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Mother of Pepper-Sprayed Girl Says Police Denied Mental Health Help For Daughter

8:42pm February 04, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

"Her understanding is that the officer basically told her 'I can't do that. I can't call anyone else,' " family attorney Lorenzo Napolitano told NPR Thursday.

A frame from a Rochester Police bodycam video showing a girl in handcuffs in the back of a police cruiser.

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Rochester Releases Video Of Police Pepper-Spraying 9-Year-Old Girl

4:14pm February 01, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

The incident renews scrutiny of the city and its police department following the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died of asphyxiation after an encounter with police in March.

Demonstrators hold placards reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER," "Walter Wallace JR." and DEFUND PPD" as they gather in protest near the location where Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man, was killed by two police officers in Philadelphia. Police officers said he w

Policing Reform, Civilian Oversight And More: After Months Of Protest, Voters Decide

7:01am October 31, 2020

by Cheryl Corley

Months of protests over police brutality has brought some change, but major reform has so far eluded many communities.

Jeffery Ryans, who sustained multiple dog bites, is shown here discussing his encounter with Salt Lake City police at his attorney's office in Salt Lake City.

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Utah Officer Faces Felony Charge For Ordering Police Dog To Bite Black Man

3:40pm September 17, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Jeffery Ryans, the man who sustained dog bites, "certainly wasn't posing an imminent threat of violence or harm to anyone," according to the district attorney.

Elders stand on the front line in a march for Daniel Prude on Sunday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died in March a week after police pinned him to the ground. It was the fifth consecutive night of protesting since the release of police body-camera footage of P

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Rochester Mayor Promises Police Reforms After Protests Over Daniel Prude's Death

12:25pm September 07, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Mayor Lovely Warren vows to move some mental health services funds away from police. Daniel Prude died a week after officers pinned him on the ground, responding to a mental health crisis call.

A masked protester kneels before San Jose police in San Jose, Calif. last month. Four officers have been placed on administrative leave after allegations that they posted racist and anti-Muslim messages to social media.

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4 Officers In San Jose, Calif., Put On Leave After Racist Social Media Posts Surface

4:18pm June 29, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The police department is investigating allegations that surfaced in an anonymous blog post. It details current and retired San Jose officers posting racist messages in a private Facebook group.

Jeremiah Ellison, Kandace Montgomery and Arianna Nason are among those leading the push to dismantle the Minneapolis police department.

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These Are The Minneapolis Activists Leading The Push To Abolish The Police

12:06pm June 26, 2020

by Adrian Florido

It took less than two weeks after George Floyd's killing for Minneapolis City Council members to pledge to end the police department. But activists had been laying the groundwork for years.

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Tucson Police Chief Offers To Resign Over Man's Death In Officers' Custody

4:45pm June 25, 2020

by Bill Chappell

In response to Police Chief Chris Magnus' offer to quit, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero issued a statement saying, "I do not believe the Chief should resign."

Ella Jones, photographed in March of 2015, when she was a candidate for Ferguson's city council, became the Missouri city's first African American and first woman elected mayor of Ferguson.

Mayor-Elect Of Ferguson, Mo., On Where Her City Stands, After Michael Brown

7:25pm June 11, 2020

by Christianna Silva

Ella Jones, who will be the city's first black mayor and the first female mayor, says the city has seen widespread reforms since Brown's killing. But it still needs to "strive toward a better image."

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A jury awarded Sgt. Keith Wildhaber nearly $20 million in a discrimination lawsuit against the St. Louis County Police Department.

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Missouri Cop Who Says He Was Told 'Tone Down Your Gayness' Wins Discrimination Case

4:11pm October 30, 2019

by Rachel Treisman

Sgt. Keith Wildhaber sued the St. Louis County Police Department in 2017, alleging he was passed over for promotions because he is gay. A jury agreed and awarded him nearly $20 million on Friday.