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Decision expected on charges for officer who shot Black motorist

by MOHAMED IBRAHIM and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press April 13, 2021April 14, 2021

The police chief has said he believes the officer, a 26-year veteran, mistakenly grabbed her gun when she was reaching for her Taser.

Nation & World

Supreme Court ruling gives OK to more suits against police for excessive force

by JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

The Supreme Court is siding with a New Mexico woman who was shot by police as she drove away from them.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

A Georgetown professor trades her classroom for a police beat

by Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. Special to The Washington Post February 21, 2021February 18, 2021

Assigned to a D.C. police district with the highest concentration of Black residents, poverty and reported crime, Rosa Brooks tells stories of Black citizens with few choices, their Black victims and the police who are caught in the middle.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

York man arrested on 6th OUI charge after repeatedly crashing into car in Massachusetts

by Charlie McKenna and Andrew Stanton The Boston Globe February 11, 2021February 11, 2021

David Peck, 57, is released on conditions pending a pre-trial hearing March 31.

Local & State

Maine Criminal Justice Academy suspends training after 2 test positive for COVID-19

by Greg Levinsky November 16, 2020November 17, 2020

The same class that had their training suspended in March, but made headway in April and had only two in-person training regimens to go.

Local & State, News

Three Yarmouth firefighters, police officer injured in stairwell collapse

by Gillian Graham November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

The first responders were transporting a patient when an exterior stairwell collapsed early Friday morning.

Nation & World, Politics

Judge halts work of Trump commission on law enforcement, finds it violated law

by Tom Jackman The Washington Post October 1, 2020October 2, 2020

A federal judge concludes the commission violated federal law by failing to empanel members who represent views outside of law enforcement and failing to provide public access to its meetings.