Ongoing coverage from The News & Observer on the tasing and death of 32-year-old Darryl Williams in Raleigh police custody on Jan. 17, 2023. The Raleigh Police Department has a “linear use of force ...

In 1989 the Supreme Court provided law enforcement with a holding in Graham v Connor (Graham), that changed the manner in which courts evaluated use of force claims, changing from a subjective due ...

Two officers roughly 400 miles apart claimed self-defense after they were indicted this summer in the murders of two Black women, killings that sparked a national outcry over police brutality and law ...

A two-year investigation by the agency found patterns of “outrageous” conduct by the police in Worcester, Mass., including excessive use of force and sexual contact between undercover officers and ...

The Greenville Police Department virtually never upholds citizen complaints against its officers for use of excessive force, The News found in an investigation, a disposition rate that sets it apart.

When a police officer is accused of misconduct, including excessive force, taxpayers often foot the bill. Center Township in Beaver County paid nearly $1 million last year to settle a civil lawsuit ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Savannah Mayor Van Johnson on Tuesday called for an investigation into the Savannah Police Department after he said he received several complaints from community members about ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two encounters between federal agents and Vancouver men, one involving a K-9 and another in which a man said his leg was run over, are fueling growing concerns about how federal ...

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 ...