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The death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police's Scorpion unit has renewed scrutiny on other elite "street crime" squads around the country.

When the Cincinnati Police Department launched PIVOT six years ago, it was the first in the country to use the model. The department won an international award in 2017 for using PIVOT in East Westwood, where the number of shooting victims fell 80%.

Tucson Police Department takes a new approach to reduce gun violence The department will still respond to emergencies and life threatening situations where officers are needed. (Source: kold) By Jasmine Ramirez | April 23, 2021 at 8:53 PM MST - Updated April 23 at 8:53 PM TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The Tucson Police Department has found the majority of gun violence happens in just a handful of hotspots around the city and often times committed by the same people, officials say. “A marrying of science and policing which haven’t always gotten along in the past historically,” s...

'Rogue' unit or targeted initiative? Why police's new place-based squad is causing a stir Tessa Duvall, Kala Kachmar and Darcy Costello, Louisville Courier Journal LISTEN: 911 police call in aftermath of Breonna Taylor shooting UP NEXT LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville's newly formed Place-Based Investigations unit was thrust into the spotlight this month after a lawsuit filed in the Breonna Taylor shooting labeled it a "rogue police unit" formed to target people and homes on Elliott Avenue. © Pat McDonogh / Courier Journal Scenes from a protest in downtown Louisville over ...

5 people died in the Capitol insurrection. Experts say it could have been so much worse. kmclaughlin@businessinsider.com (Kelly McLaughlin) © Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Rioters clash with police using big ladder trying to enter Capitol building through the front doors. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Five people died in the Capitol insurrection on January 6, including a Capitol Police officer.  But experts told Insider that the insurrection could have been much deadlier.  Experts said that swift thinking to bring Congress mem...