Los Angeles police chief, union at odds over homeless man’s slaying
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The union representing Los Angeles Police Department officers has lashed out at LAPD Chief Charlie Beck for comments suggesting that the police slaying of an unarmed man during a scuffle in Venice Beach was unjustified.
Man found guilty of murder in 1995 kidnapping and stabbing in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California man was convicted of murder on Thursday in a 1995 kidnapping and stabbing that gained international attention when his accomplice, who had become a professor in Europe, was arrested three years ago.
U.S. to launch federal probe into Baltimore police practices: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Loretta Lynch will launch a federal probe into whether Baltimore’s police department has engaged in a “pattern or practice” of excessive force, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
U.S. to launch federal probe into Baltimore police practices: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Loretta Lynch will launch a federal probe into whether Baltimore’s police department has engaged in a “pattern or practice” of excessive force, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
California father, two children missing after camping trip
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Rescuers were searching on Thursday for a Northern California man and his two young children after they failed to return home from a family camping trip in the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains, authorities said.
Oregon considers ending self-serve gas ban in rural areas
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon, one of only two U.S. states where drivers cannot legally pump their own gasoline, is considering a bill that would allow for some self-serve stations, mostly in rural areas, lawmakers said on Thursday.
Judges to review arrests by California officers in racist texts scandal
(Reuters) – San Francisco’s district attorney has appointed three retired judges to review the integrity of 3,000 arrests involving more than a dozen police officers who engaged in racist and homophobic text messages, his office said on Thursday.
FBI warned local police gunman had interest in Texas cartoon event
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI warned police in Garland, Texas, about three hours before a shooting at a weekend exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that one of the gunmen who launched the failed attack was interested in the event, FBI Direc…
More storms headed for Great Plains after tornadoes kill one, injure 12 in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Thunderstorm and flash flood warnings were issued for several Great Plains states on Thursday, a day after a series of tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, causing one death, injuring 12 and flattening buildings.
San Diego police promises probe into body camera failure in fatal shooting
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – San Diego’s police chief promised on Thursday to conduct an investigation into why a body camera worn by a police officer was turned off when he shot and killed an Afghan immigrant last month.
