Broward County, Fl — Last Friday, three months after Calvon Reid died at the hands of police, the Broward County medical examiner’s office ruled his death a homicide. Records show the 39-year-old died as a result of being electrocuted from repeatedly by Coconut Creek police officers. As we previously reported, the incident occurred on February […]
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Medical Examiner’s Report: Police Electrocuted Man to Death as He Screamed, “They’re Going to Kill Me”
New Limits On Police Use Of Military Equipment
Print Friendly Above photo: An armored police vehicle passes by the burned down a CVS store on the intersection of North and Pennsylvania avenues in Baltimore on 1 May. (Bryan MacCormack/Left in Focus) President Barack Obama on Monday banned police departments from using certain military hardware and restricted the use of riot shields and other equipment, following unrest in […]
Bomb attacks kill 15 Iraqi security forces in Ramadi
According to Iraqi police and army officials, speaking on condition of anonymity on Sunday, four nearly simultaneous bombings took place in the Malaab district in the southern part of Ramadi, killing 10 police officers and wounding 15 others. The Iraqi sources said Colonel Muthana al-Jabri, Malaab police chief, was killed in […]