Police

His father says Eric Talley, 51, was a devoted dad who was learning to be a drone operator, because the job would be safer.

Robert Stewart was among the first Black officers hired by the LAPD. He spent 11 years on the force before he was unjustly terminated, according to the Los Angeles Police Commission.

Several GOP lawmakers in North Carolina have introduced a bill aimed at discouraging cities from cutting funding for law enforcement. 

La'Ron Singletary was fired from Rochester Police Department in September. Prude, a Black man with a history of mental illness, died of asphyxiation after an encounter with officers in March.

Demonstrators gathered near a Rochester police precinct not far from where a 9-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed last week. One officer has been suspended, two others placed on administrative leave.

Protesters took the streets of Tacoma, Wash., after several people were struck and at least two were injured. The officer was placed on paid administrative leave.

More than two dozen off-duty officers attended the pro-Trump rally. Many celebrated on social media at the time. But now they could face federal charges and find themselves out of a job.

Some officers are being investigated over involvement at the protests, while others fought off protesters who once supported them.

Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing, says it's a mistake to boil Wednesday's events down to questions of police force. He argues we need a broader conversation about race, politics and justice.