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No major changes to CMPD’s search warrant policies, community activists still take it as sign of progress CMPD will not change some policies after review By Paige Pauroso | April 6, 2021 at 6:39 PM EDT - Updated April 6 at 6:39 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department says it can only go so far when it comes to policing reforms. The department was asked to re-examine certain policies after last summer’s protests. Most recently they’ve been loo...

LUXIE Has Earth Day Spirit All Year Round Delivering on its values of environmental responsibility and premium products, LUXIE takes a year-round approach to sustainability in the beauty sphere News provided by Share this article Share this article CAMPBELL, Calif., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth Day 2021 lands on April 22, with more than a billion people taking part around the globe. The event is an opportunity for both companies and individuals to come together and take action against...

National News Apr 6, 2021 FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2020 file photo, police use chemical irritants and crowd control munitions to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Portland, Ore. When a police officer knelt on the neck of George Floyd in Minneapolis, other officers at the scene didnt intervene, even while Floyd said he couldnt breathe and stopped moving. That lack of action is leading a growing number of states to compel police to stop misconduct by a fellow officer. Oregons Legislatu...

DEVELOPING... Story will be updated as new information can be verified. Updated 3 times AlertMe SALEM, Ore. — When a police officer knelt on the neck of George Floyd in Minneapolis, other officers at the scene didn’t intervene, even while Floyd said he couldn’t breathe and stopped moving. That lack of action is leading a growing number of states to compel police to stop misconduct by a fellow officer. Since Floyd’s death, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Jersey hav...

Following George Floyds death, Oregon lawmakers look to strengthen law requiring police to intervene Andrew Selsky SALEM — When a police officer knelt on the neck of George Floyd in Minneapolis, other officers at the scene didnt intervene, even while Floyd said he couldnt breathe and stopped moving.  That lack of action is leading a growing number of states to compel police to stop misconduct by a fellow officer. Since Floyds death, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Nevada and New Jers...

With Wichita FOP contract up for negotiation, some call for open discipline records Megan Stringer, The Wichita Eagle Apr. 4—In August 2019, a Wichita police officer stopped a man for not signaling a turn into his driveway, according to a complaint the man filed. When he didnt get back inside his car as asked by police, he said the officers kicked and hit him and took him into custody. Members of the Wichita Citizens Review Board discussed this and other complaints about polic...

Opinion: Police officers should be offered incentives to live in the communities they serve Todd Bradley There are many challenges this year to recover from this deadly pandemic and reduce our country’s political polarization. However, there is also much healing that must occur to address our racial divisions and restore trust between law enforcement professionals and the communities they serve. Last year, the Ohio Mayors Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of mayors in more than two dozen of O...

The Atlantic What Happens When a Slogan Becomes the Curriculum A curriculum inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement is spreading, raising questions about the line between education and indoctrination. March 14, 2021 Adam Maida / Bettmann / Getty / The Atlantic Last month, a public-school district that serves mostly elementary and middle-school students in Evanston, Illinois, held its third annual Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action—using a curriculum, created in collaboration with...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On June 11, just 13 weeks after Breonna Taylor had been shot dead by Louisville police, her mother stood on the steps of Louisville Metro Hall to praise the citys passage of "Breonnas Law." The ordinance banning no-knock search warrants was a testament to her daughters "agenda to save lives" as an ER tech who dreamed of becoming a nurse, Tamika Palmer told a crowd of supporters. "I knew she was destined for greatness," she said, her smile beaming. "Shes showing it. Shes sho...

Revealed: weak rules allow the worlds largest police forces to kill Ankita Rao Police departments in major cities across the world give their officers legal impunity to use lethal force even when their lives are not in danger, according to new research commissioned by the Guardian. The study by the University of Chicago and its research partners found that not one police department of the cities surveyed had policies that were consistent with human rights guidelines set forth by...