Two bodycam videos were released on Sunday, showing officers restraining a nine-year-old girl who was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed when she disobeyed police commands.
Texas City Commissioner Gabriel Salinas was fatally shot in a police encounter. The police and sheriff's deputy responded to the city commissioner's home in response to a domestic disturbance call, authorities said.
Mayor Regina Romero of Tucson, Arizona said city police chief Chris Magnus should not resign despite his offer to step down from his post following the fatal death of a Hispanic man, who died handcuffed in police custody.
While there is widespread agreement that race relations in the U.S. are in a sorry state, but racial division exists regarding race relations' contribution to police violence. Multicultural groups in the U.S. are far more skeptical than whites about law enforcement's efforts to control crime. Also, Democrats are more disposed to mistrust law enforcement.
If you're in Rio catching the FIFA World Cup 2014, you might see some futuristic looking riot police clad in black armor resembling the titular character from the RoboCop reboot, along with gas masks that look like Darth Vader. That's just a sample of the massive buildup of 21st century military tech meant to secure visitors and "pacify" impoverished Brazilians, fed up with the country's massive spending on international sporting events.
New York police are searching for the man who used a knife to stab two young children as they were on their way to get ice cream in East New York, Brooklyn Sunday evening.
A five-month long undercover investigation has led officers of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to crackdown hard on drug dealers who have been using the Internet to push products and attack customers.
