Author: Christopher Marier

Jayla Hall never thought she would help recruit potential candidates for the Minneapolis Police Department on her campus at Alabama A&M University. “A lot of time, people who are interested in law enforcement and that type of career field, they can easily be unmotivated if they don’t see people who look like them,” Hall said.…

On a recent morning, Ross Preston and Josh Dossett watched the cadets of Basic Law Enforcement Academy Class 868 practice firing their weapons. The soon-to-be officers were working on tactical reloads and close-quarters defense: Two to the chest. An oblique step. Two to the head. Preston and Dossett stand out. For one thing, they’re older…

When England’s prosecution service announced last month that a police officer would be charged with murder after fatally shooting an unarmed Black man in London, the news was met with relief by the dead man’s family. But among the armed police who work for London’s Metropolitan Police Service, known colloquially as the Met, there was…

Children and teens in the US are dying of gun-related homicides and suicides in record numbers, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Full story: Gun homicides and suicides in US children and teens are at a record high | CNN

The Biden administration is taking aim at the fentanyl trafficking threat, announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly drug… Full story: US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

The police chief of a small Kansas town was placed on suspension Thursday after his department conducted a controversial raid on a local newspaper last month which sparked criticism from press advocates over whether it violated First Amendment rights. Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody’s suspension was reported Friday by the Marion County Record, the same…

FBI personnel have surged to tribal lands across the United States in past months to help solve violent crimes and cold cases impacting Native Americans, the agency told CNN in an exclusive interview… Full story: Inside the FBI’s surge to solve violent crime on tribal lands | CNN

Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved a $5 million expansion of the use of license plate readers across the city, using federal pandemic relief funds. It’s the latest City Council vote on surveillance technology that has ignited debate in the community. Other surveillance tools Detroit police utilize include ShotSpotter — City Council last year OK’d…

Maine police will have to track more demographic data on drivers they pull over in traffic stops starting in 2024 under proposed rules aimed at fighting racial profiling. Attorney General Aaron Frey’s office is finalizing rules that will implement a 2021 law from House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, but changes based on concerns from…

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore is expressing concern about the county’s new zero bail policy that is set to take effect this weekend which will allow some criminal suspects to be cited and released when they would have previously been held on bond… Full story: LAPD chief expresses concern about ‘book and release’ plan…