Tag: ferguson

Missouri Officer Kills Armed Teenager

12/24/14 11:47 AM PST

A Berkeley, Missouri police officer shot and killed a teenager at a gas station, after the victim reportedly pulled out a gun

U.S.

Tags: missouri, ferguson, berkeley, teenager, police officer, shooting

Report Says Police Torture is 'Routine' in Philippines

12/18/14 4:31 PM PST

The Philippine National Police allegedly uses electric shocks, beatings, waterboarding and humiliation tactics to extract confessions from suspects

World

Tags: amnesty international, police torture, philippines, ferguson, police brutality, commission on human rights, anti-torture act, new york times, philippine star, rappler

Los Angeles Police to Receive 7,000 Body Cameras

12/18/14 11:48 AM PST

$1 million in private donations raised to outfit LAPD officers with 7,000 body cameras, in hopes of ending story discrepancies

U.S.

Tags: lapd, body cameras, los angeles, police officers, michael brown, ferguson

‘Justice for All’ March Mounts Capitol Hill

12/15/14 3:30 PM PST

Protestors brought fight for racial equality to Capitol Hill, chanting ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘I Can’t Breathe’ to commemorate recent deaths of unarmed citizens by police officers

U.S. Crime

Tags: march, protest, racial profiling, al sharpton, civil rights, ferguson, missouri, eric garner, mike brown, police, law enforcement, grand jury, indictment, attorney general, eric holder, washington

'20th Hijacker' Requests Transfer to Guantanamo

12/11/14 3:51 PM PST

Zacarias Moussaoui is seeking a transfer from Colorado's 'Supermax' prison to the U.S military prison in Cuba. Moussaoui – dubbed the '20th Hijacker' – allegedly conspired with numerous hijackers responsible for the 9/11 attacks

Crime

Tags: moussaoui, 20th hijacker, letter, miami, gitmo, colorado, supermax, transfer, plot, hernia, ferguson, crump

Columbia Law School Postpones Finals Over Garner, Ferguson 'Trauma'

12/10/14 1:51 PM PST

Columbia Law School delays exams for students 'traumatized' by Eric Garner, Ferguson grand jury decisions

U.S. Education

Tags: columbia, law school, exam, eric garner, ferguson, protest, benjamin brafman

President Convenes Task Force to Address Police Conflicts

12/03/14 9:57 AM PST

President Obama announced December 1st he will sign an executive order asking Congress for funding for wearable cameras for 50,000 police officers and a review of how police departments use surplus military equipment

U.S. Crime Politics Media

Tags: police, law enforcement, ferguson, missouri, wearable cameras, oversight, transparency, military equipment, president obama

Darren Wilson Cuts Ties with Ferguson Police Department, Will Not Receive Severance Pay

12/01/14 11:22 AM PST

Darren Wilson, the police officer who killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9th, has resigned from the FPD and will not receive severance pay

U.S. Crime

Tags: darren wilson, ferguson, police, protests, michael brown, resignation, severance pay, james knowles

Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson Speaks Out

11/26/14 3:53 PM PST

The recently-cleared police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in August breaks his silence, saying he feared for his life

Crime

Tags: darren wilson, interview, abc, ferguson, michael brown, stephanopoulos, gun, shots, punch, struggle, controversy

NYC Protesters March After Ferguson Decision

11/25/14 3:36 PM PST

Demonstrators take to the streets in Manhattan to protest the Missouri grand jury's clearing of a Ferguson police officer

U.S.

Tags: ferguson, times square, protests, manhattan, bratton, red paint, arrest, union square

Obama Says 'There is No Excuse for Violence' in Ferguson

11/25/14 2:34 PM PST

President Obama urges protesters in Ferguson, Missouri to refrain from violent demonstrations following a grand jury decision to not criminally charge a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager

U.S.

Tags: ferguson, missouri, st. louis, barack obama, michael brown, darren wilson, police, shooting, grand jury decision, justice, law enforcement