In-Custody Death
The department, sheriff’s office and state bureau of investigation have steadily released information about the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols as the community and nation braces for the release of bodycam video
Just because a person suddenly reports chest pain or breathing problems doesn’t mean they are faking
The court framed its task as determining not whether officers used best police practices but whether they violated the subject’s rights under the Fourth Amendment
McClain died after being placed in a carotid hold by police and sedated with ketamine by paramedics on Aug. 24, 2019
An in-custody death over the weekend has set off violent clashes between demonstrators and police
Rochester, New York’s former police chief says the city’s mayor fired him when he refused to lie about her handling of Prude’s death
Court ruled the officers had probable cause to detain the subject for his own safety and the legal power to use reasonable force to accomplish that detention
In the struggle to physically control a person, officers must not erroneously mistake unconsciousness for compliance
The police chief recommended the officers be fired after security video showed they failed to check on a detained man who suffered a medical emergency
Recent incidents in Colorado have brought prehospital ketamine administration and police/EMS interactions under debate
Video shows Andre Lee losing consciousness during the arrest. His wife tells responding officers he was under the influence of cocaine
The suspect managed to get away from his escorting officer and leap into the bay, officials said
Officers responded to a call of a man who was having a “mental episode” when the incident occurred
The three officers said they saw 61-year-old George Robinson dealing drugs and pulled him out of his vehicle for ‘noncompliance’
Bodycam footage of ex-cop Tou Thao was publicly released by the court Thursday
The officer was initially charged with manslaughter and later fired
When a subject tells you they can’t breathe, it should be understood as a nontrivial indication that something might be seriously wrong
“Stop yelling. It takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk,” former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is recorded saying
Bodycam video shows deputies stopping the man as he attempted to breach a security checkpoint
The chief offered his resignation during a news conference on Wednesday
The man had died of sudden cardiac arrest while intoxicated by cocaine and physically restrained
The dispatcher said what she was seeing on video looked “different,” and she didn’t care if the call made her look like a “snitch”
City and state officials had deployed thousands of National Guard soldiers, enacted strict curfews and shut down mass transit systems, but that did little to stop unrest
Walz’s unusual decision to put Attorney General Keith Ellison in the lead was a win for local civil rights activists
Georgia’s governor declared a state of emergency early Saturday to activate the state National Guard as violence flared in Atlanta and in dozens of cities nationwide
“There IS a need to DO something. If you wear a badge and you don’t have an issue with this...turn it in”
The video will be used as a training tool to show officers how not to detain a suspect
The protests continued into the night, despite Denver Mayor Michael Hancock pleading for calm
Livestream video showed protesters entering the building, where fire alarms blared and sprinklers ran as blazes were set
The city shut down its light-rail system and planned to stop all bus service out of safety concerns
The court cited several actions by officers that showed they were conceivably trying to mitigate a suspect’s discomfort and breathing difficulty
A fiery Patrick Lynch said the PD was “frozen” and “rudderless” in the wake of decision
The circumstances of the death have come under renewed scrutiny since legal motions prompted a federal judge to order the release of video of the arrest