Category: police

Former Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Charged With Second-Degree Manslaughter

The now-former police officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old man in Minnesota on Sunday was charged on April 14 with second-degree manslaughter. Kimberly Potter, 48, was charged by Washington County Attorney Peter Orput. Potter was arrested at approximately 11:30 a.m. by Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and later booked into the Hennepin County Jail, where she will await…


Georgia Sheriff: 3 Officers Wounded, 1 Suspect Dead, 1 in Custody

VILLA RICA, Ga.—Three officers were shot in a police chase that ended early Monday with one suspect killed and another in custody, authorities said. A Georgia State Patrol trooper clocked a car going 111 mph on Interstate 20 and initiated a traffic stop around 3:30 a.m., Georgia State Patrol Capt. Brandon Dawson said. The driver…


National Guard Deployed Amid Looting, Riots in Minnesota After Black Man Killed by Police

The National Guard was deployed overnight to Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, following riots, protests, and looting after police shot and killed a black man during a traffic stop. Daunte Wright was identified as the man who was shot and killed by police. According to footage and officials’ statements to the press, protests turned violent quickly on…


Virginia Officer Fired After Making Racial Comments, Holding Army Lt at Gunpoint During Traffic Stop

A Virginia police officer who pepper-sprayed an army officer during a traffic stop last year has been fired, the Windsor Police Department announced on April 11. Joe Gutierrez was one of the officers seen threatening Lt. Caron Nazario at gunpoint during the traffic stop at a gas station on Dec. 5, 2020. The incident first drew…


Virginia Officer Fired After Making Racial Comments, Holding Army Lieutenant at Gunpoint During Traffic Stop

A Virginia police officer who pepper-sprayed an army officer during a traffic stop last year has been fired, the Windsor Police Department announced on April 11. Joe Gutierrez was one of the officers seen threatening Lt. Caron Nazario at gunpoint during the traffic stop at a gas station on Dec. 5, 2020. The incident first drew…


Virginia Officer Fired After Holding Army Lieutenant at Gunpoint During Traffic Stop

A Virginia police officer who pepper-sprayed an army officer during a traffic stop last year has been fired, the Windsor Police Department announced on April 11. Joe Gutierrez was one of the officers seen threatening Lt. Caron Nazario at gunpoint during the traffic stop at a gas station on Dec. 5, 2020. The incident first drew…


Virginia Gov. Northam Orders Investigation After Army Officer Pepper-Sprayed During Traffic Stop

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Sunday that he has ordered the Virginia State Police to conduct an independent investigation into a December traffic stop that saw two police officers pepper-spraying an army officer. “The incident in Windsor is disturbing and angered me—and I am directing the Virginia State Police to conduct an independent investigation,” Northam…


Maryland Becomes First State to Repeal Police Bill of Rights

Maryland’s Democrat-controlled General Assembly on Saturday voted to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s vetoes on three major police reform measures, which included the repeal of the state’s police bill of rights. Maryland was the first state in the nation to adopt the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights in 1974. Twenty states have followed suit since, but…


Maryland Becomes 1st State to Repeal Police Bill of Rights

Maryland’s Democrat-controlled General Assembly on April 10 voted to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s vetoes of three major police reform measures, which included the repeal of the state’s police bill of rights. Maryland was the first state in the nation to adopt the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights in 1974. Twenty states have followed suit, but…


Santa Ana Jail Escapee Convicted in Breakout and Kidnapping of Cab Driver

SANTA ANA—The first of three Orange County Jail inmates to be tried for a brazen January 2016 breakout was convicted April 8 of kidnapping, a day after he was convicted of the escape, and faces a maximum of nearly nine years in state prison. Bac Tien Duong, 48, was acquitted April 7 of felony kidnapping…