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  1. crime
    Man Arrested at Capitol Hill Standoff Charged with Threatening to Use ExplosivesA man was seen on a livestream in a pickup truck that he said was full of explosives, holding what appeared to be a detonator.
    By Nia Prater
  2. politics
    Everyone in San Francisco Has Something to Say About ChesaChesa Boudin is the nation’s most progressive prosecutor in one of the country’s most liberal cities. Now, many residents are trying to throw him out.
    By Daniel Duane
  3. crime
    Why Do Tasers Look Like Guns Anyway?Daunte Wright’s killer is not the first law-enforcement officer to confuse the two, often with deadly consequences.
    By James D. Walsh
  4. crime
    America Saw a Historic Rise in Murders in 2020. Why?“If you wanted to think of this as potentially erasing several decades worth of progress, that wouldn’t be an overstatement,” says one expert.
    By Jesse Singal
  5. the system
    The Law Is Not Made for Breonna TaylorAnd its capacity to deliver justice is functionally null.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  6. nypd
    Disturbing Footage Shows NYPD Shoving Woman Into Unmarked VanSeveral officers grabbed a teenager off the street in the middle of a protest, then sped away.
    By Hannah Gold
  7. police
    Seattle-Area Labor Council Expels Cop UnionThe move comes amid broader calls for labor to isolate cop unions.
    By Sarah Jones
  8. crime
    Gunman Plows Car Through Seattle Protest, Shooting DemonstratorThe victim, a 27-year-old black man, is reportedly in stable condition.
    By Hannah Gold
  9. first person
    ‘There’s a High Probability I Would Have Marched’: On Being Black and NYPDA black NYPD officer discusses fear, tokenism, and what police and George Floyd protesters have in common.
    As told to James D. Walsh
  10. racism
    How Police Brutality Can Function as TerrorismThese incidents, like Phoenix cops drawing guns on a young family, have psychological effects that mirror living under the threat of terrorism.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  11. Ex-Police Officer Convicted of Murdering Unarmed Black TeenIt’s the first time since 1973 a Texas police officer has been convicted for killing someone in an on-duty shooting.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  12. crime
    An Oral History of New York’s Largest Gang BustTwo years after law enforcement arrested 120 gang members in the Bronx, the community is still debating whether it made them safer.
    By Mirela Iverac
  13. Florida Police Chief Told Cops to Arrest Random Black People to Boost StatsThe small-town police force in Biscayne Park targeted innocent black people for crimes they didn’t commit.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  14. select all
    This Apple Repair Center Calls the Police 20 Times a DayIt’s taking time away from actual emergencies.
    By Brian Feldman
  15. Trump Administration Gave 500,000 Fugitives the Right to Buy GunsBlue lives matter to this White House — but ensuring that people with outstanding arrest warrants can still purchase assault weapons matters more.
    By Eric Levitz
  16. San Antonio Cops Will Be Disciplined for Wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ HatsIt’s against the rules.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  17. Florida Cop Sued Despite Baking ‘Sorry I Tased You’ Cake for Woman He TasedMaybe she prefers pie.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  18. Sandra Bland’s Mother Settles Wrongful-Death LawsuitThe $1.9 million settlement requires the county jail to take steps to ensure that detainees are not neglected.
    By Jonah Shepp
  19. Police: Did You Lose This Wallet Made of Money?A very serious question.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  20. Obama Pens Open Letter to America’s Police“We have your backs,” Obama writes.
    By Eric Levitz
  21. Donald Trump Criticizes Obama’s Anti-Cop ‘Body Language’The GOP nominee argues that when the first black president says positive things about cops, something about the way he looks casts doubt on his sincerity.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. baton rouge
    Shooting Leaves 3 Police Officers Dead, 3 Injured in Baton RougeThe gunman, a 29-year-old black man from Kansas City, Missouri, was killed at the scene.
    By Chas Danner and Margaret Hartmann
  23. Your Guide to Cleveland’s Security NightmareThe GOP convention looms over Cleveland like Godzilla over Tokyo. Here’s a quick tour of the security challenges facing the city, and how its authorities hope to meet them.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. Online Threats Suddenly a Priority for Police After Police Get ThreatenedPolice used to dismiss social-media warnings as jokes or empty threats.
    By Brian Feldman
  25. Study Finds Racial Bias in Police Use of Force — But Not in ShootingsDuring encounters with police, African-Americans are more likely than whites to be touched, pushed, and pepper-sprayed — but they’re no more likely to be shot, a Harvard study finds.
    By Eric Levitz
  26. Dallas Police, NAPO Not on Same Page on DallasThe contrast between the calm behavior of stricken Dallas police and a lobbyist for police organizations in Washington, who immediately attacked the president and Black Lives Matter, is sad and instructive.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. politics
    Louisiana Is About to Make Attacking a Cop a Hate CrimeThe law is a response to what lawmakers perceive as an increased threat to first responders following the rise of activism like the Black Lives Matter movement.
    By Chas Danner
  28. early and often
    5 Cops Disciplined After Trump Rally Assault“We regret that any of the circumstances at the Trump rally occurred.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  29. reasons to love new york
    Can This ‘Smart Policing’ Program Teach the NYPD How to Listen?Deputy police commissioner Michael Julian has devised a three-day course designed to emphasize the civil in cop-civilian relations.
    By DW Gibson
  30. chicago
    Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy Is FiredMayor Rahm Emanuel asked Garry McCarthy to step down as the city grapples with the aftermath of the Laquan McDonald video.
    By Jen Kirby
  31. 5 Black Lives Matter Protesters Shot in MinneapolisProtesters say it wasn’t the first time that “white supremacists” showed up at their encampment, but this time they opened fire.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. Disgraced Illinois ‘Hero’ Cop Spent Over $2,000 of Stolen Money on Movie TicketsCourt documents reveal that Fox Lake police lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz also spent his embezzled money on student-loan payments, porn, and eating out.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. President Obama Understands the ‘Scapegoating’ of Police But Urges Broad ReformsThe president called for gun control, justice reform, and changes in community policing. 
    By Nathan Pemberton
  34. the panopticon
    NYPD Doesn’t Want to Talk About Its X-ray VansAn unsettling lack of transparency.
    By Ben Ellman
  35. gun violence
    Houston Deputy Sheriff ‘Assassinated’ While Pumping GasA suspect has now been charged, and though a motive is not yet clear, one police official is linking the murder to the Black Lives Matter movement.
    By Chas Danner
  36. police shootings
    Unarmed Black Teen Killed by Police at Texas Car DealershipChristian Taylor, 19, was a college football player at Angelo State University.
    By Greg Cwik
  37. crimes and misdemeanors
    Jailhouse Video Released Following Questions About Sandra Bland’s DeathHer family and friends say there’s no way she committed suicide, but the footage shows no one entered her cell.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. police
    Video: The Texas Traffic Stop That Ended With a Woman’s Death in JailThe family of Sandra Bland wants the Justice Department to get involved. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  39. baltimore
    Baltimore Mayor Replaces Police Commissioner Anthony Batts“The people of Baltimore deserve better.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  40. The Supreme Court Decided Its First Cop-Shooting Case Since Ferguson. Cops Won.The Court gave no allowances for the mentally ill. 
    By Cristian Farias
  41. police
    Obama Bans Local Police Departments From Using Some Military-Style EquipmentThe federal government will no longer provide tracked armored vehicles and other military-style weapons to local police.
    By Jessica Roy
  42. police
    New York State Police Shackle ‘Combative’ 5-Year-Old’s Hands and FeetTroopers said they were forced to handcuff the child for their own safety.
    By Jessica Roy
  43. Dashcam Footage Shows Police Officer Ramming Into Armed Suspect on the SidewalkNew dashcam footage shows what happened during the February incident.
    By Jaime Fuller
  44. Police Officer Put on Leave for Tickling CorpseHe “told another officer he ‘loves playing with dead bodies.’”
    By Jaime Fuller
  45. the city politic
    For de Blasio and the NYPD, Mere Boos Are ProgressThe mayor’s efforts to lower the volume in his standoff with the NYPD may be working. 
    By Chris Smith
  46. ferguson
    Is Livestreaming the Future of Media or the Future of Activism?It might be both. A report from Ferguson and your laptop screen.
    By Adrian Chen
  47. What Obama’s AG Pick Could Do in FergusonIn a talk from 2000, U.S. attorney Loretta Lynch outlined her preferred tool for tackling racial injustice in the police force.
    By Robert Kolker
  48. ferguson
    St. Louis Police Say Rams Apologized for ‘Hands Up’ Gesture; Team Denies ItThey’re literally arguing over the definition of “apology.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. ferguson
    The NFL Doesn’t Care About the St. Louis Police Department’s Hurt FeelingsDoesn’t quite come out in support of players.
    By Katie Zavadski
  50. the national interest
    Why the Worst Governments in America Are Local GovernmentsThe Orwellian horror of Big Small Government.
    By Jonathan Chait
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