Police reform

FILE - The Albuquerque Police Department headquarters is seen, Feb. 2, 2024, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Albuquerque Police Department is now in full compliance with reforms ordered by the U.S. Department of Justice and that paves the way for the end of nine years of court oversight, authorities said Monday, May 13. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

After nine years of court oversight, Albuquerque Police now in full compliance with reforms

Authorities say the Albuquerque Police Department is now in full compliance with reforms ordered by the U.S.

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on June 3, 2020, shows former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Chauvin’s request to hear his appeal of his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd, and his attorney said Wednesday, July 19, that they will now take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Minneapolis police reforms leader hired following George Floyd’s murder retiring after a year

A group of demonstrators protest outside a police precinct in response to the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Pastor prays for peace after brutal beating of Tyre Nichols

State Sen. Robert Peters, D-Chicago, center, testifies before the Senate Executive Committee on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, on his legislation to clarify the SAFE-T Act, a sweeping criminal justice overhaul that notably eliminates cash bail. Accompanying Peters are co-sponsors Sen. Elgie Sims, D-Chicago, left, and Sen. Scott Bennett, D-Champaign. The amendment to the law, which takes effect on Jan. 1, 2023, adds a number of forcible felonies to the list of crimes which qualify a defendant for pretrial detention, but Republicans still have concerns about it. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)

Illinois lawmakers OK crime bill cleanup, plan ends bail

Sen. Robert Peters, a Chicago Democrat, speaks on March 23, 2021, in Springfield, Ill., at a bill signing for an economic program advanced by the Illinois General Assembly's Black Caucus. Peters is sponsoring followup legislation to a contentious criminal justice overhaul known as the SAFE-T Act, that would increase the number of offenses that would qualify a defendant as a danger to the community and disqualify him or her from cashless bail, the centerpiece of the proposal. The amendment was filed Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)

Illinois Dems tighten parts of criminal justice overhaul

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Boise leaders place police accountability director on leave

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The director of Boise’s police watchdog group had been placed on administrative leave, the city’s mayor announced Friday.

AG: Deadly force by police, neighbor justified in shooting

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Three police officers and a neighbor were legally justified in using deadly force against a man who had fired his gun at them, and he ultimately died of a single gunshot wound from one of the officers, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office said in a report.

FILE - Illinois House Deputy Majority Leader Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, explains anti-crime legislation on April 1, 2022 in Springfield, Ill. Illinois legislators have one more chance to clarify and clean up the criminal justice overhaul known as the SAFE-T Act before major portions of the act take effect Jan. 1. Negotiations on changes continue but Gordon-Booth won't specify what's being discussed. (AP Photo/John O'Connor, File)

Illinois legislators to decide whether to end cash bail

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — One of Illinois’ most comprehensive — and contentious — pieces of criminal justice legislation is scheduled for another cleanup, after it was both venerated and vilified during the fall election campaign.

FILE - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison acknowledges the crowd after speaking about reproductive rights Oct. 22, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

Minnesota AG Ellison reelected over GOP newcomer Schultz

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison defeated Republican newcomer Jim Schultz in Tuesday’s election to win a second term in a race that turned largely on crime and abortion.

5 killed in attack at Somali military training camp

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Military officers in Somalia say at least five people were killed and 11 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the front gate of a military training camp in Mogadishu on Saturday evening.

In this photo provided by WTNH-TV, Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, left, speaks during a gubernatorial debate as Republican Bob Stefanowski listens in background, in Uncasville, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (Anthony Quinn/WTNH-TV via AP)

Connecticut governor candidates clash over police deaths

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — With the deadly ambush of two Connecticut police officers still fresh in voters’ minds, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski on Tuesday blamed a police reform law signed by Democratic Gov.

FILE - Protesters kneel in front of New York City Police Department officers before being arrested for violating curfew beside the iconic Plaza Hotel on 59th Street, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in New York. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

States struggle with pushback after wave of policing reforms

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The national reckoning on race and policing that followed the death of George Floyd -- with a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck -- spurred a torrent of state laws aimed at fixing the police.

FILE - A protester carries a sign in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles on June 1, 2020, during demonstrations after the killing of George Floyd, which sparked calls for a racial reckoning to address structural racism that has created longstanding inequities impacting generations of Black Americans. Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in Floyd's death are heading to trial on state aiding and abetting counts, the third and likely final criminal proceeding in a killing that mobilized protesters worldwide against racial injustice in policing. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Timeline of events since George Floyd’s arrest and murder

George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police officers in May 2020 sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of his arrest.

Indiana officer indicted: Alleged excessive force in arrest

An Indianapolis police officer accused of kicking a handcuffed man in the face during an arrest last year has been indicted by a federal grand jury for alleged use of excessive force.

An impersonator of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rides a cow statue during Bolsonaro's campaign event for reelection in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The presidential run-off election is set for Oct. 30. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazil polls facing Bolsonaro backlash after election miss

Brazilian polling companies have been facing threats of a crackdown after their surveys for the election’s first round significantly understated the support for the president and his allies.

Judge extends Cleveland police reform deal for 2 more years

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Europol: Spanish police crack Europe´s biggest ‘narco bank’

MADRID (AP) — The European Union police agency Europol said Friday that Spanish police have dismantled an organized crime group believed to have been running Europe’s biggest “narco-bank,” used to launder proceeds from international drug trafficking.

FILE - Soldiers patrol after a mass shooting that killed 20 people at the town hall of San Miguel Totolapan, Mexico, Oct. 6, 2022. Mexico's Chamber of Deputies approved a constitutional reform late Oct. 12, 2022 that extends to 2028 the use of the military for public security. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Mexican congress approves keeping military in police work

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Congress has approved a constitutional reform that allows the armed forces to continue performing domestic law enforcement duties through 2028.

This image provided by the Louisville Metro Police Department shows former Louisville Metro Police officer Katie R. Crews in riot gear following the fatal shooting of a barbecue restaurant owner on June 1, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Crews pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2022, to a federal charge of using excessive force during curfew enforcement the night of McAtee’s death. (Louisville Metro Police Department via AP)

Ex-Louisville cop involved in protest shooting pleads guilty

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer blamed for instigating a conflict that led to the fatal shooting of a Black barbecue restaurant owner during the Breonna Taylor protests has pleaded guilty to using excessive force.

Ex-state police trooper pleads guilty in OT scandal

BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts State Police lieutenant has avoided jail after admitting to his role in a widespread overtime abuse scandal that roiled the department and led to several reforms.

Former police chief in Alabama indicted for excessive force

CITRONELLE, Ala (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a former Alabama police chief on charges of using excessive force against a man in his custody and trying to mislead state investigators about the assault.

FILE - Andrew Matthews, president of the Connecticut State Police Union, is shown in Milford Superior Court in Milford, Conn., May 3, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, Oct. 3, declined to hear an appeal by the Connecticut State Police Union in its challenge of a police accountability law that allows public disclosure of certain state trooper personnel files and internal investigation reports. (Sean Fowler/Hartford Courant via AP, Pool, File)

US Supreme Court won’t hear troopers’ appeal in records case

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by the Connecticut State Police Union in its challenge of a police accountability law that allows public disclosure of certain state trooper personnel files and internal investigation reports.

Attorney John Burris poses for photos at his office in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. For nearly 50 years, Burris has poked holes into narratives that did not add up, namely those of law enforcement accused of using excessive force. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Civil rights lawyer John Burris confronts police narratives

Civil rights lawyer John Burris is Northern California’s go-to attorney when it comes to police brutality.

FILE - In this image taken from video, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks to the media June 25, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, with the prosecution team, after Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin to 22 1/2 years in prison, for the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

In Minnesota, abortion key to Keith Ellison’s 2nd term hopes

Keith Ellison gave up a safe seat in Congress to run for Minnesota attorney general, saying it was his best chance to push back against the policies of Donald Trump.

FILE - Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference on Aug. 15, 2022, in New York. Progressive and centrist Democrats in the House have clinched agreement on a long-sought policing and public safety package that will be brought to the House floor just weeks before the midterm elections. The breakthrough came after intense negotiations in recent days between Gottheimer, a leader of the centrist coalition, and Rep. Ilhan Omar D-Minn., one of the leaders of the progressive faction. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

House Dems reach deal on policing bills ahead of midterms

A deal has been struck by the progressive and centrist factions of the Democratic caucus to bring a long-awaited policing bill to the House floor just weeks before the midterm elections.

In this Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, a man pulls out a police motorcycle which is set on fire during a protest over the death of a young woman who had been detained for violating the country's conservative dress code, in downtown Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo)

Iranians protest in capital over woman’s death in custody

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians took to the streets of the capital on Monday to protest the death of a young woman who had been detained for violating the country’s conservative dress code.

Fatal shooting by officers in North Dakota ruled justified

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s attorney general says officers were justified in their use of deadly force against a man police say was having a mental health crisis.

FILE - Deputy Chief Harold Medina, right, and Lt. Joe Viers discuss the Albuquerque Police Department's policy for responding to protests during a news conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Monday, June 22, 2020. The U.S. Department of Justice say New Mexico's largest city has made enough progress with court-ordered police reforms that oversight of much of the ongoing process will be turned over to Albuquerque officials. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

New Mexico city to monitor compliance with police reforms

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says New Mexico’s largest city has made enough progress with court-ordered police reforms that oversight of much of the ongoing process will be turned over to Albuquerque officials.

Simon and Sally Glass comfort each other during an emotional news conference in Denver on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. They are calling for accountability after police shot and killed their 22-year-old son, Christian Glass, after he called 911 for roadside assistance in the Colorado mountain town of Silver Plume in June. The Glasses say their son was having a mental health episode, and police needlessly escalated the situation. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Family of Colorado man shot by police wants accountability

Family members are asking for accountability in the death of a 22-year-old Colorado man who was shot by police earlier this year after calling 911 for roadside assistance.

A sign is present at a street in the neighborhood of Whitehaven where a gunman was arrested, whom livestreamed himself driving around shooting at people, killing four and wounding three others in seemingly random attacks last night, shown Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)

After Memphis killings, officials push harsh sentencing laws

A string of high-profile killings rattling Memphis this week has touched off new calls for tougher sentencing laws.

Illinois state Sen. Darren Bailey, the Republican nominee for governor, center, is joined by county sheriffs on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Bailey promised to restore the death penalty and repeal a wide-ranging criminal justice overhaul that will eliminate cash bail, following a Labor Day weekend that left multiple people dead in Chicago. (AP Photo/John O’Connor)

Illinois governor GOP candidate decries Chicago crime, chaos

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Republican candidate for Illinois governor, Darren Bailey, on Tuesday promised to restore the death penalty and repeal a wide-ranging criminal justice overhaul that will eliminate cash bail, following a Labor Day weekend during which 11 people were killed in Chicago.

This still image from New York City Police Department body camera video, shows an incident Tuesday, Aug. 30. 2022, in which a detective shoved a woman to the ground after she struck him while he was helping officers arrest an attempted murder suspect in New York's Harlem neighborhood. The woman was one of three people involved in the incident who were arrested for interfering with police and charged with obstructing governmental administration, a misdemeanor. (New York City Police Department via AP)

Video of detective hitting woman prompts NYPD investigation

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police said Thursday they’re investigating a confrontation this week in which a detective shoved and hit a woman, causing her to fall to the ground, after she struck him as he was helping arrest an armed suspect who was wanted in connection with an attempted killing.

Cleveland overhauls police training after antisemitic posts

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland will require all police officers to undergo implicit bias training and mandate social media background checks on all new hires after officials determined they could not discipline an officer over antisemitic social media posts.

FILE — President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at right. Many have cheered President Joe Biden's proposal to provide student loan forgiveness to millions of Americans as a significant step toward addressing the nation's racial wealth gap and other inequities facing borrowers of color. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Student loan relief limited for many by US drug war’s legacy

Many have cheered the White House proposal to provide student loan debt relief to millions of Americans as a significant step toward addressing the nation’s racial wealth gap and other inequities facing borrowers of color.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley speaks during a campaign appearance in Durham, N.C., on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Beasley touts sheriff support, opposes ‘defund the police’

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley pitched herself Monday as a bridge between law enforcement and the Democratic party, appealing to moderate voters in one of the nation’s most competitive races for a seat in the narrowly divided chamber.