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DOJ Asks Appeals Court to Free Brett Hankison on Bond During Appeal

Prosecutors argue his appeal raises substantial legal questions warranting release pending review.

Colorado Police Shootings During Burglary Calls Leave Two Injured, One Dead

Shooter Identified After Miami-Dade Deputy Is Killed Responding to Crash

U.S. Cleared Sniper Rifle Sale to Rio’s BOPE Despite Warnings as 121-Death Raid Draws Scrutiny

Maryland AG Releases Body-Cam Video From Dundalk Standoff That Ended in Fatal Police Shooting

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

Lula Calls for Independent Probe of Rio’s Deadliest Police Raid as Pressure Mounts

Jury Orders LVMPD to Pay $6.5 Million in 2020 Protest Killing, Finds Two Officers Liable

Protests Grow After Rio’s Deadliest Raid as Authorities Name Victims, Cite Major Arms Haul

Ex-Las Cruces Officer Acquitted of Murder, Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter

Former Illinois Deputy Convicted of Second-Degree Murder in Sonya Massey Killing

Trial Begins for Ex–Las Cruces Officer in Teresa Gomez’s 2023 Fatal Shooting

Bodycam Played as Partner Says He Didn’t Fear Sonya Massey in Ex‑Deputy Sean Grayson’s Murder Trial

Two San Antonio Officers Released After Motel Shootout That Left Suspect Dead

SSC Opens Probe Into Alleged Beating of Activist’s 15-Year-Old Son in Mexico City

San Rafael Officer Acquitted in 2022 Use-of-Force Case as City Moves to Reinstate Him

Perez Shooting Trial Centers on Early SAPD Tactics as Day 4 Resumes

DHS to Review ICE Shooting of Chicago Father as Investigation Stalls

Opening Statements Begin in Trial of 3 Ex–San Antonio Officers in Melissa Perez’s Shooting Death

After 6 Arrests, Buenavista Police Stand Down as State Forces Take Control