Tag: Law enforcement agencies
California police on paid leave over degrading, vulgar texts
EUREKA, Calif. — Two Northern California police officers are on paid leave after a news outlet reported that they are accused of sending degrading...
Emergency sites for migrant children raising safety concerns
McALLEN, Texas — The U.S. government has stopped taking immigrant teenagers to a converted camp for oilfield workers in West Texas as it faces...
Report: Confusion hindered California bar massacre response
<p>THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — An overwhelmed 911 system, chaos and delays hampered the law enforcement response to a Southern California bar during a 2018...
Maryland police shoot, kill man while responding to call
PASADENA, Md. — A Maryland police officer shot and killed a man while responding to a call for a welfare check from a mental...
Houston mayor picks top commander as new police chief
DALLAS — A top Houston police commander will take over leadership of the city's police department following the current chief's abrupt announcement that he...
Autopsy: Deputy shot Casey Goodson Jr. 5 times in the back
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man, was shot five times in the back by a white Ohio sheriff’s deputy last December,...
UN rights chief: Justice at stake in trial over Floyd death
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief said Friday that the U.S. trial over the killing of George Floyd presents a “crucial, defining opportunity...
California police on paid leave over degrading, vulgar texts
<p>EUREKA, Calif. — Two Northern California police officers are on paid leave after a news outlet reported that they are accused of sending degrading...
Shopping while driving, woman hits bike-riding sheriff
PORT ORANGE, Fla. — A young woman who said she was using her phone to shop while driving hit a sheriff who was biking...
Emergency sites for migrant children raising safety concerns
<p>McALLEN, Texas — The U.S. government has stopped taking immigrant teenagers to a converted camp for oilfield workers in West Texas as it faces...