Jul 17 - By Sue Leeman, AP Writer
Police officers who shot and killed an innocent Brazilian they mistook for a suicide bomber will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said Monday, in a decision criticized by both Brazil and the victim's family. Complete Story
Jul 13 - By Associated Press
Three police officers used a shoelace and a pair of scissors to deliver a baby Thursday.
Jul 13 - By David N. Goodman, AP Writer
Two officers removed a handcuff from a suspect's wrist, apparently to provoke an assault, then repeatedly struck the man in a scuffle taped by cameras inside a police department, authorities said Thursday.
Jul 12 - By Associated Press
A city task force says the Los Angeles Police Department is too small and needs to undertake major reforms to avoid another crisis like a corruption scandal that rocked the ranks seven years ago.
Jul 11 - By Wayne Parry, AP Writer
Six law enforcement officers were indicted Tuesday on charges alleging they tipped off a suspected drug ring about police raids in exchange for drugs.
Jul 10 - By Associated Press
Prosecutors said Monday they would announce July 17 whether any police officers are to face charges in the shooting death of a Brazilian electrician mistaken for a suicide bomber.
Jul 7 - By Associated Press
Massive police reinforcements will be on duty for the World Cup final and France's interior minister urged revelers not to spoil the party by getting out of hand.
Jul 7 - By Associated Press
Three police officers were suspended over Web site comments about their jobs and derogatory language about gays and the mentally disabled.
Jul 5 - By Associated Press
A police officer killed a motorist on the crowded Las Vegas Strip after a dispute over the driver's noisy car stereo.
Jun 30 - By Mary Foster, AP Writer
When the National Guard first rolled into town 10 months ago, New Orleans was descending into anarchy, a city besieged by high water, fires, looting and other lawlessness.
Jun 27 - By Associated Press
Assailants armed with automatic rifles shot and killed a top policeman and his bodyguard as they drove home in the Mexican resort city of Cancun, authorities said Tuesday.
Jun 25 - By Michael J. Sniffen, AP Writer
Eight percent of citizen complaints that police officers used too much force turned up enough evidence to justify discipline of an officer, a Justice Department survey of large state and local forces reported Sunday.
Jun 23 - By Associated Press
A former police officer was sentenced to 139 years in prison Friday for robbing drug dealers and selling the drugs himself.
Jun 23 - By Associated Press
The city named a 20-year department veteran to lead the police department Thursday, six days after the former chief was demoted following a scandal involving a relationship with a desk clerk.
Jun 22 - By Ted Bridis, AP Writer
Despite the use of private data brokers by federal and local law enforcement agencies, the FBI said Thursday that practices by such companies to gather Americans' private telephone records without warrants or subpoenas are almost certainly illegal.
Jun 21 - By Ted Bridis, AP Writer
Even as others cited the Fifth Amendment, a former data broker enthralled Congress on Wednesday with a bizarre, behind-the-scenes lesson on how this shadowy industry covertly gathers Americans' telephone records without subpoenas or warrants.
Jun 21 - By Associated Press
Coalition soldiers accidentally fired on an unmarked police car in eastern Afghanistan, killing three Afghan policemen and wounding three, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
Jun 20 - By Ted Bridis, AP Writer
Private data brokers who covertly gather Americans' telephone records without subpoenas or warrants on behalf of banks, bail bondsmen and even federal and local police are bracing for intensive scrutiny by Congress.
Jun 19 - By Associated Press
A man beaten outside a party attended by off-duty police officers filed notice Monday that he would be suing the city for $30 million.
Jun 16 - By Joseph B. Frazier, AP Writer
Portland's mayor demoted the city police chief to captain on Friday following an investigation into a scandal that included sexually explicit e-mails and allegations of abuse of power.
Jun 15 - By Associated Press
A suburban police officer left a submachine gun in his unmarked vehicle while he attended a baseball game downtown, and returned to find it stolen, police said Thursday.
Jun 15 - By Associated Press
Two civil liberties groups sued the Baltimore police Thursday, claiming they arrest tens of thousands of people illegally each year for minor infractions and submit innocent people to humiliating treatment.
Jun 15 - By The Associated Press, AP Writer
Excerpts from the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling on Thursday that police armed with a warrant can barge into homes and seize evidence for trial even if they don't knock.
Jun 15 - By Gina Holland, AP Writer
The Supreme Court made it easier Thursday for police to barge into homes and seize evidence without knocking or waiting, a sign of the court's new conservatism with Samuel Alito on board.
Jun 15 - By Associated Press
The city has agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2003 fatal crash caused by one of its traffic officers.
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