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2:14pm, 2nd August, 2019

NYC police officer who killed Eric Garner should be fired, police judge rules

A white New York City police officer who killed an unarmed black man with a banned chokehold in 2014 should be fired, a police judge recommended on Friday in a case that stoked the Black Lives Matter movement and reverberated in the U.S. presidential...

Firing recommended for NY police officer who killed Eric Garner with chokehold

1:31pm, 2nd August, 2019

US

Firing recommended for NY police officer who killed Eric Garner with chokehold

A white New York City police officer who killed an unarmed black man with a banned chokehold in 2014 should be fired, a police judge recommended on Friday in a case that stoked the Black Lives Matter movement and reverberated in the U.S. presidential...

Woman killed by apparent stray bullet as Texas officer fires at dog

2:04am, 2nd August, 2019

US

Woman killed by apparent stray bullet as Texas officer fires at dog

A woman in Arlington, Texas, was killed on Thursday after apparently being hit by a stray bullet when a police officer opened fire on a dog running at him, officials said.

New York police weigh officer's conduct in 2014 'I can't breathe' death

4:00pm, 13th May, 2019

US

New York police weigh officer's conduct in 2014 'I can't breathe' death

The disciplinary trial of the New York City policeman who fatally choked an unarmed black suspect in 2014 opened on Monday with the officer's lawyer shredding a copy of the autopsy report that concluded the man, Eric Garner, was killed by a chok...

'I can't breathe': New York police officer faces disciplinary trial in Garner death

1:08pm, 13th May, 2019

US

'I can't breathe': New York police officer faces disciplinary trial in Garner death

The disciplinary trial of the New York City police officer who put Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, in a fatal chokehold began on Monday, nearly five years after widely seen video of the death sparked a national outcry about policing tactics.

Ex-CIA officer pleads guilty to conspiring to spy for China

7:45pm, 1st May, 2019

US

Ex-CIA officer pleads guilty to conspiring to spy for China

A former CIA officer has pleaded guilty to conspiring to pass U.S. defense and intelligence secrets to China, the Justice Department said on Wednesday, in the third such case in less than a year.

Maryland judge to release Coast Guard officer accused of plotting attack: reports

4:33pm, 25th April, 2019

US

Maryland judge to release Coast Guard officer accused of plotting attack: reports

A judge in Maryland has agreed to the pre-trial release of a U.S. Coast Guard officer accused of stockpiling weapons and plotting to attack Democratic politicians and TV journalists, according to media reports on Thursday.

Justine Damond's fiance breaks down in tears at ex-U.S. police officer's murder trial

5:48pm, 9th April, 2019

US

Justine Damond's fiance breaks down in tears at ex-U.S. police officer's murder trial

The former fiance of Australian Justine Ruszczyk Damond broke down in tears on Tuesday while testifying at the trial of an ex-police officer accused of murdering her, as he recalled the shock of learning a U.S. cop was the killer.

Minneapolis officer who killed unarmed Australian woman feared ambush, lawyer says

2:13pm, 9th April, 2019

US

Minneapolis officer who killed unarmed Australian woman feared ambush, lawyer says

An attorney for a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman in July 2017 said on Tuesday his client had followed his training and had reason to believe he was being ambushed.

U.S. prosecutors reject officer's self-defense claim in Justine Damond murder trial

12:05pm, 9th April, 2019

US

U.S. prosecutors reject officer's self-defense claim in Justine Damond murder trial

Minnesota prosecutors on Tuesday rejected a former police officer's claim that he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot Australian national Justine Ruszczyk Damond, saying the woman's call to report a crime resulted in her murder by po...

Trump administration to hasten officer deployment to U.S.-Mexico border: statement

12:13pm, 1st April, 2019

Politics

Trump administration to hasten officer deployment to U.S.-Mexico border: statement

The Trump administration will speed up the deployment of hundreds of officers on the southern border of the United States and will dramatically expand a policy of returning migrants seeking asylum to Mexico, Department of Homeland Security Secretary...

Former Minneapolis police officer faces murder trial for shooting Australian woman

10:29am, 1st April, 2019

US

Former Minneapolis police officer faces murder trial for shooting Australian woman

The criminal trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering an Australian national who reported a suspected sexual assault near her home was due to open with jury selection on Monday.

Jury clears Pennsylvania police officer of murder in Antwon Rose shooting

9:56pm, 22nd March, 2019

US

Jury clears Pennsylvania police officer of murder in Antwon Rose shooting

A Pittsburgh jury on Friday unanimously found that a white police officer did not commit murder when he fatally shot black teenager Antwon Rose, an incident that sparked protests and fueled the debate about racial bias in the U.S. criminal justice sy...

Pennsylvania prosecutor focuses on officer's motive in murder trial

2:34pm, 19th March, 2019

US

Pennsylvania prosecutor focuses on officer's motive in murder trial

A Pennsylvania prosecutor on Tuesday urged jurors in the racially-charged trial of a white police officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Antwon Rose in June 2018 to focus on what motivated him to pull the trigger.

White police officer's homicide trial gets under way in Pittsburgh

5:59am, 19th March, 2019

US

White police officer's homicide trial gets under way in Pittsburgh

In opening statements in a racially-charged Pittsburgh trial on Tuesday, a jury is expected to hear prosecutors argue that a white police officer acted unlawfully in the 2018 fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen who was running away from him.

Ex-U.S. intelligence officer pleads guilty to attempted espionage for China

4:53pm, 15th March, 2019

World

Ex-U.S. intelligence officer pleads guilty to attempted espionage for China

A former U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency officer pleaded guilty to attempted espionage for China, the Justice Department said on Friday.

Coast Guard officer pleads not guilty to weapon and drug charges

6:44pm, 11th March, 2019

US

Coast Guard officer pleads not guilty to weapon and drug charges

A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling weapons and plotting to attack Democratic politicians and TV journalists pleaded not guilty to weapon and drug charges on Monday in a federal courtroom in Maryland.

Senator McSally, an Air Force veteran, says she was raped by a superior officer

10:23pm, 6th March, 2019

US

Senator McSally, an Air Force veteran, says she was raped by a superior officer

U.S. Senator Martha McSally, the first female combat pilot in the U.S. Air Force, said on Wednesday she had been raped by a superior officer but did not report it because she blamed herself and did not trust the system.

U.S. senator and combat veteran McSally says she was raped by a superior officer

3:45pm, 6th March, 2019

Politics

U.S. senator and combat veteran McSally says she was raped by a superior officer

U.S. Senator Martha McSally, the first female combat pilot in the U.S. Air Force, said on Wednesday she had been raped by a superior officer and felt "horrified" by how her experiences were handled.

U.S. Coast Guard officer accused of terror plot could face more charges

10:12pm, 21st February, 2019

US

U.S. Coast Guard officer accused of terror plot could face more charges

A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant accused of amassing a cache of weapons and plotting to attack Democratic politicians and journalists was ordered held for two weeks on Thursday while federal prosecutors consider charging him with more crimes.

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