In May 2023, a Portland, Oregon security officer was convicted of murder in the second degree with a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon with a firearm, as well as three misdemeanor charges: recklessly ...

This policy provides guidelines on the reasonable use of force. While there is no way to specify the exact amount or type of reasonable force to be applied in any situation, every member of this ...

Recruits from different law enforcement agencies are the region with one thing in common. They’re completing basic academy at the Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside. A total of 70 hours is ...

Tulsa police officers are taught a national model for dealing with the public that helps guide their decisions on using deadly force, police said. The model, called a use of force continuum, describes ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Police officers across the state now have to follow a new use of force policy created by the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. The policy allows officers to use chokeholds, a move ...

Police use-of-force incidents across New York leaped nearly 30% from 2017 to 2022, according to Mapping Police Violence data. And injuries tied to police use of force in New York City alone spiked ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — A bill that would have severely restricted law enforcement officers’ use of police dogs, banning use of the animals to help make arrests and control crowds unless there is an ...

PHOENIX — On Tuesday, the Phoenix Police Department announced a new implementation of its "Use of Force" policy. In a press release, officials say the purpose of the new policy is to "clearly define ...

The Department of Justice blamed the Phoenix Police Department for misleading its officers about the law and promoting violence, in the pattern or practice investigation released Thursday. Use of ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — “I want your viewers to know we don’t shoot to kill. The Fort Wayne Police Department has never shot to kill; it’s to stop a threat.” Capt. Juan Barrientes, director of ...

Palmetto Police reported using force 28 times in 2023, not including an incident last Nov. 1 that preceded the death of a 36-year-old man. Twelve cases involved the firing of a Taser to deliver an ...

In what appears to be a longer-term legal strategy, the plaintiffs in an injunction case limiting the use of force by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz on Tuesday abruptly moved to ...