Long before they were rocked this month by
local police killings of black men, the two U.S. cities were grappling with similar problems — police forces viewed by many as overly aggressive and unrepresentative of black communities.
Not exact matches
She also called the
local police in Parkland, Florida, after the 19 - year - old wrote online, «I want to
kill people.»
Protests broke out in Charlotte last night after a
local man was shot and
killed by
police under disputed circumstances.
Horrible news:
Local officials and state
police are confirming that a pro-life advocate was shot and
killed outside a high school in this Michigan town.
Monique Cullars - Doty is a
local activist, and the aunt of Marcus Golden, a 24 - year - old man who was shot and
killed by
police in Minneapolis.
Arlington Heights
police were investigating Monday a four - car collision that
killed a
local woman and injured two people.
Cuomo, saying there is a «crisis of confidence» in the criminal justice system, signed an executive order to have the state's attorney general take over from
local district attorneys, anytime a unarmed civilian is
killed in an encounter with
police, and there are questions about what happened.
In a letter sent to Cuomo on Monday, Atty. Gen. Eric Schneiderman asked for the power to independently investigate the
killing of any unarmed civilian by a
police officer in the state, effectively removing
local district attorneys from the equation.
The latter plaque recognized the governor for signing an executive order last June that made state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the special prosecutor for all cases where a
police officer
kills a possibly unarmed civilian, which Mr. Sharpton called «the only national model» for handling deaths at the hands of
local law enforcement.
The Imo State
Police Command has arrested a 32 - year - old notorious kidnapper, Micheal Oguguo and
killed four of his gang members at their hideout in Ikeduru
Local Government Area of Imo State.
The Nigerian
Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal team have detonated two IED vests recovered from the
killed suicide bombers Beaten by the troops and unable to force their way into the metropolis, the insurgents retreated and callously resorted to attacking
locals who, reacting to the encounter were fleeing in confusion from Bille Shuwa and Alkaranti villages with Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device.
The Kaduna State
Police Command has confirmed that 10 miners were
killed by armed bandits in Birnin Gawri
Local Government Area.
Cuomo noted the
local protesters who have taken strong exception to
police conduct and the recent
killings of unarmed black men nationwide.
«A majority of Democrats, independents, voters from every region and race agree that the Attorney General and not
local district attorneys should have authority in cases where unarmed civilians are
killed by
police officers, although Democrats, New York City voters, blacks and Latinos feel most strongly about this,» Siena College pollster Steve Greenberg said.
Some gunmen in the early hours of Friday attacked a
police station at Eika community in Okehi
Local Government Area of Kogi,
killing two policemen and a detainee.
Borno state
police commissioner Damian Chukwu said one civilian was
killed as
locals in the Jiddari Polo area of the city fled the insurgents, while 12 were
killed nearby in three separate suicide blasts.
This is coming after gunmen had previously attacked and
killed police officers at Orie Mbieri
police station, Umudagu — Mbieri and Atta in the Mbaitoli and
Local Government Areas of Imo State respectively, carting away their arms and ammunition.
Rensselaer County DA Joel E. Abelove filed a civil complaint in state Supreme Court that seeks to overturn an executive order Cuomo signed two years ago giving the state attorney general the authority to usurp
local district attorneys in cases in which unarmed civilians are
killed during confrontations with
police.
The
Police Command in Plateau state had confirmed that 30 people were
killed and scores injured in the violence that hit 10 villages in Daffo District of the
local government.
«We remain committed to demanding an executive order for a special prosecutor for all
police killings, because establishing prosecution that is independent and external of
local DAs is the only way to resolve the conflict of interest that has systemically failed to provide justice in these cases within our state and across the nation,» the group said in a joint statement.
The grieving for Graham — who was unarmed when
police shot and
killed him in his Wakefield apartment earlier this month — turned to anger Saturday when
local leaders discussed the circumstances surrounding his death.
The attention of the Kogi State
Police Command has been drawn to the news making the round that, nine persons including a traditional ruler were
killed in Agbenema, Omala
Local Government area of Kogi State.
The
killings of African American citizens by
local police have generated a more broad, national conversation about race and the criminal justice system.
The Joint Military and
Police Patrol Team has
killed 10 suspected bandits and arrested one at Katibu village in Lau
Local Government Area of...
Borno state
police command has confirmed that, 15 persons have been
killed, including two suicide bombers that attacked Biu Market in Biu
local government area of...
The JIgawa State
Police Command has arrested a 25 - year - old man, Muhammad Sabitu for allegedly
killing a 65 - year - old woman with a hoe in Taura
Local Government Area...
«The Endor Community Garden is a beautiful nook in our neighborhood that
local residents have worked very hard to maintain and preserve to honor
police officers and firefighters
killed in the 9/11 attacks.
But as parts of measures to end the
killings, the President approved the establishment of a new Battalion of the Nigerian Army, as well as a new
Police Area Command in Birnin Gwari
Local Government Area of Kaduna -LSB-...]
13 people were reportedly
killed in prolonged clashes between cattle thieves and
local civilian militia in Zamfara State,
police said on Thursday.
On Tuesday morning, several of Brooklyn's precinct councils, community organizations that work with
local precincts, met to discuss the
police killings.
He said that the gang led by Mohammed Rabiu was arrested after four members of the gang were
killed by the
Police Joint Team in a shootout in the forest at Bawan Daji, Anka
Local Government Area of Zamfara.
GLENVILLE — The state Attorney General's office will not investigate the circumstances surrounding an encounter last month where
police shot and
killed a
local man they said accosted them with a knife during a bogus domestic dispute call.
The
Police Command in Borno said four Boko Haram terrorists were
killed by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) strapped to their bodies in Mainari Kanuri and Shua villages in Konduga
Local Government Area of the state.
The
Police Command in Zamfara State on Wednesday confirmed the
killing of three persons at Bawan Daji village in the Anka
Local Government Area of the state.
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove filed a civil complaint in state Supreme Court Wednesday that seeks to overturn an executive order Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed two years ago giving the state attorney general the authority to usurp
local district attorneys in cases in which unarmed civilians are
killed during confrontations with
police.
The Inspector General of
Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, on the 2nd of May, 2018 paid an operational visit to Birnin Gwari
Local Government Area of Kaduna State to assess the security situation as a result of recent
killings of innocent people in the area.
(Some have suggested that DAs are too close with
local police departments to impartially review improper use of deadly force by
police; at the time Schneiderman requested that Cuomo grant him the additional power in such cases, Daniel Pantaleo, the
police officer whose chokehold
killed Eric Garner, had recently escaped an indictment.)
As a follow up, Senator Shola Adeyeye, suggested that government should introduce community
policing as a panacea to incessant
killings, while also blaming governors of States for tampering with
Local Government finances which he said, have not allowed effective operations of Council areas.
Nasarawa State
police command on Saturday arrested a 25 - year - old man, Mr. Oyin Osaba, for allegedly
killing his biological mother, 75 - year - old Mrs. Diji Osaba, following a disagreement in Amba village, Kokona
Local Government Area of the state.
Cuomo, saying there is a «crisis of confidence» in the criminal justice system, signed an executive order to have the state's Attorney General take over from the
local District Attorney, anytime a unarmed civilian is
killed in an encounter with
police, and there are questions about what happened.
The Rivers State
Police Command has confirmed the reports of
killings in Ohali - Elu town in Ogba - Egbema - Ndoni
Local Government area of the state.
No fewer than four persons have been confirmed
killed following attack by gunmen on Tangaran village in Anka
local government area of Zamfara state on Tuesday night, the
police have said.
The Borno
Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the
killing of a policeman after suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambushed a patrol vehicle in Biu
Local Government Area of the state.
Because there had only been two mass
killings in recent
local history, Reinhard and others guessed the victims were either Germans executed by the Gestapo in April or May of 1945, or Soviet soldiers
killed by the Soviet secret
police during an uprising in the former East Germany in late June 1953.
Should a
police officer torture an alleged bomber to find hidden explosives that could
kill many people at a
local cafe?
If you answer is «
kill lots of them» please check yourself into your
local police station.
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The new film from Martin McDonagh (In Bruges), in theatres nationwide on Dec. 1, roots itself in the fury of a mother, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand), whose daughter has been raped and
killed and seemingly forgotten by laconic
local police.
Centering on McDormand's Mildred — a woman whose daughter has been brutally
killed — the film takes its title from a series of billboards that Mildred erects to shame the
local police chief (Woody Harrelson), who, months after the crime, has made no progress in the case.