LAGRANGE GA May 9 2021 — The police officers’ voices grew firm and loud as they pointed their guns at the human silhouettes in the distance. “Sir, drop the sword, drop the sword,” one officer yelled. “Drop it, drop it,” another hollered. Does the officer shoot or not? If an officer must shoot, is there a […]
ST LOUIS MO April 18 2021 Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones announced new leadership for the city’s public safety division on Thursday, declaring gun violence a public health crisis. A local program aims to deter young people from crime with a unique approach. Founders of Building Futures, a North City non-profit, said their program takes an unconventional approached […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. May 25 2019— Major law enforcement organizations dropped their opposition Thursday to California legislation that strengthens standards for when officers can use deadly force, a shift that followed changes to the measure. The measure would bar police from using lethal force unless it is “necessary” to defend against an imminent threat of death […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio March 6 2018 — Two men and a woman are accused of chasing down two 14-year-old suspected car thieves, forcing them into the trunk of their car at gunpoint and driving them to the Cleveland Police Fourth District headquarters, according to police. Kenyatta Ware II, 21, George Barnes, 29, and Shelia Beale, 49, are […]