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Two Phoenix Police Officers Fired and Arrested After Violent Traffic Stop

23 août 2026 à 01:54
The officers are accused of beating a couple and shocking them with a stun gun during an unreported traffic stop this month.

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The Phoenix police department said that two of its officers had been fired and arrested, after they approached a couple in a police S.U.V. and allegedly attacked them.

Police Chief in Mississippi Regularly Used Racist Slurs, Private Text Messages Reveal

22 août 2026 à 05:03
Text exchanges obtained by reporters show troubling messages sent by the chief of a Mississippi police department facing an uproar over the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy in June.

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A memorial for Kohen Wiley at the Walmart in Senatobia, Miss., in June.

Zambia’s Democratic Facade Fractures in Post-Election Crackdown

21 août 2026 à 15:47
While the government says it is preventing an insurrection, activists and international observers have raised fears about arbitrary arrests and electoral fraud.

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Zambian police officers watched as supporters of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema celebrated his victory in the street in the capital, Lusaka, on Tuesday.

Phoenix Police Investigate 2 Officers Accused of Violent Traffic Stop

20 août 2026 à 18:13
The department opened a criminal investigation after a couple said they were shocked with a stun gun and beaten during the Aug. 5 encounter.

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Police Headquarters in Phoenix.

Prosecutor Reduces Charges Against L.A.P.D. Whistle-Blower After Uproar

19 août 2026 à 14:04
A Los Angeles officer faced prison for secretly recording colleagues making offensive remarks. The county prosecutor is reducing those charges after critics said they would discourage whistle-blowers.

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Nathan Hochman, the district attorney, said that the original charges “sent the wrong message.”
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