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Police

  1. power
    This Is What ‘Stop and Frisk’ Is Really Like“The experience of being stopped and frisked just for being transgender was so traumatic for me. I was afraid of walking down the street.”
    By Anna Silman
  2. controversies
    A Police Officer Lied About Having ‘Pig’ Written on His Coffee CupNot to be confused with the police officer who actually did have ‘pig’ written on his coffee cup in November.
    By Nikita Richardson
  3. controversies
    A Video of a Churro Vendor Being Arrested Has Sparked OutrageThe woman was confronted by four cops in Brooklyn.
    By Chris Crowley
  4. frivolous
    Netflix and Ava DuVernay Sued Over When They See Us SceneA police-training company is suing for defamation.
    By Charu Sinha
  5. joker
    NYPD to Increase Police Presence at Theaters for Joker Opening WeekendAdditional police will be deployed across the city.
    By Charu Sinha
  6. controversies
    Starbucks Barista Asks Cops to Leave After They Make Customers ‘Uncomfortable’As you’d guess, the chain quickly apologized.
    By Nikita Richardson
  7. 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
  8. investigations
    NYPD Commander Allegedly Told Officers to Shoot 50 Cent ‘on Sight’ at EventThe rapper is now considering legal action.
    By Devon Ivie
  9. 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
  10. criticisms
    Spike Lee Defends BlacKkKlansman Depiction of Police After Boots Riley Critique“Look at my films: They’ve been very critical of the police, but on the other hand I’m never going to say all police are corrupt.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  13. awww
    Man Calls Police After Savage Attack by … Baby Squirrel?The assault ended when the squirrel, “apparently exhausted by its exertions, lay down abruptly and fell asleep.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  14. 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
  15. power
    An Off-Duty Police Officer Tased an 11-Year-Old Girl for Stealing Food“We are extremely concerned when force is used by one of our officers on a child of this age.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  16. Mission: Impossible’s Ving Rhames Says Police Drew Gun on Him in His Own HomeOfficers later told the actor a neighbor had reported a “large black man” breaking into Rhames’s house.
    By Halle Kiefer
  17. 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
  18. race
    A Black Yale Student Had the Cops Called on Her for Taking a Nap in Her Dorm “I’m not going to justify my existence here,” said Lolade Siyonbola.
    By Melania Hidalgo
  19. select all
    This Apple Repair Center Calls the Police 20 Times a DayIt’s taking time away from actual emergencies.
    By Brian Feldman
  20. drama
    Scottish Police Have 45-Minute Standoff With Stuffed AnimalMultiple units responded to a call of a tiger in a cowshed.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  21. seriously?
    Female Police Captain Suspended for Saying Man Has ‘White Male Privilege’“I was racially and sexistly slurred by Captain Carri Weber” the officer wrote in his complaint.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  22. 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
  25. Attorney Says Dashcam Video of Cavity Search on Black Woman Is ‘Rape by a Cop’Lawyer Sam Cammack says the vaginal probing went on for 11 minutes.
    By Lisa Ryan
  26. suspicious sandwich activity
    A Police Officer Found a Bolt in His Arby’s SandwichHe says nobody can make a sandwich “with a bolt that large” unintentionally.
    By Clint Rainey
  27. law enforcement
    The Police Official Who Fought Racism and Sexism on the Job“When I first come on in the ’80s, sexual harassment, oh man, it was rampant.”
    As told to John Bowe
  28. drop the bass and put your hands up
    Skrillex Pulled Over and Handcuffed After Playing His Music Too LoudHe subsequently tweeted Elon Musk about the incident.
    By Halle Kiefer
  29. Walmart Will No Longer Sell ‘Bulletproof: Black Lives Matter’ ShirtsAfter a request from the country’s biggest police organization.
    By Lisa Ryan
  30. Gropers Must Attack Several Victims Before NYPD Officers Make Arrests: ReportA new report shines a light on this alleged policy.
    By Lisa Ryan
  31. oh-canada
    Canadian Town Apologizes for Nickelback JokeThe band was reportedly unenthused by the whole situation.
    By Devon Ivie
  32. international relations
    A Canadian Town Is Punishing Drunk Drivers With Nickelback MusicLook at this headline. Every time you do, it makes you laugh.
    By Devon Ivie
  33. class acts
    Police Department Fakes Out Drivers With Free Turkeys Instead of TicketsSometimes crime pays in the form of a Thanksgiving dinner.
    By Clint Rainey
  34. San Antonio Cops Will Be Disciplined for Wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ HatsIt’s against the rules.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  37. race
    Luke Cage’s Take on Anti-Black Police Violence Is a Little ConfusingIt’s admirable, if contradictory.
    By Abraham Riesman
  38. reality bites
    A&E Green-Lights Live Police Reality Show Live PDThe show will air with a delay, of course.
    By Halle Kiefer
  39. Body Cameras Lead to Astounding Drop in Police Complaints“I cannot think of any [other] single intervention in the history of policing that dramatically changed the way that officers behave.”
    By Drake Baer
  40. Florida Cop Sued Despite Baking ‘Sorry I Tased You’ Cake for Woman He TasedMaybe she prefers pie.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  41. half baked
    Walmart Workers Refuse to Make ‘Racist’ Cake for Police Officer’s RetirementThe officer’s friends are now demanding a boycott.
    By Clint Rainey
  42. 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
  43. rhymefest
    Rhymefest Was Robbed at Gunpoint Then Treated Poorly by Chicago PoliceThe police apologized today.
    By Tolly Wright
  44. Predictive Policing Isn’t an Exact Science, and That’s the ProblemCan algorithms predict murder?
    By Drake Baer
  45. Police: Did You Lose This Wallet Made of Money?A very serious question.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  46. crime scene
    Subway Employee Arrested for Spiking Cop’s Drink With Meth and THCThe officer was hospitalized after nearly running a red light.
    By Clint Rainey
  49. police
    The Charles Kinsey Shooting Shows Police Still Have a Mental-Illness ProblemCops need better training and protocols when someone isn’t in a position to immediately, effortlessly comply.
    By Jesse Singal
  50. awful things
    Police Close Ohio Restaurant After Cop Finds Glass Shards in SandwichOfficials say there’s “no reason” yet to believe the act was intentional.
    By Clint Rainey
  51. Obama Pens Open Letter to America’s Police“We have your backs,” Obama writes.
    By Eric Levitz
  52. 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
  53. 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
  54. If You Want Less Police Violence, Hire More Female CopsBetween culture, biology, and psychology, men are more aggressive. Especially when doing police work.
    By Drake Baer
  55. police bans
    Another Restaurant Owner Under Fire for Telling Police They Can’t Eat ThereHe claims there was a language barrier and has apologized.
    By Clint Rainey
  56. 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
  57. 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
  58. 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
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