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2 men wrongly convicted in California are declared innocent

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men who served nearly 17 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of attempted murder after a 2004 shooting were declared innocent Thursday by a California judge. Under a new law, the state is required to pay them each $140 for every day they spent behind bars, or...

apnews.com

 

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Disgraced Ex-Trooper Charged With Murdering Wife Who Wanted Divorce

Daniel Howard claimed his wife Kendy killed herself two years ago. Police say he did it.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

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Police officer who shot and killed Breonna Taylor during a botched drug raid is hired by another police department

The FBI concluded that it was Myles Cosgrove's bullet that killed Breonna Taylor. He's now been hired by another Kentucky police department.

www.insider.com

 

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2 NYPD officers face potential termination for role in fatal shooting of Kawaski Trawick

An administrative trial is underway more than four years after the deadly two-minute encounter.

gothamist.com

 

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US man freed from prison after wrongful conviction meets pen pal, 25 years on

Lamar Johnson finally gets chance to meet Ginny Schrappen after she wrote to him in prison for nearly three decades

www.theguardian.com

 

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Undercover Cops Sold a Drug Dealer 60 Pounds of Meth and Let Them Get Away

The sheriff’s office in Riverside County, California, admitted that after selling the meth, the dealer just drove away and officers couldn’t catch up.

www.vice.com

 

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People Waiting in Line at a Food Bank Were Given Parking Tickets and Now a Town Is Mad

Allentown, Pennsylvania’s parking enforcement thought it was a good idea to ticket people in need.

jalopnik.com

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Judge finds former Minneapolis police officer guilty for role in George Floyd's death

Thao, who has maintained his innocence, waived his right to a jury trial in favor of a bench trial.

www.axios.com

 

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Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Spent 32 Years in Prison Gets $13 Million

Victor Rosario was 24 years old when he was wrongfully charged for arson and murder after a fire killed eight people in 1982.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

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Autopsy Shows Tyre Nichols Died of Head Injuries From Police Beating

Medical examiners formally declared his death a homicide, describing severe blunt force injuries to his head and neck as well as bruises and cuts all over his body.

www.nytimes.com

 

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US police running to voice crying for help surprised by sad goat

Police officers in Oklahoma responding to what they thought was a man in need of aid instead found a very upset goat

www.theguardian.com

 

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A watchdog unit tasked with investigating NYPD discrimination can’t do its job

Police watchdog agency says it doesn’t have enough staff or resources to investigate complaints.

gothamist.com