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From defund to refund: Why Democrats are shifting their tone on policing two years after George Floyd's murder

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia is poised to approve a $24 million budget increase to its Police Department, and its legislative leadership has backed a plan to add hundreds more officers to the force.

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Philadelphia could rehire retired cops, other employees to address staffing shortages under a new proposal

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia City Council is considering a proposal that would allow the city to fill vacancies — including in the Police Department — with retired employees who could continue receiving pension payments while also earning a paycheck.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Two years after George Floyd's murder, Minneapolis' efforts to transform safety remain unfinished

MINNEAPOLIS — Damarra Atkins remembers vividly what it felt like to watch George Floyd's murder for the first time.

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Maharashtra to appoint woman with ‘male’ chromosome to Police department

State government responds to petitioner’s plea in Bombay High Court; she was categorised ‘male’ by Karyotyping test

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LAPD SWAT officer caught saying ‘happy hunting’ on bodycam before fatal police shooting

LOS ANGELES — As members of the Los Angeles Police Department’s SWAT team prepared to confront an armed suspect who had holed up in a downtown apartment building earlier this month, one of the highly trained officers offered a comment to the others.

Los Angeles Times

‘Justice can’t wait’: Activists, faith leaders renew demands for DOJ investigation into KCKPD

A coalition of faith leaders and community activists on Monday renewed their call for federal investigators to examine the practices of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

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Andhra Pradesh Police initiative to de-stress personnel

Psychologists to conduct counselling sessions at all police stations in the State from May 16

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‘How can he do that?’: Police Superintendent David Brown appears to overstate links to mass shooting in Chicago

CHICAGO — About 15 hours after a corner in the Back of the Yards neighborhood was sprayed with gunfire Tuesday, leaving one man dead and four others wounded, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown held a news conference to update the public on the mass shooting.

Chicago Tribune

Gunmen in minivan open fire on group of children at Maryland park

‘Opening fire on a group of children and teens with absolutely no concern for their lives is unconscionable,’ police said

The Independent UK

D.C. Police Department Allegedly Has Policy of Delaying/Denying FOIA Requests That May Lead to Criticism

A district court just allowed a First Amendment challenge to this policy to go forward.

Reason

NYPD veteran found guilty of assaulting officer at Capitol riot

Jury rejects Thomas Webster’s self-defence argument after swinging metal flagpole and tackling Washington DC officer

The Independent UK

Theft ring that stole $1 million in jewelry in California apprehended, state attorney general says

LOS ANGELES — A retail theft ring stole more than $1 million in jewelry from JCPenney and Sam's Club stores across California in 2020 and 2021, acting as a traveling crime wave, California's attorney general said Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Lily Peters murder: Local lawmaker vows to review Amber Alert policy as Change.org petition grows

Calls grow for changes to emergency child abduction system after Lily Peters was found sexually assaulted and strangled in Chippewa Falls

The Independent UK

Michigan agency requests federal bias probe into Grand Rapids Police Department

DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights has requested an investigation into the Grand Rapids Police Department's practices, Grand Rapids U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge confirmed Tuesday.

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People-friendly policing is a priority, says A.P. Home Minister

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Unmasked I-65 killer’s ‘lazy eye’ sparks new probe into his links to two more murder sprees

EXCLUSIVE: Harry Edward Greenwell was named last week as the I-65 Killer, or Days Inn Killer, who took the lives of at least three women along a Midwest interstate in the US. But he may have murdered many more women, writes Sheila Flynn

The Hindu

An iftar party by the police, for everyone

‘It is a small gesture from the Police Department to promote communal harmony’

Reason

Calling Police Officer "Pig," "Terrorist," "Punk Ass," and "Bitch" in Facebook Comments Not Obscene After All

So a federal district court held, reversing an earlier magistrate judge ruling on this point; the court also rejected the view that the Free Press Clause only protects "members of the press."

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Water Hero: Cops Save Mum And Babies From Car In Freezing Pond

Vehicle had lost control on Donaldson Avenue and went off the road through trees and a fence, in Anne Arundel County.

Zenger

Tot Hostage Tragedy : Cop Bullet Kills Two Year Old During Armed Siege

During the shootout that occurred in Baxter Springs, the 37-year-old gunman fired more than 90 rounds from multiple weapons.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot: Parents, not just police, need to hold kids responsible for roaming streets after curfew

“I say this as the parent of a 14-year-old, we have to make sure that we know where our kids are, that we are telling them right from wrong at the earliest possible age,” Lightfoot said at a community meeting Monday.

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What we know one day after 6 are killed, 12 wounded in downtown Sacramento mass shooting

More than 30 hours after the worst mass shooting in city history shook downtown Sacramento as bars and nightclubs hit closing time early Sunday morning, much remains unknown about the incident as its perpetrators remain at large and unidentified.

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Suspect arrested, victims identified in downtown Sacramento mass shooting

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A suspect is in police custody in connection with Sunday’s mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, which left six dead and 12 others wounded, police announced Monday.

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Suspects at large after mass shooting killed 6, injured 12 in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officers cleared crime tape and evidence markers early Monday morning in downtown Sacramento, reopening streets in the area of 10th and K streets a little more than 24 hours after the deadliest mass shooting in the history of California’s capital city.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly City Council leaders are backing a plan to increase police funding and add more officers to the force

PHILADELPHIA — Two years after freezing spending on police in response to the killing of George Floyd, Philadelphia City Council leaders are backing a plan that would steer millions in new funding to the department and add more officers.

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