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Man guilty of shooting two officers at Ferguson protest
by Jacki BillingsA Missouri man accused of shooting two St. Louis police officers during a 2015 Ferguson protest was convicted Thursday of multiple charges.
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Ferguson rejects civil rights reforms, DOJ sues
by Jared MorganMore than a year after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, the Department of Justice says the city needs major reforms to its police and court systems.
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Teen who stole guns with plan to sell them in Ferguson gets 20 years
by Chris EgerA 19-year-old Illinois man who stole 39 guns from a gun dealer with intentions of selling them to rioters was sentenced last Friday.
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Update: Ferguson police chief resigns after negative DOJ report
by Jared MorganAn anonymous source told CNN that Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson has said he’s willing to step down, but wants to make sure his department isn’t dissolved.
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DOJ investigation into Ferguson Police Department
by Jared MorganThe Department of Justice on Wednesday cleared Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown but said that Ferguson police and courts regularly discriminate against black people.
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DOJ: Wilson cleared, but Ferguson racist toward black people (VIDEO)
by Jared MorganThe Department of Justice on Wednesday cleared Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown but said that Ferguson police and courts regularly discriminate against black people.
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Teens busted for stealing 39 guns, planned selling them in Ferguson (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerQuick action by law enforcement cut short a plan by two Illinois criminals to traffic a cache of stolen firearms across state lines to arm protestors in Ferguson, Missouri.
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Tennessee gun shop offers to send firearms to Ferguson to make up shortfall (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerWith local dealers running low in the face of exploding sales, a Knoxville gun shop is publicly offering to rush firearms to Missourians caught short.
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2 arrested near Ferguson in straw purchase, pipe-bomb plot (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerFederal agents and local law enforcement have arrested two men, believed to be members of the New Black Panther Party, near Ferguson, Missouri in connection to illegal bomb making and weapons charges.
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Justice Department to rebuild trust between police and community
by Jared MorganIn light of the recent protests, riots and eventual police action in Ferguson, Missouri, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday the launch of a national program to rebuild trust between police departments and the communities they serve.
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Ferguson Police redact the incident from the incident report of Michael Brown’s death (VIDEO)
by Daniel TerrillPer request by the ACLU, Ferguson Police released the incident report but redacted almost everything in it, including names and details of the incident itself.
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