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March 20, 2022

Plea deal reached for Philadelphia woman who set cop cars on fire during George Floyd protests

Loore-Elisabeth Blumenthal, 35, pleaded guilty to lesser offenses after having been charged with setting two police vehicles on fire during the George Floyd protests.

March 8, 2022

Philadelphia approaching 100 homicides so far this year, on pace with Chicago for murders in 2022

Philadelphia, known as the City of Brotherly Love, has had 96 homicides so far this year, falling one murder short of the notoriously violent Chicago three months into 2022. 

March 7, 2022

Minneapolis city council to review tentative police contract giving officers raises, $7K in incentives

Minneapolis officials on Monday are expected to review a tentative contract that would give officers raises and bonuses totaling $7,000. Police staffing is down since the death of George Floyd.

February 24, 2022

George Floyd death: Ex-Minnesota police officers found guilty of violating Floyd's rights

A Minnesota federal jury tasked with deliberating the fate of the three former Minneapolis police officers accused of violating George Floyd’s civil rights has found the ex-cops guilty.

February 24, 2022

Jury meets for 2nd day in trial of cops in George Floyd killing

Jurors resumed deliberations Thursday in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights.

February 23, 2022

George Floyd death: Minnesota federal trial jury gets case against 3 ex-Minneapolis cops

A Minnesota federal court judge presiding over the case against three former Minneapolis police officers accused of violating George Floyd’s civil rights during his May 2020 arrest and death delivered jury instructions on Wednesday morning before the panel began deliberating the trio’s fate.  

February 21, 2022

George Floyd death: Defense rests in trial against ex-Minneapolis police officers after all 3 cops take stand

Defense attorneys arguing against the conviction of three Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with the May 2020 death of George Floyd rested their case on Monday after 18 total days of federal trial in nearby St. Paul, Minnesota. 

February 21, 2022

George Floyd death: Former Minneapolis police officer says when he saw Floyd's face, 'He didn't look good'

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A former Minneapolis police officer charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights testified Monday that he thought Floyd was doing OK while handcuffed, facedown on the street with Officer Derek Chauvin's knee pressed to his neck — until paramedics arrived and turned Floyd over.

February 18, 2022

Texas grand jury indicts 19 police officers over protests in Austin

A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.

February 16, 2022

Officer says he didn't realize George Floyd's life was in danger

J. Alexander Kueng, one of three Minneapolis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in George Floyd’s killing, took the stand Wednesday at their trial.