...
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Officers acquitted in death of Manuel Ellis, bringing scrutiny to police accountability law
Three officers were first to be tried under five-year-old Washington law, which removes need to prove...
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Elijah McClain: two Colorado paramedics convicted of criminally negligent homicide in 2019 killing
EMTs Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper injected 23-year-old with high dose of ketamine in a case...
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Police fatally shoot Black woman who called 911 for domestic violence
Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy who killed Niani Finlayson, 27, previously had killed another civilian under similar...