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Members of the Memphis Police Department work a crime scene in Memphis, Tennessee, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Photo credit: Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press

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Justice Department and the city of Memphis, in wake of Tyre Nichols case, to address scathing report on police

December 5, 2024
By The Associated Press
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National

Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police

April 30, 2024
By Ryan J. Foley, Carla K. Johnson & Shelby Lum
The Associated Press

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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, left, and Baltimore Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Worley walk to a news conference in the Shipley Hill neighborhood of Baltimore, May 11, 2023. The Baltimore Police Department has reached compliance with two sections of its court-ordered reform agreement — including a piece that governs transportation of people in custody, which landed the agency under federal oversight in the first place following the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. Photo credit: Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via The Associated Press

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Baltimore police make progress in court-ordered reform

January 18, 2024
By The Associated Press
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This image taken from police body cam video shows a police dog attacking Jadarrius Rose, 23, of Memphis, Tennessee, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Circleville, Ohio. An Ohio police department has fired an officer who released his police dog on Rose -- even after state troopers told him to hold the dog back. A statement issued Wednesday, July 26, 2023, by Circleville police said Ryan Speakman “did not meet the standards and expectations we hold for our police officers” and that he has been “terminated from the department, effective immediately.” Photo credit: Ohio State Highway Patrol via The Associated Press

Social Justice

Ohio police officer fired after letting his police dog attack a Black surrendering motorist

July 28, 2023
By Patrick Orsagos, Bruce Shipkowski & Samantha Hendrickson
The Associated Press

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Culture

Fatal police shooting of Black teen in France shows US is not alone in struggles with race and police

July 6, 2023
By Claudia Lauer & Alanna Durkin Richer
The Associated Press

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Ken Lemon, left, journalist with WSOC-TV in Charlotte, speaks with Black police officers about their experiences. Photo credit: WSOC-TV

National

WEEKEND WATCH: A conversation with Black police officers

March 2, 2023
By Ken Lemon & Jessica Allen
WSOCTV.com

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