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Apparent Airplane Stowaway Falls From Sky Into London Garden

2:30pm July 02, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

London police suspect the person had been hiding in the landing gear of a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Heathrow Airport. The body fell into the Clapham area of the city, shocking neighbors.

Kristen Clifford's husband, Steve Clifford, died in May 2017. She says he was worried he would lose his job if his colleagues knew he was struggling mentally.

National

After Husbands' Suicides, 'Best Widow Friends' Want Police Officers To Reach For Help

11:35am June 09, 2019

Nicole Rikard, Kristen Clifford, Erin Gibson and Melissa Swailes were all married to officers who killed themselves. They want to end the stigma of police asking for help when facing mental illness.

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Family Of Marcus Smith Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit

7:43am April 11, 2019

by Eddie Garcia

A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against police officers and paramedics in the death of Marcus

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A body camera from Taser is seen during a press conference on Sept. 24, 2014 in Washington, DC.

Police Are Investing In New Technology. 'Thin Blue Lie' Asks, 'Does It Work?'

10:24pm April 07, 2019

Technology has often been proposed as the solution to controversial policing practices. But reporter Matt Stroud says new innovations embraced by law enforcement can present their own problems.

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News

District Attorney Clears Greensboro Police Of Wrongdoing In 'Hogtying' Case

3:32pm January 04, 2019

by Sean Bueter

The Guilford County District Attorney has cleared Greensboro Police Department officers of any criminal wrongdoing in the case of Marcus Deon Smith, the man who died after officers restrained him i

Sheila Reid, whose son Jerame was shot and killed by police in 2014, urged Gov. Phil Murphy to sign a bill requiring the state to investigate all police-involved deaths.

National

In New Jersey, Deaths At The Hands Of Police May Face Outside Scrutiny

5:00am January 01, 2019

by Joseph Hernandez

Criminal justice advocates in New Jersey want the governor to sign a bill that requires the state attorney general's office to investigate police killings. But the attorney general opposes the bill.

Suhai Aziz Talpur, seen in her office in Karachi's Clifton police station, has emerged as a hero in Pakistan after she led a mission to take down militants who stormed the Chinese consulate in November.

World News

In Pakistan, Female Police Officers Are Rare. This One Quelled A Militant Attack

10:14am December 21, 2018

"I am, with the grace of almighty Allah, a successful role model for women," Suhai Aziz Talpur says. The senior police official led an operation against militants who attacked the Chinese consulate.

Flanked by attorney Ben Crump, Emantic Bradford Sr. discusses the results of a forensic examination on his son Emantic "EJ" Bradford Jr., who was fatally shot by police after a shooting in a shopping mall on Thanksgiving Day, after being mistaken for a su

National

More Police Training Key To Determining Who Is A 'Good Guy' With A Gun

2:09pm December 12, 2018

by Cheryl Corley

Two black men killed by police recently in Alabama and Illinois were mistaken as suspects. Both were armed. Police trainers say there are steps departments can take to help prevent deaths.

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Courts

Report Sheds Light On The Number Of People In 'Correctional Control'

3:53pm December 11, 2018

by Sean Bueter

A new report from a non-partisan advocacy group is comparing North Carolina's correctional system to others across the country.

Police officers stand at one of the entrances to Mercy Hospital in Chicago on Monday after a gunman shot multiple people there.

National

4 Dead Including Police Officer After Shooting At Chicago Mercy Hospital

10:29pm November 19, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The Chicago Police Department says a police officer and three others were killed in a domestic-related shooting at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center on the city's Near South Side.