WILLIAMSPORT — The retiring police chief of Mount Carmel has been brought into one of the federal lawsuits that allege ...

Controversy surrounded the arrest of a pants-less man by the Peekskill Police Department at the Riverfront Green Park earlier ...

The phrase “I can’t breathe” — used by both Eric Garner and George Floyd in their fatal encounters with police — has become a rallying cry for a nationwide movement demanding an end to excessive use ...

San Francisco limited cops' use of deadly force years before officials across the country took a harder look at police reform.

In May 2023, a Portland, Oregon security officer was convicted of murder in the second degree with a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon with a firearm, as well as three misdemeanor charges: recklessly ...

There is no common definition for “use of force” by police. Data about cases in which police used force is limited, as is data about cases involving “excessive” use of force. Black people are ...

Recruits from different law enforcement agencies are the region with one thing in common. They’re completing basic academy at the Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside. A total of 70 hours is ...

Neighbors in Chattahoochee packed an emergency community meeting after a viral video showing an officer deploying a chemical agent sparked new questions about police conduct.

In 1989 the Supreme Court provided law enforcement with a holding in Graham v Connor (Graham), that changed the manner in which courts evaluated use of force claims, changing from a subjective due ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Office of Criminal Justice Services is promising Ohioans increased transparency for policing as the agency unveils a use of force database that’s searchable by you, the ...

Columbus Police officer Angie Owens, top, and Columbus Police Sgt. Tom Foust show a tactic they are trained to use to restrain and handcuff a suspect during a demonstration at the police shooting ...

The observations, contained in a report dated October 16 and made public on December 15, came from five UN special ...