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Use of Force

New Brunswick, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Shot Dead By Police After Knife Complaint In Apartment Building: AG NJ Woman Shot Dead By Police After Knife Complaint In Apartment Building: AG
NJ Woman Shot Dead By Police After Knife Complaint In Apartment Building: AG A woman was fatally shot by a police officer in New Brunswick on Friday,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Manheim Township, PA
News
Manheim Twp. Police Chief Out After Pulling Gun On Biker: Board (UPDATE) Manheim Twp. Police Chief Out After Pulling Gun On Biker: Board (UPDATE)
Manheim Twp. Police Chief Out After Pulling Gun On Biker: Board (Update) Manheim Township Police Chief Duane Fisher will be out of a job after township…

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by Jillian Pikora
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
No Charges For Edison Cop Over Alleged Chokehold: Prosecutor No Charges For Edison Cop Over Alleged Chokehold: Prosecutor
No Charges For Edison Cop Over Alleged Chokehold: Prosecutor A grand jury declined to indict an Edison Township police officer on Wednesday, May 28,…

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by Sam Barron
Wayne, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Shoot Sword-Wielding Resident In Wayne: Prosecutor Police Shoot Sword-Wielding Resident In Wayne: Prosecutor
Police Shoot Sword-Wielding Resident In Wayne: Prosecutor A Wayne resident armed with two swords is in stable condition after being shot by police on…

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by Cecilia Levine
Yonkers, NY
News
Federal Oversight Ends For Yonkers Police Department After Major Reforms Federal Oversight Ends For Yonkers Police Department After Major Reforms
Federal Oversight Ends For Yonkers Police Department After Major Reforms A police department in Westchester has implemented enough major reforms to…

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by Ben Crnic
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Details Released, Officer Cleared In Spotsy Shooting That Killed Marine: Authorities Details Released, Officer Cleared In Spotsy Shooting That Killed Marine: Authorities
Details Released, Officer Cleared In Spotsy Shooting That Killed Marine: Authorities The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's deputy who was involved in an…

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by Zak Failla
Reston, VA
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Reston Shooting Identified By Police Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Reston Shooting Identified By Police
Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Reston Shooting Identified By Police Additional information has been released by the Fairfax County Police…

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by Zak Failla
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Hartford Police Officer Accused Of 'Slapping' Prisoner In Face While In Hospital, Cops Say Hartford Police Officer Accused Of 'Slapping' Prisoner In Face While In Hospital, Cops Say
Hartford Police Officer Accused Of 'Slapping' Prisoner In Face While In Hospital, Cops Say A Connecticut police officer was charged with breach of peace…

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by Kathy Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Police In Hudson Valley Use Force To Control Man Who Threatened To Shoot People, Cops Say Police In Hudson Valley Use Force To Control Man Who Threatened To Shoot People, Cops Say
Police In Hudson Valley Use Force To Control Man Who Threatened To Shoot People, Cops Say Police are reporting using force against a man who allegedly…

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by Kathy Reakes
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
NO CHOICE: Police Justified Shooting Knife-Wielding NJ Man, Grand Jury Finds NO CHOICE: Police Justified Shooting Knife-Wielding NJ Man, Grand Jury Finds
NO Choice: Police Justified Shooting Knife-Wielding NJ Man, Grand Jury Finds UPDATE: Police were justified in shooting a New Jersey man seen on bodycam…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Officer Put On Restricted Duty After Investigation Into Use Of Force In Yonkers: Police Officer Put On Restricted Duty After Investigation Into Use Of Force In Yonkers: Police
Officer Put On Restricted Duty After Investigation Into Use Of Force In Yonkers: Police A police officer in Westchester was put on restricted duty following an…

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by Ben Crnic
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
Officers 'Justified' In Fatal Shooting Of Felon, Shippensburg Alum In Carlisle, DA Officers 'Justified' In Fatal Shooting Of Felon, Shippensburg Alum In Carlisle, DA
Officers 'Justified' In Fatal Shooting Of Felon, Shippensburg Alum In Carlisle, DA After reviewing events leading up to the fatal shooting of a 33-year-old man,…

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by Jillian Pikora
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Paterson Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Man In Back As He Ran UPDATE: Paterson Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Man In Back As He Ran
Update: Paterson Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Man In Back As He Ran "Drop the gun!" a Paterson police officer shouts several times as he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Vineland, NJ
Police & Fire
'Improper, Unlawful': Trooper Punched Handcuffed Drunk Woman In Face, NJ Attorney General Says 'Improper, Unlawful': Trooper Punched Handcuffed Drunk Woman In Face, NJ Attorney General Says
'Improper, Unlawful': Trooper Punched Handcuffed Drunk Woman In Face, NJ Attorney General Says A New Jersey State Police trooper was charged with…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New Haven, CT
News
CT Man With Self-Inflicted Wounds Dies While In Custody: Inspector General Investigating CT Man With Self-Inflicted Wounds Dies While In Custody: Inspector General Investigating
CT Man With Self-Inflicted Wounds Dies While In Custody: Inspector General Investigating The death of a man who was placed into custody after…

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by Ben Crnic
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Killed Himself, Officer Who Fired Weapon Only Grazed Him, Grand Jury Finds South Jersey Man Killed Himself, Officer Who Fired Weapon Only Grazed Him, Grand Jury Finds
South Jersey Man Killed Himself, Officer Who Fired Weapon Only Grazed Him, Grand Jury Finds UPDATE: A Cherry Hill police officer who fired his service…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey City Man Shot By Police Charged At Them Wielding Large Knife, Videos Show Jersey City Man Shot By Police Charged At Them Wielding Large Knife, Videos Show
Jersey City Man Shot By Police Charged At Them Wielding Large Knife, Videos Show UPDATE: Less than a month after Jersey City police shot and killed a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot By Jersey City Police: Authorities (UPDATED) Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot By Jersey City Police: Authorities (UPDATED)
Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot By Jersey City Police: Authorities (Updated) This story has been updated following a press conference conducted by Jersey…

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by Sam Barron
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Officer, Suspect Exchange Gunfire In 'Unprovoked' Shooting In Northeast DC (DEVELOPING) Officer, Suspect Exchange Gunfire In 'Unprovoked' Shooting In Northeast DC (DEVELOPING)
Officer, Suspect Exchange Gunfire In 'Unprovoked' Shooting In Northeast DC (Developing) Officers exchanged gunfire with a wanted suspect on Tuesday…

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by Zak Failla
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Judge Clears Burlington Officer In 2022 Shooting Of Man Armed With Knife Judge Clears Burlington Officer In 2022 Shooting Of Man Armed With Knife
Judge Clears Burlington Officer In 2022 Shooting Of Man Armed With Knife A Middlesex County judge ruled on Friday, June 23, that a Burlington police…

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by Josh Lanier
York, PA
Police & Fire
'Use Of Force' Video Leads To Internal Affairs Investigation: York PD 'Use Of Force' Video Leads To Internal Affairs Investigation: York PD
'Use Of Force' Video Leads To Internal Affairs Investigation: York PD A viral showing police "use force" in York has lead to an internal Affairs investigation,…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Bucks 20-Year-Old Pointed Fake Gun At Cops Before They Shot Him, DA Claims Bucks 20-Year-Old Pointed Fake Gun At Cops Before They Shot Him, DA Claims
Bucks 20-Year-Old Pointed Fake Gun At Cops Before They Shot Him, DA Claims The shooting of a 20-year-old man by Falls Township police nearly two…

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by Mac Bullock
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Body-Cam Footage Released Of Police-Involved Shooting Of Teen In Baltimore Body-Cam Footage Released Of Police-Involved Shooting Of Teen In Baltimore
Body-Cam Footage Released Of Police-Involved Shooting Of Teen In Baltimore The Baltimore Police Department released new body-cam footage worn by…

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by Zak Failla
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Detective Found Justified In Shooting NJ Man Now Paralyzed For Life Detective Found Justified In Shooting NJ Man Now Paralyzed For Life
Detective Found Justified In Shooting NJ Man Now Paralyzed For Life A Mercer County Grand Jury found that police use of force was justified in the February…

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by Valerie Musson & Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
News
'No Safety Without Trust': AG Takes Over Paterson PD, Pledges Changes In Mental Crisis Policing 'No Safety Without Trust': AG Takes Over Paterson PD, Pledges Changes In Mental Crisis Policing
'No Safety Without Trust': AG Takes Over Paterson PD, Pledges Changes In Mental Crisis Policing “There is no safety without trust,” New Jersey Attorney…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
UPDATE: Paterson Officer Charged By State Authorities For Shooting Fleeing Man In Back UPDATE: Paterson Officer Charged By State Authorities For Shooting Fleeing Man In Back
Update: Paterson Officer Charged By State Authorities For Shooting Fleeing Man In Back "Drop the gun!" a Paterson police officer shouted several times as…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Towson, MD
News
Maryland Security Guard Cleared In Nicholas Lee's Fatal Grocery Store Killing Maryland Security Guard Cleared In Nicholas Lee's Fatal Grocery Store Killing
Maryland Security Guard Cleared In Nicholas Lee's Fatal Grocery Store Killing No shirt, some shoes, no charges. The Baltimore security guard who shot and…

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by Zak Failla
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Use Of Force Justified In Knife Attack, Ocean County Prosecutor Says Police Use Of Force Justified In Knife Attack, Ocean County Prosecutor Says
Police Use Of Force Justified In Knife Attack, Ocean County Prosecutor Says An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office has cleared Berkeley…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
News
Disturbing Footage Shows Officer Shooting Barking Dog Whose NJ Owner Says Is 'Not Dangerous' Disturbing Footage Shows Officer Shooting Barking Dog Whose NJ Owner Says Is 'Not Dangerous'
Disturbing Footage Shows Officer Shooting Barking Dog Whose NJ Owner Says Is 'Not Dangerous' A Monmouth County couple is facing charges after their…

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by Jon Craig
Fairfax, VA
News
No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ
No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ Two US Secret Service offers will not face charges who…

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by Zak Failla
Cherry Hill, NJ
News
Use Of Force Justified In South Jersey Police Shooting: Prosecutor Use Of Force Justified In South Jersey Police Shooting: Prosecutor
Use Of Force Justified In South Jersey Police Shooting: Prosecutor Camden County authorities, after an investigation, have concluded that the use of force…

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by Jon Craig