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As a breaking news reporter, I primarily cover crime and courts in southeastern Connecticut, but I also report on politics, health care and social justice issues. In addition to my beat, I am the cohost of the investigative true crime podcast Looking for the Todt Family. I am passionate about in-depth crime coverage and believe in the power of investigative journalism. I am a Connecticut native who returned to my home state to join the team at The Day. Taylor Hartz As a breaking news reporter...

Facebook intensified political censorship in advance of Chauvin verdict On Monday, Facebook announced it would “limit content that could lead to civil unrest or violence” in advance of the jury verdict in the trial of Derrick Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who was found guilty Tuesday on all three counts for the murder of George Floyd last year. In a Facebook Newsroom post, Vice President of Content Policy Monika Bickert adopted a law-and-order stance, writing that company moderato...

On May 25 of 2020 police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds killing him. On Tuesday, a jury convicted him of all charges. The jury’s decision comes at a time when national attention is once again being paid to police brutality. On Sunday, a police officer in Minnesota shot and killed 20-year-old Duante Wright after reportedly confusing a taser and gun. Last week, Chicago released body cam footage of a police officer shooting 13-year-old Adam ...

© press Maxine Waters requested police protection during her Minnesota trip Far-left Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) demanded to have police protection during her recent trip to Minnesota where she made headlines for appearing to incite riots, according to reports. During her visit to the state over the weekend, Waters made inflammatory comments that many have perceived as inciting violence in a region that has been experiencing intensifying Black Lives Matter rioting. Travel logs, obtain...

Published 4 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago NBC Universal, Inc. Local leaders and some police departments in Connecticut are reacting on Tuesday after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. U.S. Senator Chris Murphy tweeted a statement after the verdict saying in part, "Justice has been served." Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and w...

/ Protesters gathered at Laurelhurst Park before marching to the Multnomah County Sheriffs Office in Southeast Portland on the third night of largely peaceful protests on May 31, 2020. Civil rights advocates reacted with elation, caution, to the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict. Law enforcement in Oregon issued statements calling the verdict a "measure of closure” for George Floyd’s family. Portland declared a state of emergency. Oregonians expressed a mix of relief and caution Tuesday, as jur...

Adam Toledo, Daunte Wright and George Floyd: Would more de-escalation training stop police from killing people? Marco della Cava, USA TODAY Minneapolis police chief testifies restraint of Floyd was "not part of our ethics" Replay Video UP NEXT SAN FRANCISCO – Police officers responding to an auto burglary in progress here last week found the suspect sitting in the back of a Ford van with a machete in hand.  Over the next three hours, a growing law enforcement group that...

Vanguard News Translate Home » News » Top US politicians react after Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder, manslaughter in George Floyd’s death Top US politicians react after Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder, manslaughter in George Floyd’s death On Kindly Share This Story: Reactions are pouring in from across Connecticut and the country after a jury in Minneapolis found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in the May 25, 2020 death...

A US federal investigation has been launched into policing practices in the city of Minneapolis, a day after one of its former officers was convicted of the murder of George Floyd. People react as the verdict is announced in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 20 April. Photo: AFP The Department of Justice will look at whether there has been a pattern "of unconstitutional or unlawful policing", Attorney Ge...

GUILTY! Across the US, cheers fill city streets after Derek Chauvin is convicted in the death of George Floyd Christal Hayes, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT The largely peaceful demonstrations came as cities across the country prepared for possible violence that cropped up sporadically in last years protests after Floyds death, a landmark incident that sparked a reckoning in the U.S. over racial inequities and police brutality. Some cities had already activated the National ...