NNPA NEWSWIRE — So much of the analysis around the Simpson case ignores the general context of the criminal justice system’s treatment of Black men. Black...
By Nigel Duara CalMatters Ken Pritchett clicks his mouse and the logo of a Southern California police department pops up on a computer monitor the width...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On March 15, the Collin County, Texas Sheriff’s office put out a release stating, “On Sunday, March 14, 2021, 26-year-old Marvin D. Scott...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Titus Makin told the Black Press that the new season’s approach to tackling racism was refreshing. He noted that in the wake of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A 2019 investigation by the LA Times found that the Metro Division stops Black and Latinx drivers five times more often than their...
ATLANTA VOICE — For 30 years, Rebecca Crews stood by her husband, Terry, as he built his acting career. Her support allowed the starring actor to...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The death of rapper Nipsey Hussle came during a week that saw a spike in shootings that prompted three City Council members to introduce...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The LAPD uses a number of predictive programs to focus crime-fighting efforts in certain neighborhoods and on specific chronic offenders by analyzing data,
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Defendants charged with certain non-violent crimes should be presumptively released. But there are a small number of crimes which we believe prosecutors should...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Sherlyn Haynes’ only child, Christopher DeAndre Mitchell, was killed by a Torrance police officer weeks before Christmas.
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The mural, named “Our Mighty Contribution,” stretches for an entire city block and has been a cultural institution in the African-American community for...
TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Police Department’s effort to equip officers with body cameras has run up against an unlikely...
(NBC News) – The former LAPD detective best known for his involvement in rapper Biggie Smalls’ murder case, died suddenly Wednesday of a possible heart attack,...
by Charlene Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call LOS ANGELES (The Final Call) – An 11 woman, one man jury unanimously convicted LAPD...
(Los Angeles Times) – When Ezell Ford’s mother learned Tuesday afternoon that L.A. police commissioners had faulted one of the officers who fatally shot her son,...
(Los Angeles Times) – The Los Angeles Police Department has launched a preliminary investigation into a video that has emerged of a song that plays...
TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a plan Tuesday to equip 7,000 Los Angeles police officers with on-body cameras by...
TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are increasingly relying on technology that not only tells patrol officers where crime is most...
(Los Angeles Times) – Los Angeles Police Department review of its discipline system prompted by the Christopher Dorner rampage found widespread concerns among officers and...
(The Wrap) – Six weeks after responding to what he thought would be a routine lewd conduct call, Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Jim Parker is now in...
TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police departments across the U.S. are using technology to try to identify problem officers before their misbehavior harms...
(UPI) –A new report about the Los Angeles Sheriff Department’s Canine Special Detail found that every single one of the unit’s dog bite victims in the...
Ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The City Council signed off today on a $4.2 million payout...
