Category: News
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US rule to allow some inmates to stay home after COVID emergency lifts
Federal inmates who were allowed to serve their prison terms at home during the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to remain there after the Biden administration lifts the public health emergency, under new rules unveiled by the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday… Full story: US rule to allow some inmates to stay home after COVID…
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Clearview AI scraped 30 billion images from Facebook and other social media sites and gave them to cops: it puts everyone into a ‘perpetual police line-up’
Law enforcement officers have used Clearview AI’s facial recognition database nearly a million times, Hoan Ton-That, the company’s CEO, told the BBC… Full story: Clearview AI scraped 30 billion images from Facebook and other social media sites and gave them to cops: it puts everyone into a ‘perpetual police line-up’
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Case Law: Protected Speech Against Police Operation – Lexipol
In a recent decision, the court determines whether protest against a distracted-driving police operation was protected speech… Full story: Case Law: Protected Speech Against Police Operation – Lexipol
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Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices’ ruling | AP News
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books. The high court’s ruling that set new standards for evaluating gun laws left open many questions, experts say, resulting in an increasing number of…
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Public outrage over Nichols’ beating collides with Washington bureaucracy on police reform | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden referenced the failed George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in his statement about Nichols on Friday, and many leaders – from the chairs of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio – are acknowledging a potential role for federal legislation.…
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Matthews Police Department plans to correct inaccurate crime statistics
The Matthews Police Department plans to correct inaccurate crime statistics reported to the public from 2018 to 2022 following an internal personnel investigation by the US ISS Agency. One month into her role as town manager, Becky Hawke initiated the investigation based on what she described as “credible information from members of the department that…
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WATCH: Tampa officers rescue baby from abandoned stolen car
The Tampa Police Department released body camera footage from an Aug. 5, 2022 incident where a baby was found inside an abandoned stolen car. Officers responded to an apartment complex on Siesta Court after a woman reported her car was stolen with her 11-month-old daughter inside. The car was found about half an hour later.…
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Swift firing of police is rare, but could become more common | AP News
The speed with which five Memphis police officers were fired following the traffic stop of a man who later died in a hospital is unusual but could become more common, according to those studying police and criminal justice issues. Five Memphis Police Department officers were fired Friday, less than two weeks after the Jan. 7…
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5 Memphis Police Officers Fired Over Deadly Arrest Of Tyre Nichols – The New York Times
Five Memphis police officers were fired on Friday after the department found that they had used excessive force and failed to intervene or provide help during a traffic stop this month involving a 29-year-old Black man who died in a hospital three days later, officials said.The firings, which were the result of an internal investigation…
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6 arrested after violent protesters cause mayhem, set APD car on fire in downtown Atlanta
A peaceful protest in downtown Atlanta turned violent Saturday evening when protesters set a police car on fire and started smashing windows. Six protesters were arrested, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum announced in a news conference on Saturday night. Those people have not been identified and their charges have not been released. Atlanta Mayor Andre…