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9 months probation for officer who fired 41 shots at unarmed man, killing him
by Brian SeayA former police officer in Texas received nine months of probation for killing an unarmed man after a police chase in 2012.
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Minneapolis area police department tests gun-mounted cameras
by Brian SeayA small police department outside Minneapolis is testing out a cheap, new alternative to the ever more prevalent body camera.
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Georgia officer who beat woman with baton had record of use-of-force
by Brian SeayAn officer in Georgia who was recorded beating a woman with a baton had more than a dozen previous use-of-force incidents.
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Seattle mayor bypasses union talks, signs executive order implementing body cams
by Brian SeaySeattle Mayor Ed Murray sidestepped talks with the police union Monday and ordered patrol officers to begin wearing body cameras.
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L.A. deputies shoot at aggressive pit bull, accidentally kill teenager
by Brian SeayA teenager is dead after Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot at an aggressive pit bull, and their bullets ricocheted and hit the teen in the chest.
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Former Milwaukee officer found not guilty in shooting death of Sylville Smith
by Brian SeayA jury on Wednesday found former officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown not guilty of first-degree reckless homicide for the killing of Sylville Smith last summer.
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ATF agent fires shots during traffic stop in Milwaukee
by Brian SeayAuthorities in Milwaukee arrested two individuals on Friday after an ATF agent opened fire during a traffic stop.
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Dramatic body camera video shows Colorado deputy shoot armed man
by Brian SeayAuthorities in Colorado released body camera footage Wednesday showing a deputy’s split second reaction to a man coming at him with a rifle.
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Chicago officer who shot black teen 16 times faces 16 new counts
by Brian SeayProsecutors on Thursday added 16 additional counts to a Chicago cop’s murder charges, one for each bullet he fired at a black teenager in 2014.
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Agent turned off body camera as tensions peaked during Bundy standoff
by Brian SeayA Bureau of Land Management ranger testified Tuesday that he stopped a recording on his body camera during the armed standoff in Nevada in 2014 just as authorities started to fear a gunfight.
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Teen clerk snatches gun from would-be robber in Atlantic City
by Brian SeayA teenage store clerk snatched a gun away from a would-be robber in Atlantic City Monday, prompting the thief to take off his mask and claim it was a joke.
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Minneapolis officer under investigation for shooting at car full of people
by Brian SeayA police officer in Minneapolis is under investigation after he fired his gun at a car full of people while answering a call last week.
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