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Witness Describes Heavy Cooler as NYPD Sergeant’s Manslaughter Trial Opens in Bronx

A judge is hearing the state’s case built on surveillance footage with medical findings of fatal head trauma.

Texas Appeals Court Acquits Ex-Austin Officer in 2019 Shooting, Blocking Retrial

Civil Trial Over 2020 CTA Shooting of Ariel Roman Moves to Opening Statements

San Diego Sets $30 Million Settlement in Teen’s Police Shooting for Council Vote

LA County DA Seeks Dismissal of Manslaughter Case Against Torrance Officers in 2018 Shooting

Ohio Jury Acquits Officer Connor Grubb of All Charges in Ta’Kiya Young’s Killing

After Washington Park Police Shooting, Anthony Nelson Charged and Ordered Held

Defense Expert Backs Officer on Day 2 of Austin Trial Over 2022 Porch Shooting

DA Opens Probe Into Death of 72-Year-Old Brentwood Woman After Police Detention

Former Englewood Officer Charged After Video Shows Chokehold in Traffic Stop

GBI Probes Cobb County Police Encounter After Tasered Man Dies

Detroit Police Release Bodycam in Face Taser Case, Launch Internal Review

Solano County Agrees to Pay $17 Million in Settlement Over 2020 Dixon Arrest

Attorneys Who Viewed Jail Video Demand Release, Arrest in Charles Adair Case

Man Dies After Brief Police Struggle at Mattapan Treatment Facility

Jacksonville Driver Beaten in Viral Traffic Stop Files Federal Civil-Rights Suit

OCME Rules Dontae Melton Jr.’s Baltimore Police Custody Death a Homicide

State Attorney Clears Jacksonville Deputy Over Viral Arrest Video

Coos Bay Family Sues City Over Fatal Overdose in Patrol Car

Alabama DA Clears Officer in Teen’s Fatal Shooting, No Charges Filed