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Denver police chief shares frustration over Minnesota shooting, highlights department changes Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen acknowledges change is needed to assure the community that a preventable tragedy doesn’t happen in Denver. and last updated 2021-04-16 01:01:07-04 DENVER — Last summer, Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen linked arms with protesters and marched down the street. He promised police reform following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police. The frustration felt last year was reignited with the recent death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man fatally sh...

As the paper's new politics and government reporter, I write about state and national issues with a focus on southeastern Connecticut. I particularly enjoy reporting on voting rights and how political trends play out at the local level. I've worked as a town reporter for The Day, covering Montville and Waterford from 2019-2021 as well as writing breaking news and general assignment stories. Sten Spinella As the paper's new politics and government reporter, I write about state and national issues with a focus on southeastern Connecticut. I particularly enjoy reporting on voting rights and how ...

An unprecedented lineup of law enforcement officers — including the Minneapolis police chief — took the stand at the murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin, denouncing him for kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for more than nine minutes. Chief Medaria “Once there was no longer any resistance and clearly, when Mr. Floyd was no longer responsive and even motionless, to continue to apply that level of force to a person proned out, handcuffed behind their back — that in no way shape or form is anything that is by policy,” the police chief told the jury. “It is not part of our...

POLITICO What About the Cops Who Watched George Floyd Die? Whether or not Derek Chauvin is convicted, George Floyd’s death revealed another deep policing problem: the failure of fellow officers to intervene. A mural of George Floyd is shown in the intersection of 38th St & Chicago Ave in Minneapolis, Minn. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images By ROSA BROOKS Link Copied Rosa Brooks is a law professor at Georgetown and the author of Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City . Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer currently on trial for the killing of George Floyd, is an all-too f...

Local Boards Meet In Regular Session This Week Local Boards Meet In Regular Session This Week March 17, 2021 Hickory City Council met in regular session Tuesday night (March 16). Minutes, second readings, and consent agenda were all unanimously approved. Hickory Police Chief Thurman Whisnant presented information about the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project. In addition Hickory City Manager Warren Wood provided an update on non-bond city projects. The meeting adjourned after just 39 minutes. The Catawba County Board of Commissioners held a shorter session when they conduc...