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A Florida police officer and his superior were charged this week for the deadly shooting of a retired librarian at a community policing event last summer.

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions Monday, after weeks of President Donald Trump’s tough talk claiming he’ll “send in the Feds” to fix Chicago’s violence problem.

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The Justice Department said Chicago police have a broken system of accountability, poor training and supervision, and has consistently violated the Fourth Amendment in its use of force.

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Officials announced an agreement Thursday which would have far-reaching implications for how police officers operate in Baltimore in the coming years.

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A survey of police officers in America found that 86 percent of them believe high-profile incidents involving officers and black people make police work harder, according to a report released by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday.

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed legislation Monday delaying identification of officers in police-involved shootings.

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A study released Wednesday by the Crime Prevention Research Center purports no racial bias in police shootings.

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Once the commenting period closes later this month department officials hope to implement a new policy that makes the highest priority “the sanctity of human life.”

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Initially, the homeowner didn’t see anyone when he answered the door, but upon further observation noticed a male not known to him standing in the dark.

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Ironically, the body cam footage captured someone saying, “A couple months ago you could have shot him,” referring to the suspect, who was high on PCP.

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The deputy was “lingering” after an unrelated call while blocking the victim’s driveway with his patrol car and retaliated after he was told to “f*ck off.”

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The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission last week placed a sheriff’s deputy on a one-year probationary period following a taser incident and a texted picture of an apology cake.

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