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February 21, 2019

Polygraph launched probe of deputy suspected in sex assaults

A Nebraska sheriff's deputy charged with sexually assaulting a woman more than a decade ago now is linked to at least five ...

February 21, 2019

Chicago police chief angry over alleged Smollett hoax

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson took it personally when detectives determined that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett ...

February 21, 2019

Omaha on trial in shooting death of 'Cops' crew member

Omaha police used justifiable force when firing dozens of bullets at an armed robbery suspect in a fast-food restaurant and ...

February 21, 2019

Authorities announce Houston officer case review, FBI probe

Prosecutors will review more than 1,400 criminal cases that involved a Houston officer who the police chief has accused of ...

February 20, 2019

Florida officer goes on trial for killing black motorist

For the first time in 26 years, a Florida police officer is standing trial for an on-duty killing — and one of his defenses ...

February 20, 2019

South Sudan rife with human rights abuses, says UN report

The "lawless" activities of South Sudan's national security and military intelligence risk turning the war-torn country into ...

February 18, 2019

Suspect in killing of 4 hostages during standoff has died

A man who shot and killed four people he held hostage in a Mississippi home has died from gunshot wounds he received during ...

February 16, 2019

Reform, once avoided, now embraced in Chicago mayor's race

Reform is not a concept usually embraced by Chicago politicians known for their patronage, but after corruption charges were ...

February 16, 2019

Judge bars immigration policing criteria for 2 grants

A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from imposing conditions that police departments ...

February 16, 2019

The Latest: Police say workplace gunman was being fired

The Latest on a shooting at a business in Aurora, Illinois (all times local): 9:50 p.m. Police say the gunman who killed five ...

February 15, 2019

LA sheriff: Fewer crimes spur transfer to immigration agents

The new leader of the nation's largest sheriff's department on Friday further limited when inmates in Los Angeles County ...

February 15, 2019

PR push for white officer accused of killing armed black man

The attorney for a white police officer charged with fatally shooting an armed black man in Tennessee is calling for legal ...

February 14, 2019

Kenya inquest says police killed baby in poll protest

An inquest in Kenya says five police officers are liable for the death of a six-month-old baby who was hit by baton-wielding ...

February 14, 2019

Papua New Guinea on hunt for 275 cars missing after APEC

A Papua New Guinea police superintendent on Thursday was hot on the trail of one of the many high-end cars he's trying to ...

February 13, 2019

Swedish prosecutor considers charges in disabled man's death

The Swedish prosecutor in charge of investigating whether police committed an error last year when fatally shooting a ...

February 13, 2019

Police detective killed by friendly fire in New York City

A New York City police detective was shot and killed by friendly fire Tuesday night as officers confronted a robbery suspect ...

February 13, 2019

The Latest: Police say detective killed by friendly fire

The Latest on a fatal police shooting in New York City (all times local): 12:25 a.m. New York City police say a detective was ...

February 13, 2019

Ex-prosecutor, brother hit with drug charges in Hawaii

A federal grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday accuses a former Honolulu city prosecutor of dealing opioids with her ...

February 12, 2019

Police defend officers who used stun gun on handcuffed man

Officials at a police department in suburban Phoenix defended officers who were captured on body-camera video repeatedly ...