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Trial Nears For Minnesota Police Officer Who Shot Philando Castile

12:11pm May 30, 2017

by Matt Sepic

In St. Paul, Minn., jury selection begins on Tuesday for a police officer charged in the death of motorist Philando Castile, whose killing last summer sparked weeks of protests.

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A screen grab from a video posted by Jacqueline Craig's niece shows an officer holding Craig on the ground while issuing commands. Police arrested Craig after she called to report a man had grabbed her son and accused him of littering.

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Texas Police Officer Suspended For 10 Days Over Woman's Forceful Arrest

3:50pm January 09, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The December encounter between the white police officer and the black woman in Fort Worth was caught on camera and quickly went viral. The woman's two daughters also were arrested.

Dejuan Yourse is interviewed by police Officers Charlotte Jackson and Travis Cole in Greensboro, N.C., on June 17.

What Went Wrong — A Police Video Deconstructed

1:13pm October 18, 2016

by Martin Kaste

What's striking about all the controversial police videos we've covered is how different they can look to people, depending on their backgrounds. We asked several people to watch the video, each one separately, and then added their observations as "pop-up" quotes in the video.

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What Went Wrong — A Police Video Deconstructed

9:58am October 18, 2016

by Martin Kaste

Body camera footage shows two police officers responding to a routine call about a possible burglary in North Carolina. The encounter comes to a bad end, but what's fascinating is how it gets there.

While more than 60 percent of Bridgeport, Conn.'s residents identify as black or Hispanic, the city's police department is majority white. So officials changed the written test and Bridgeport residents got a 15 percent bonus on their scores.

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Bridgeport Officials Want The Police Department To Look Like Its Residents

7:24am October 04, 2016

by Jeff Cohen

City officials redesigned their test for police officers and give extra points to city residents who take it. They want the makeup of the department to hew more closely to the city's demographics.

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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross addresses media at a press conference in January.

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Police Say Rambling Note Found On Body Of Philadelphia Shooting Suspect

5:07pm September 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The now-deceased suspect opened fire at a police officer in a vehicle before shooting into a bar and then at a civilian car. A woman was killed, and two officers and three civilians were injured.

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Police Officer Shot And Killed, Another Injured Following San Diego Traffic Stop

10:27am July 29, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The officers were assigned to an elite anti-gang unit. The police department said the injured officer is out of surgery and is expected to survive. A suspect is in custody, the police chief says.

Protesters march near the convenience store where Alton Sterling was shot and killed, July 6, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Two Days, Two Deaths: The Police Shootings Of Alton Sterling And Philando Castile

3:18pm July 07, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Two videos of black men who were shot to death by police — one in Minnesota and one Louisiana — are sparking passionate responses in the media and on the streets.

Protesters attend a rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Feb. 20 in support of a former NYPD Officer Peter Liang.

Don't Miss Jay Caspian Kang On Asian-Americans, Whiteness And Peter Liang

3:35pm March 03, 2016

by Hanna Choi

Protests over the conviction of police officer Peter Liang in the shooting death of an unarmed black man show that Asian-Americans have something to say about race and policing. But what, and how?

Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz's embezzled money from a police charity program for years before he staged his suicide to look like a murder.

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Wife Of 'Hero Cop' Indicted In Misuse Of The Funds Her Husband Stole

5:20pm January 27, 2016

by Laura Wagner

A suburban Chicago police officer Joseph Glineiwicz staged his suicide last September to look like a murder, sparking a massive manhunt. It turns out he had embezzled from a city program for years.