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Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (ARIZONA) — An officer and a civilian were killed while another officer and three others were wounded in a shooting incident in the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona early Saturday morning, police said. Officers were responding to an incident involving a large crowd at a home in Santan, District 4 in […]

Louisville Metro Police Department (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A Louisville, Kentucky, police officer violated department policy when he failed to turn on his body-worn camera during a traffic incident involving golf star Scottie Scheffler during the PGA Championship, authorities said Thursday. The golfer, ranked No. 1 in the world, was driving near the Valhalla Golf Club […]

avid_creative/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A Los Angeles police officer will not be charged after a stray bullet he fired killed a 14-year-old bystander during a police-involved shooting in December 2021, the California Department of Justice announced. In a report released Wednesday, the state DOJ said it had concluded that criminal charges were “not appropriate” […]

amphotora/Getty Images (INDIANOLA, Miss.) — Indianola Police Sgt. Greg Capers is speaking out in an exclusive interview with “GMA3” co-anchor DeMarco Morgan after a grand jury decided not to indict him in the shooting of an unarmed 11-year-old boy inside his Mississippi home. “People have their own opinion, and unless they’re in our shoes, you […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Indianola Police Sgt. Greg Capers is speaking out in an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Good Morning America after a grand jury cleared him in the shooting of an unarmed 11-year-old boy inside his home. Capers spoke out in an exclusive interview with co-anchor DeMarco Morgan that will air on […]

Ohio State Highway Police (CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio) — An Ohio K-9 officer has been fired after an investigation into why his police dog attacked a Black truck driver who was on his knees with his hands up following a highway chase, officials said Wednesday. Circleville, Ohio, K-9 Officer Ryan Speakman’s termination is “effective immediately,” the Circleville Police […]

Ohio State Highway Police (CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio) — An Ohio K-9 officer has been put on administrative leave, and his dog placed in a kennel, following an incident this month in which the animal was captured on body-camera footage attacking a truck driver as he was surrendering to state troopers with his hands up following a […]

Courtesy Kris Volker (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — The Memphis Police Department said it will move to decertify a former police officer who retired with benefits ahead of a possible termination hearing over the death of Tyre Nichols, police officials said Thursday. The decertification would cause the officer to lose all law enforcement-related licenses or certificates due […]

Tampa PD (TAMPA) — A Tampa police officer has been fired after dragging a woman on the ground following an arrest, the department said in a statement. The Tampa police department fired officer Gregory Damon following an internal investigation that determined he violated multiple departmental policies while booking a suspect into the Orient Road Jail […]