The civil rights charges come after an Associated Press investigation linked the deputies to at least 4 violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left 2 dead and another with lasting injuries.
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Hundreds of New England officers honor one of their own: 19-year-old who died in car chase
Jessica Ebbighausen was hired as a part-time police officer in Vermont in May.
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Portland council working to establish ethics, police boards approved by voters
There’s no firm deadline for when the 2 must be in place, but it’s likely to still be several months before they’re operational.
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Boothbay Harbor man charged with attempted murder after lengthy standoff
Police arrested 40-year-old Matthew Plummer at an apartment complex in Boothbay Harbor early Monday morning, more than 10 hours after Plummer allegedly shot a man in a nearby parking lot.
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Fatal police shootings are still going up, and nobody knows why
The majority of people police shot and killed were armed. And, as in prior years, about one quarter of people killed were in the throes of a mental or emotional crisis.
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Memphis officer took, shared photos of bloodied Tyre Nichols
Documents released Tuesday are part of a request by the Memphis Police Department that the five officers who have been charged with murder be decertified and prohibited from working in law enforcement again.
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Elwood Watson: Tyre Nichols’ death shows how racism even impacts black officers
The death of Black people at the hands of law enforcement has become so commonplace that it’s easy to feel both outraged and psychologically numb. Over the past few decades from Rodney King to George Floyd, we have become front row spectators to grainy and, in some cases, graphic footage of police officers engaged in […]
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Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture
Nichols’ fatal encounter with police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, is a glaring reminder that efforts to reform policing have failed to prevent more flashpoints in an intractable epidemic of brutality.
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Louisiana officers charged in Black motorist’s deadly arrest
The federal grand jury investigation, which expanded last year to examine whether state police brass obstructed justice to protect the troopers, remains open.
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Bath police ramping up drunk driving checks
Bath police will be operating sobriety checkpoints through New Year’s Day looking for drivers under the influence during the holiday season. The ramped-up enforcement effort comes as part of a partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to a news release. “It’s so important that drivers act responsibly, and […]