Police are allowed to have sexual contact as part of sting operations because that’s part of investigating prostitution,” says sex worker advocate Maxine Doogan. House Bill 112 would change that.
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Man dead in apparent early-morning homicide in Anchorage
A man was found dead in an apparent homicide early Friday morning on Anchorage’s east side.
Police And Black Lives Matter Hold A Cookout, And Praise Rolls In
Photos show uniformed police officers talking with smiling residents, dancing and playing basketball at McAdams Park in Wichita, Kan.
Many Cops Under Tremendous Stress After High-Profile Killings
One Latina Chicago police officer said she’s having a hard time leaving job stress at work. “Let’s just say I have a lot sleepless nights, replaying stuff in my mind,” she says. “And I have little kids. And I can’t bring that home.”
Dillingham police see disturbing pattern of theft, scams of elders by drug users
Dillingham police are investigating three cases of elderly residents being robbed or scammed for drug money, and chief Dan Pasquariello believes more have occurred.
Chicago Crime Spikes As Police Avoid Becoming ‘The Next Viral Video’
Chicago police are under scrutiny for misconduct, arrests and street stops are down — but more than 100 people have already been murdered there in 2016, double the number compared to last year.
Rogue Drones? Unleash The Eagles
Police in the Netherlands are helping train eagles to snatch wayward drones from the sky. Yes, there’s video.
Decades Later, Victims Of Chicago Police Torture Paid Reparations
Fifty-seven people received payments totaling $5.5 million. “Reparations is not a necessity. But it is a moral compunction and a moral reckoning to right a wrong,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
In LA, Renewed Focus On Training Police On When To Shoot, And When Not To
In Los Angeles County, more than one-quarter of the 375 people shot by law enforcement over a five-year period were unarmed. Police training tries to prepare officers to make split-second decisions.
Grand Jury Declines To Indict Police Officers In Tamir Rice Investigation
“The evidence did not indicate criminal conduct by police,” Cuyahoga County prosecutor Timothy McGinty told reporters, calling it a “perfect storm of human error.”