A task force established by city leaders earlier this year amid outrage over a series of police shootings on Thursday recommended that a civilian commission provide police oversight in Anchorage.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Safe Task Force consists of somewhere around 700 federal and state resources, Police Chief C.J. Davis told City Council members Tuesday. National Guard deployment may be ...

OAKLAND — For the first time in at least five years, media cameras were allowed inside a U.S. Marshals fugitive operation in Oakland, offering a glimpse into the work of the U.S. Marshals Service and ...

Portland-area law enforcement officials announced Monday that a new anti-burglary task force established last month has secured its first indictment, although the individual in question was arrested ...

OUR BIG STORY HERE AT 6:00. POLICE IN PALMYRA WANT TO FORM A PARTNERSHIP WITH ICE AND ALLOW OFFICERS TO ASK A PERSON ABOUT THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. IF APPROVED, IT WILL BE THE FIRST DEPARTMENT IN ...

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. – A presentation on the future of the town’s Police Department policy was cut short Tuesday after audience members criticized the absence of specific steps needed to resolve human ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A Wichita Police Department task force has recovered millions of dollars in stolen property and arrested over 600 people in just a year. Last year, WPD created the Property ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Two Jonesboro police officers received the annual Crimestopper of the Year award today for their work leading a retail theft task force that has helped combat shoplifting in ...

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This article originally appeared on ProPublica. When Reggie Williams turned 18 two decades ago, his mother entrusted him with his birth certificate. Keep it on you at all times, she advised, in case ...