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5 New Englanders Arrested in Fiery Protest at Atlanta's ‘Cop City'
Several people from New England were arrested on domestic terrorism charges after protesters attacked the site of an under-construction police training center outside Atlanta Sunday. In total, 23 people were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism. Demonstrations against the facility have stretched on for months, leaving one protester dead in January. Sunday’s incident began when a group of people who…
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House Democrats Pass Police Funding Bills Despite Divisions
House Democrats have pushed through a long-sought policing and public safety package after overcoming internal differences on legislation they plan to make central to their election-year pitch. The package of four bills passed in succession —all with bipartisan support — and now head to the Senate, where their fate is uncertain. The Democrats’ success came after party leaders spent hours...
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Sent in as a Police Informant, Woman's Cries Went Unheard as She Was Sexually Assaulted in Unmonitored Drug Sting
An Associated Press investigation found a woman informant was allegedly raped twice during an undercover drug sting last year in which her law enforcement handlers left her unmonitored and unprotected.
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Maine Town Settles With Doctor Bitten by Police Dog in Traffic Stop
York Police released a dashboard camera video of the traffic stop which show moments leading up to and following the K-9’s release
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Maine Town Settles With Doctor Bitten by Police Dog in Traffic Stop
Newly released video showed the moments leading up to the release of a K9 during a traffic stop in York two years ago. The man involved, a pediatrician, settled with the town for $325,000.
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Court Decision Deals Blow to Boston Police Gang Database
A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to the Boston Police Department’s controversial gang database.