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Since start of Derek Chauvin trial, more than 60 people have died at hands of police On the same day Derek Chauvin began his trial for the killing of George Floyd, police fatally shot a 13-year-old boy after chasing him down an alley.  By Scott Olson/Getty Images Story at a glance: Among those killed by police in the 21 days since the start of Derek Chauvin’s trial, over half were accused of having a firearm. Many were under the age of 30, and a dozen were living with mental health issues. At least 10 of the fatal encounters arose from police respondi...

Jim Kenyon: Norwich turning a blind eye to lack of police body cameras Jim Kenyon. Copyright (c) Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Modified: 4/3/2021 9:33:51 PM In its infinite wisdom, the Norwich Selectboard has decided — for the time being — against equipping the town’s police officers with body cameras. Talk about a lack of vision. Body cameras are an important tool in the national drive to make law enforcement more accountable and transparent. Communities — and states — that fail to equip their police offi...