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MARTHA BELLISLE and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press For two Virginia police officers who posed for a photo during the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection, the reckoning has been swift and public: They were identified, charged with crimes and arrested. But for five Seattle officers the outcome is less clear. Their identities still secret, two are on leave and three continue to work while a police watchdog investigates whether their actions in the nation’s capital on Jan. 6 crossed the line from protected political speech to lawbreaking. The contrasting cases highlight the dilemma faced by polic...

For two Virginia police officers who posed for a photo during the deadly U.S. Capitol...

Police departments across the country are reviewing the behavior of dozens of officers who were in Washington on the day of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Advertisement But what about those officers who attended only the Trump rally before the riot? How does a department balance an officer’s free speech rights with the blow to public trust that comes from the attendance of law enforcement at an event with far-right militants and white nationalists who went on to assault the seat of American democracy? An Associated Press survey of law enforcement agencies nationwide found that at least 31 officers in 12 states are being scrutinized by their supervisors for their behavior in the District of Columbia or face criminal charges in connection with ...

US police weigh officer discipline after DC rally, Capitol riots Share Updated: 4:52 PM EST Jan 24, 2021 By MARTHA BELLISLE and JAKE BLEIBERG, Associated Press US police weigh officer discipline after DC rally, Capitol riots Share Updated: 4:52 PM EST Jan 24, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript the probe into the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol is escalating, the threat of right wing extremism is here, right, and we saw it on January 6th on Git will continue to be a persistent and riel threat to the District of Columbia. About 120 suspects have been a...