Ohio police officer suspended on suspicion of celebrating activist’s death
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Dayton, Ohio-area police officer has been suspended on suspicion of posting a comment online that celebrated the suicide of a 23-year-old Black Lives Matter activist, police said on Friday.
Three arrested after robbing Boston store wearing court-ordered GPS
BOSTON (Reuters) – It took Boston police very little time to track down three men who robbed a city convenience store this week: All they had to do was check the records of the court-ordered GPS tracking devices they were ordered to wear for previous c…
Air Force replaces arms buyer over disclosure issue on Northrop
(This story corrects eigth paragraph to reflect Air Force clarification that Lombardi was reassigned on Feb. 4, not Thursday)
North Dakota officer dies after being shot in standoff
(Reuters) – A North Dakota police officer, shot during an hours-long standoff, has died from his wounds, city officials said on Thursday, making him only the second officer killed in the line of duty since the city of Fargo was founded in 1871.
Ohio police kill man who attacked restaurant diners with machete
(Reuters) – Police in Columbus, Ohio, shot and killed a machete-wielding man on Thursday after he entered a restaurant and wounded several patrons, one critically, officials said.
N.Y. policeman guilty of manslaughter in shooting of unarmed black man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City police officer was convicted of manslaughter on Thursday for fatally shooting an unarmed black man in a darkened public housing stairwell.
Influential Texas panel recommends halt to use of bite-mark evidence
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – An influential Texas scientific panel recommended on Thursday that bite-mark analysis not be admissible as evidence in courts, a decision experts said could lead judicial systems in other states to exclude it too.
Oregon standoff ends after 41 days with dramatic surrender
BURNS, Ore. (Reuters) – The four holdouts in the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon surrendered on Thursday, with the last protester repeatedly threatening suicide in a dramatic final phone call with mediators before he gave up, en…
Exclusive: Woman whose family inspired Oregon standoff hopes more challenge govt
(Reuters) – The wife and mother of two men whose imprisonment in January precipitated a 41-day standoff at an Oregon wildlife refuge told Reuters on Thursday she hopes the peaceful outcome will spur further activism to curb the reach of the federal gov…
New York police have covertly tracked cell phones, group says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s police have made extensive use of covert devices to track cell phones without obtaining warrants since 2008, a civil liberties group said on Thursday, revealing how frequently law enforcement in the largest U.S. cit…
