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Los Angeles City Council Votes to Curb LAPD Pretextual Traffic Stops

The Police Commission must now decide whether to turn the directive into binding policy.

NYC Police Union Sues Watchdog Over Release of Unproven Misconduct Claims

Federal Jury Awards $17 Million After Finding Excessive Force in Tustin Police Killing

Adam Toledo Family Drops Wrongful-Death Suit, Plans to Refile

Carney Backs Champagne as Conservatives Seek Ethics Probe Over Alto Link

Elgin Fires Officer Over Posts Urging DHS, CBP Enforcement at Local Sites

Oakland Police Release Video of Doug Martin’s Arrest Before In-Custody Death

Jan. 6 Police Plaque Installed Quietly as Officers Press Legal Challenge

Jan. 6 Police Plaque Quietly Installed at Capitol After Years of Delay

Chicago Officer Wounded in Dexter Reed Stop Files Counterclaim Against His Estate

Brentwood Police Release Redacted Body-Cam and 911 Audio in Yolanda Ramirez Case

Bucks County DA Probes Quakertown Protest Arrests as Teens Face Detention Hearing

Watchdog Largely Clears Officers in Dexter Reed Killing as CPD Weighs Discipline

Chicago Wrongful-Raid Trial Opens With Emotional Testimony From Grandmother

Chicago Watchdog Clears Officers in Fatal West Side Shooting, Cites Late Bodycam Activation

CPD Memos Reveal Reversal That Put Officer on Tactical Team Before Partner’s Fatal Shooting

Family of Teen Killed by Anaheim Police Files Claims, Setting Up Civil-Rights Suit

Family Demands Accountability After Fulton County Student Is Tased on School Bus

Sixth Circuit Orders Release of Ex-LMPD Detective Brett Hankison Pending Appeal

Jury Awards $13.1 Million After Excessive-Force Finding in Riverside County Deputy Shooting