The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that they have opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into the City of Lexington’s police department (LPD) that will focus on the LPD’s... Read more »
Chief Elvan “Van” McDaniel of the Homer Police Department in Louisiana has been arrested on charges of aggravated battery and malfeasance in office related to the arrest of a reported thief on... Read more »
A Bangladeshi female factory worker died Wednesday during protests by workers over pay. Though not taking part in the demonstration, Bangladeshi police fatally shot Anjuara Khatun, a garment worker in a factory... Read more »
The City of Birmingham, Alabama’s first Black police officer, Leroy Stover, has died at the age of 90, the Associated Press reports. Stover joined the force in March 1966 at the age... Read more »
Santa Clara County, California Sheriff’s Office is opening a hate crime investigation into a hit-and-run incident that injured an Arab Muslim student at Stanford University, Emily Shapiro reports for ABC News. The... Read more »
A San Jose, California, police officer was fired after an investigation revealed he had sent a number of racist text messages, Rebecca Cohen reports for NBC News. The former officer, Mark McNamara,... Read more »
Indiana State Police have announced the break in a 41-year-old cold case after arresting Ronald Jack Anderson on Halloween for the 1982 murder of Clifford Smith, Ben Brasch reports for the Washington... Read more »
A missing woman’s body was found by Massachusetts State Police in an airport parking garage this week. Now, police have secured a warrant for the arrest for her boyfriend, a man from... Read more »
Puerto Rico police arrested at least 380 people on Tuesday as part of a major crackdown on 12 gangs dedicated to the sale of drugs and weapons, the Associated Press reports. Police... Read more »
Japanese police have reportedly captured a gunman who holed up at a post office and have rescued a member of staff who was held hostage, Mari Yamaguchi reports for ABC News and... Read more »