Laura Washington It’s one step forward, two steps back. That’s the state of public safety in Chicago. Summer fun is here, but in recent years, that’s been overshadowed by the specter of escalating ...

Dallas' new police chief gave himself 90 days to learn before making changes. Still, since his start April 23, he’s had to ...

A man is facing charges after an 11-year-old girl was shot in the head last month in Harvey. Willow James, 11, was traveling ...

A coalition of over 50 local governments and officials has filed an amicus brief in support of California Governor Gavin ...

MPD has little oversight over ShotSpotter. The department couldn’t describe the benefits of the controversial system and ...

If the snap curfew proposal passes, CPD could declare emergency curfews for minors without prior approval from the mayor, City Council, or police district councils. The potential for harm is enormous: ...

Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall writes that the stories of two South Carolina Republicans who went to No Kings protests in the ...

Some Chicago alderpeople are pushing a “snap curfew,” a racist, police-first policy disguised as public safety. The “snap curfew” ordinance that would give the Chicago Police Department (CPD) sweeping ...

Kenyan police shot an apparent bystander at close range Tuesday during the latest protests over the killing of a blogger in custody earlier this month, sparking more fury ...

The funeral services for Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera, who was shot and killed by friendly fire earlier this month, ...

Rivera was shot and killed in the line of duty on June 5 in the city's East Chatham neighborhood after an "investigatory stop" led to a police chase.

More than 600 local law enforcement agencies throughout the country are officially partnering with ICE to arrest and detain ...