Former
NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce, and member of the Black Law
Enforcement Alliance, Marq Claxton, discuss policing in America after
the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continues on April 2 with key witness testimony. Chauvin, who was filmed with his knee on George Floyd’s neck in May, faces murder and manslaughter charges for the encounter that sparked months of historic protests around the world. This stream contains graphic content.
other officers charged in the case — J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas K. Lane and Tou Thao — are set to be tried separately in August.
Witnesses who have taken the stand in the emotional first week of the trial have expressed deep regret for not having done more to try to save Floyd, who was 46 when he died. Cup Foods clerk Chris Martin said “this could have been avoided,” while witness Charles McMillian broke down after re-watching the video of Floyd in police custody.
The Post’s Rhonda Colvin will anchor live coverage featuring reporters Mary Beth Albright, Keith Alexander, Holly Bailey, Nicole Ellis, Hannah Jewell, Robert Samuels and Eugene Scott. Plus, columnist James Hohmann.
“When Mr. Floyd was no longer offering up any resistance to the officers, they could have ended the restraint.”
Ex-officer #DerekChauvin's former supervisor testified to use of force in the death of #GeorgeFloyd.
The trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer filmed with his knee on George Floyd’s neck, continues on April 1. He is charged with murder and manslaughter for Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020. This stream contains graphic content.
Witnesses who have taken the stand in the emotional first week of the trial have expressed deep regret for not having done more to try to save Floyd, who was 46 when he died. Cup Foods clerk Chris Martin said “this could have been avoided,” while witness Charles McMillian broke down after re-watching the video of Floyd in police custody.
A British police officer was shot dead inside a London police station early Friday while detaining a suspect, who also sustained a gunshot wound. FRANCE 24's Benedicte Paviot tells us more.
Since coming to power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched an unprecedented crusade against press freedom. Facing censorship, threats from police and sometimes jail, the last few independent reporters - those who don't work for state media serving Communist Party propaganda - are no longer able to sell their articles. Recently, at least four citizen journalists, who were investigating the real death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic in Wuhan, have disappeared. More than six months after their arrests, there is still no trace of them. Our correspondents report.
Blake was shot seven times in the back by a police officer in front of his family. A teen from out of state allegedly killed two people at a demonstration for Blake, and injured a third person.
The probable cause for #JacobBlake's felony sex crime charge says police responded to a crying woman's home who was wearing a gown & in pain. She said when she was sleeping next to her child, Blake raped her.
"officers made multiple requests to Blake to drop the knife...officers used a Taser...but it did not incapacitate him. Blake forcefully fought...putting one of the officers in a headlock...A second stun from a Taser also did not stop him..."https://t.co/5xnPimggPM#JacobBlake
Breaking News: Jacob Blake's attorney just told WISN-12 News Terry Sater the felony warrant against Blake has just been vacated, handcuffs removed in his hospital bed, and the deputies have left his room at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa. @WISN12News#jacobblakepic.twitter.com/u7Bps247PJ
More than 700 people have been arrested in Britain and tens of millions of pounds have been seized after the police infiltrated a top secret communications system used by criminal gangs.
It's being called the biggest and most significant law-enforcement operation ever carried out in the UK.
The gangs were using a device that looks like a normal mobile phone.
But each one costs up to £3,000 and they were used by high-level criminals to talk to each other.
The gangs believed nobody could listen in, but they were wrong.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Home Affairs correspondent Tom Symonds.
#Juneteenth celebrations continued after the holiday and through the weekend with protests and marches calling for justice for Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and others killed by police.
A police officer who fatally shot a fleeing black man in the back last week in Atlanta, Georgia, will be charged with murder and assault, officials say.
Garrett Rolfe, who has already been fired, faces 11 charges related to Rayshard Brooks' death. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
The other officer at the scene, Devin Brosnan, will testify as a prosecution witness in the case, officials said.
The case comes amid US protests over police killings of black Americans.
Lawmakers in Washington are currently debating new police reform laws
We analyzed eyewitness videos and security camera footage of the events leading to the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, by police in Atlanta on Friday night. Here’s a detailed breakdown of how it unfolded. https://t.co/5Cr8ow8lJq
The Guardian: Garrett Rolfe, the Atlanta police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks, was accused of covering up an earlier shooting he and other officers participated in, according to a judge who reviewed the case. https://t.co/1Ngwx5CKvT
Body camera footage released by Atlanta police shows Rayshard Brooks appearing good-humored and largely cooperative with two white officers for about 40 minutes during an encounter that ended with Brooks being fatally shot by police. https://t.co/Cejj1Prstg
Protests—both peaceful and violent—are demanding justice after the killing of George Floyd. VICE News explores the many ways people in Louisville and Washington D.C. are rising up.
An entire tactical unit of a US police department has resigned in support of two officers who were filmed shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground in Buffalo.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the video made him feel "sick" and suggested criminal charges should be pursued.
It comes as Donald Trump faced backlash for describing a fall in US unemployment numbers as a "great day" for George Floyd.
BREAKING: The Entire Buffalo ERT just resigned! 57 officers. In response to the two officers who were suspended without pay, for barely touching the 75 year old protester who wouldn’t disperse...
2 Buffalo police officers have been suspended after they were recorded on video pushing a man down to the ground earlier today. The man hit his head on the ground and you could see blood coming from his head. By @AaronBesecker https://t.co/2l40jTXgGc
Two police officers in Buffalo, New York, were suspended after shoving a protester in this incident that was caught on video. An official said the man was hospitalized with a head injury.
- 
