Crime

Jail Phone Records Reveal Ahmaud Arbery’s Accused Murderer Suggested Killing Him Was A ‘Good Deed’

Corey Pujols, a Black Dunkin Donuts employee in Tampa, Florida, has been charged with manslaughter for fatally punching an elderly man who used a racist slur that prompted the violence.

A 2015 cold case in California has been solved after police authorities charged two men in connection with the racially motivated killing of Charles Warren Neazer, a 51-year-old Black man.

Minnesota prosecutors want Derek Chauvin to get a stiffer penalty for killing George Floyd than prescribed by law because of his "particular cruelty."

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger appealed her 2019 conviction in the murder of Botham Jean. She could be released from prison if the appeal is decided in her favor.

A provision in the recent COVID-19 relief bill sets aside $1 billion over 10 years, encouraging states to establish mobile crisis units.

Civil rights leaders rejoiced that Derek Chauvin was convicted for killing George Floyd. But their collective sigh of relief was tempered as they reminded people that the fight for equality and justice is far from over.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has ended a Trump-era restriction on investigations into police departments and issued a memo to all U.S. attorneys and other relevant staff outlining policies to address law enforcement.

Grassroots organizations across Chicago have intensified calls for a community-driven police accountability system in the wake of 13-year-old Adam Toledo's killing.

The gunman in the deadly FedEx mass shooting in Indianapolis has been identified as Brandon Scott Hole, 19, but officials said his motive remained unclear even at least half of the eight victims were confirmed as members of the Sikh community.

The gunman who killed five people, including a prominent doctor in South Carolina, his wife, and two grandchildren, was former NFL player Phillip Adams, according to the AP.

The firing of seven detention officers involved in the in-custody death of Marvin Scott III is seen as "a good first step," but they were neither charged nor arrested for their roles at the Collin County jail in McKinney, Texas.