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‘We Are Feeling Overpoliced’: State Troopers Join Patrols in Austin

Scores of state highway troopers, usually found on roadways across Texas in their distinctive cowboy hats and black-and-white patrol vehicles,…

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A Mental Health Crisis. An Officer’s Gun. A Too-Common Tragedy.

The San Antonio Police Department, like the police in other cities, has a Mental Health Unit available around the clock…

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New York to Pay $13 Million Over Police Actions at George Floyd Protests

The city settled a lawsuit that said unlawful police tactics had violated the rights of more than 1,000 people who…

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First Hispanic Police Commissioner Has Deep Roots in the N.Y.P.D.

Edward Caban, an officer of Puerto Rican descent who joined the department in 1991, has been named its 47th commissioner.…

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What We Know About the Gilgo Beach Victims

Rex Heuermann was accused of killing three women and is the prime suspect in the death of a fourth. All…

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Butcher Who Assaulted Officers on Jan. 6 Is Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

The sentence for Kyle Fitzsimons was handed down the same day a California man who placed conspiracy theories at the…

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Initial Victim in Philadelphia Shot 44 Hours Before Larger Attack, Police Say

A 911 call reported gunshots near the victim’s house, but the police were dispatched to the wrong address and the…

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The Mayor Had a Photo of a Fallen Officer. Was His Story About It True?

Mayor Eric Adams has often talked about a wrinkled photo of a fallen police officer that he kept in his…

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Indian Politician and Former Wrestling Chief Is Charged With Harassment

The charges against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, follow months of protest by prominent female wrestlers, who complained that the authorities…

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Carroll Cooley, Detective in Landmark Miranda Case, Dies at 87

His interrogation helped lead to a Supreme Court ruling that established rights that protect criminal suspects from incriminating themselves while…

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