Police

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at the 84th winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in January in Washington, D.C.

National

Chicago Mayor Says He Will Disband Much-Criticized Police Oversight Agency

3:19pm May 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The Independent Police Review Authority is charged with investigating police shootings and misconduct in the city — but has been criticized for acting slowly and rarely doling out disciplinary action.

A Chinese police officer poses with Chinese tourists in front of Milan's cathedral on May 3. Chinese policemen are on patrol with Italian officers to help make Chinese visitors feel safer.

World News

Chinese Cops In Italy? Joint Patrols Aim To Ease Chinese Tourists' Jitters

6:28pm May 11, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

The hope is that Chinese tourists will feel safer after recent terrorist attacks. In the long run, greater cooperation could help break up illegal activities by Chinese and Italian organized crime.

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Politics & Government

Greensboro Council Will Release Body Cam Footage, Sets New Policy

11:34am May 10, 2016

by Neal Charnoff

The Greensboro City Council has agreed to release portions of a video capturing a police officer's fatal shooting of a Vietnamese woman.

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National

Department Of Homeland Security Officer May Be Linked To Deadly Shootings In Maryland

5:25pm May 06, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Maryland police say it appears that Eulalio Tordil, who is suspected of killing his wife on Thursday, is connected to two shootings on Friday. Tordil has been taken into custody.

On Thursday, a Los Angeles jury found Lonnie Franklin Jr. guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder.

National

'Grim Sleeper' Trial: Jury Finds Los Angeles Man Guilty On 10 Counts Of Murder

6:50pm May 05, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Lonnie Franklin Jr. "sat silently, staring straight ahead," as the clerk read the guilty verdicts, NPR's Kirk Siegler reports.

Defendant Lonnie Franklin Jr. listens during opening statements of his trial. Franklin is accused of serial murders that terrorized South LA.

National

Families Of LA Serial Killer's Victims Still Await Closure

11:34am May 02, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

Police allege Lonnie Franklin Jr. terrorized LA for decades, targeting mostly young black women. As his trial wraps up, critics wonder if racial bias caused the investigation to take so long.

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People march in the Penn North neighborhood of Baltimore on Wednesday, the anniversary of the funeral of Freddie Gray.

National

Baltimore Police Chief Discusses Shooting Of Boy Carrying Replica Pistol

4:27pm April 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Police Commissioner Kevin Davis says detectives mistook the replica for a real gun and describes the boy's injuries as nonfatal. The shooting happened on the anniversary of Freddie Gray's funeral.

Supporters of Akai Gurley's family gather outside the courthouse where former New York City police officer Peter Liang was sentenced for Gurley's shooting death in Brooklyn, N.Y.

National

'Awoken' By N.Y. Cop Shooting, Asian-American Activists Chart Way Forward

7:30pm April 23, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

Peter Liang, who is Chinese-American, was sentenced to probation for the shooting death of an unarmed black man. The ex-NYPD officer's case has sparked activism and debate among Asian-Americans.

Tenn. Lawmakers Call For Federal Probe Over Arrest Of Elementary School Children

7:18pm April 19, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The children were reportedly arrested for failing to stop a fight off campus. One lawmaker said there was "no rational safety justification" for an arrest like that.

A mural memorializing Freddie Gray is painted on the wall near the place where he was tackled and arrested last year by police at the Gilmor Homes housing project in Baltimore, Md.

National

A Year After Freddie Gray's Death, Trials Set To Begin (Again)

6:22pm April 19, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Of the six Baltimore police officers charged, there's only been one trial, which ended in a hung jury. But prosecutors are doubling down on their aggressive strategy as the trials resume in May.

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