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Head Of Police Chiefs Group Apologizes For 'Historical Mistreatment' Of Minorities

11:44am October 18, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Law enforcement officers "have been the face of oppression for far too many of our fellow citizens," Terry Cunningham said at the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Police tape is displayed at a crime scene in Chicago where a 16-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed and another 18-year-old man was shot in April.

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Race And Policing: Treat Black Men And Boys Like Victims, Too

12:42pm October 08, 2016

by Gene Demby

The nation saw an alarming surge in homicides in 2015 — driven largely by hundreds more homicides of black men, who tend to be treated more as perpetrators of violence than as its most likely victims.

Greensboro Officer Resigns After Police Body Camera Footage Reveal

3:41pm September 29, 2016

by Eddie Garcia

The City of Greensboro has confirmed that Officer C.N. Jackson has left the police force. She was on the scene of the altercation between former officer Travis Cole and Dejuan Yourse.

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Mourners and activists hold a candlelight vigil during a rally in El Cajon, a suburb of San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, in protest of the police shooting the day before.

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'This Is A Life': Hundreds Protest Shooting Of Unarmed Man In El Cajon

10:50am September 29, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Police took nearly an hour to respond to a 911 call from a woman who said her mentally ill brother was acting erratically. About a minute after officers arrived on Tuesday, one shot and killed him.

Police in El Cajon, Calif., provided this image, which they say is a still from a bystander's cellphone video of the shooting of an unarmed black man on Tuesday. Police say the man was pointing an object — which was not a weapon — at an officer.

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Police Shooting Of Unarmed Black Man Leads To Protests In San Diego Suburb

10:14am September 28, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

On Tuesday, an officer in El Cajon, Calif., shot and killed an unarmed black man. His sister had called the police to ask them to help her brother, who was acting erratically.

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At Special Meeting, City Of Greensboro Releases Police Assault Body Camera Video

4:35pm September 26, 2016

by Eddie Garcia

The City of Greensboro is apologizing to a black man who experienced excessive force at the hands of a police officer.

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Demonstrators take a knee during the national anthem outside Bank of America Stadium before an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C. Protests have disrupted the city since Tuesday night, fol

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Curfew Lifted In Charlotte After Several Days Of Peaceful Protests

2:26pm September 26, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

After two nights of violent unrest, a midnight curfew was imposed on Thursday night. As protests became peaceful, though, it was not always enforced, and authorities lifted it on Sunday.

Suspicious clown sightings have been reported in multiple states.

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Sinister 'Clowns' Are Scaring People In Multiple States

4:03pm September 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

This may be your worst nightmare: Reports are emerging from multiple states of alarming interactions with people in clown clothing.

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5 Killed In Shooting At A Washington State Mall; Manhunt Underway

1:19pm September 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A shooter opened fire inside a Macy's at a shopping mall in Burlington, Washington on Friday evening. The suspect remains at large and the motive is not clear.

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A protester demonstrates against the death of Keith Scott in front of police in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday.

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Police Reform Is Happening, But It's Hard To Track

6:52pm September 22, 2016

by Martin Kaste

There have been calls for police reforms since 2014, but there are practical limits to how fast a willingness to change can translate into its actually happening.

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