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National

Minneapolis Shifts $8 Million In Police Funding, But Keeps Force At Current Level

1:41pm December 10, 2020

by Avie Schneider

The City Council votes to expand other services, including violence prevention and mental health crisis response teams. But, facing a veto threat, it rejects proposed cuts in the police force.

At the Berlin Police Academy, Ewald Igelmund teaches cadets courses on Germany's rule of law. Cadets must take 2 1/2 years of courses before they're allowed to become police officers.

World News

With Far-Right Extremism On The Rise, Germany Investigates Its Police

6:22am December 10, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

Whether it's officers participating in neo-Nazi chat groups or hoarding ammunition to prepare for a doomsday scenario, extremism is a persistent problem among those who enforce the law in Germany.

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This undated photo provided by family attorney Sean Walton shows Casey Goodson. The fatal shooting of 23-year-old Goodson by an Ohio sheriff's deputy on Friday, is now under investigation.

National

Federal Investigators Join Probe Into Casey Goodson Shooting Death

3:37pm December 08, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The U.S. Justice Department said it is investigating whether Goodson, a 23-year-old Black man, had his civil rights violated when he was shot and killed by law enforcement Dec. 4.

Crime

Greensboro Chief Says Public Effort Needed To Curb Spike In Violence

6:07pm November 30, 2020

by Paul Garber

Greensboro Police Chief Brian James is offering a blunt assessment of how things have gone during his tenure, including a rise in homicides.

Thousands of protesters across France hit the streets Saturday to condemn police brutality and a proposed law that would make it harder to publicize images of on-duty police officers.

World News

French Police Could Face Assault Charges In Beating That Sparked Protests

9:42am November 30, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

Preliminary charges were filed against four police officers in connection with the Nov. 21 beating of Michel Zecler in Paris that has prompted major protests throughout the country.

Joseph Mensah, an officer with the Wauwatosa Police Department in Wisconsin, has fatally shot three people in the line of duty since 2015 and is resigning from the department Nov. 30.

National

Suburban Milwaukee Police Officer Who Has Killed 3 People Since 2015 Set To Resign

5:57pm November 18, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Wauwatosa, Wis., police officer Joseph Mensah reached a separation agreement allowing him to resign Nov. 30. He has killed three people while on duty, including a teenager in February.

Race

Outrage Continues Over Police Confrontation With Teen Girl

6:31pm November 16, 2020

by Paul Garber

Members of the Ministers' Conference of Winston-Salem & Vicinity say they remain troubled by how a Black 10th-grader was taken into custody by a white police officer earlier t