AUSTIN, Texas — A state grand jury has indicted 19 Austin police officers related to allegations of excessive force during the May 2020 George Floyd protests, according to the police union’s president, citing attorneys who were briefed on the matter.
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Arizona CBP officers arrest Mexican national with $85K worth of fentanyl pills
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers have arrested a Mexican national who was allegedly attempting to smuggle $85,000 worth of fentanyl pills. The suspect was arrested by agents working the I-19 Checkpoint, John R. Modlin, Chief Patrol Agent of CBP’s Tucson Sector, said
2 of the officers involved in George Floyd’s death will testify during federal civil rights trial
Former officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao told US District Judge Paul Magnuson they planned to testify in their own defense. Thomas Lane, the rookie officer who held down Floyd’s legs during the fatal restraint, also planned to take
District attorney announces charges against 2 Dallas police officers for assault during George Floyd protests
Dallas Police Senior Corporal Ryan Mabry is being charged in connection to the “shooting” of three individuals “with a 40-millimeter launcher” on May 30, 2020, according to a Wednesday news release. He faces three counts of first-degree aggravated assault with
Suspect who allegedly killed 2 officers in shooting at Virginia college charged with murder
Campus Police Officer John Painter and Campus Safety Officer JJ Jefferson were killed responding to emergency calls of a suspicious man at Bridgewater College, police said. The alleged gunman, identified by police as 27-year-old Alexander Wyatt Campbell, fled the campus
Teen killed in a Los Angeles store after a police officer’s shot penetrates wall of dressing room, officials say
One of the shots penetrated a wall and struck the girl, Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Dominic Choi told reporters during a news conference. “Preliminary, we believe that round was an officer’s round,” Choi said. The man suspected in
How often do officers confuse a gun with a Taser?
Incidents in which police officers mistakenly fired their guns when they meant to draw their Tasers have not been common, but there have been several in recent years. In 2018, a rookie Kansas police officer mistakenly shot a man who
Waukesha parade crash suspect appeared to have no emotion as officers tried to stop him, authorities say
One officer, identified in the complaint as Detective Casey, first heard a horn honking near his location along the parade route. As Casey went to investigate, he saw a red Ford Escape SUV driving past parade participants and “observed people
Oath Keepers hack exposes law enforcement officers across US
The law enforcement officers described what they could offer the Oath Keepers: “I have a wide variety of law enforcement experience, including undercover operations, surveillance and SWAT,” one wrote on the membership application. “Communications, Weapons, K9 Officer for local Sheriffs