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Police said the car’s licence plate matched the number of a stolen vehicle The city of Aurora has reached a $1.9 million settlement with a Black family from Colorado after police held four juvenile relatives at gunpoint. Brittney Gilliam and her six-year-old daughter, nieces aged 14 and 17, and sister, 12 were wrongfully stopped in […]
56 minutes ago Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Aurora police have aologised for the arrests (file picture) A black mother and four children, who were held at gunpoint by police in Colorado, have been awarded $1.9m (£1.5m) in a settlement. Brittney Gilliam was wrongfully stopped in 2020 at a parking lot, along with her […]
Five members of a Black family who were wrongfully detained at gunpoint in Aurora, Colo., in 2020 by police officers who mistook their S.U.V. for a vehicle that had been stolen received $1.9 million to settle their lawsuit against the city, the family’s lawyer said Monday. The family — Brittney Gilliam, 29 at the time, […]
Police spokesperson says hip hop artist was arrested following an altercation at the awards show. US rapper and activist Killer Mike has been detained and escorted by police out of the Grammy Awards. A video posted on social media by The Hollywood Reporter’s Chris Gardner showed Los Angeles police escorting the rapper in handcuffs on […]
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Turkish officials say police rescued seven hostages held at gunpoint for hours at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble in northwest Turkey By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press February 1, 2024, 12:34 PM ET • 3 min read ISTANBUL — Police have rescued seven hostages held at gunpoint for hours at a factory […]
A former U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of an Iraqi civilian in 2004 was charged on Monday with assaulting police officers with a baton during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department announced. The former soldier, Edward Richmond Jr., 40, of Geismar, La., […]
By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington 18 January 2024, 15:14 GMT Updated 15 minutes ago Image source, Getty Images Image caption, US Attorney General Merrick Garland visited with bereaved families in Uvalde, Texas on Wednesday The police response to the deadly 2022 Uvalde school shooting “was a failure”, the Department of Justice has said.
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave On a cold winter day, thousands gathered in front of the White House to demonstrate against racial injustice and out-of-control unemployment. Holding signs saying, “We Demand Work or Wages” and “Fight Police Brutality,” Black and White workers picketed until police broke up the crowd with billy clubs […]
When London-based lawyer and women’s-rights activist Shola Mos-Shogbamimu first heard the news of George Floyd’s killing on May 25, her gut reaction was raw anger. “George Floyd was every black person in that video,” she says. “Every one of us can identify with that knee on our necks, not letting up, with that pressure increasing […]