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November 20, 2021

Five Georgia men sent to prison for burning cop car during George Floyd protest

Five men have been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for burning a police car in Georgia during a protest against the killing of George Floyd.

November 18, 2021

Elijah McClain death: Aurora to pay $15M to family of Black man in federal civil rights suit settlement

The suburban Colorado city of Aurora has agreed to pay $15 million to the family of a Black man killed during a confrontation with police in order to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit, according to a report.

November 17, 2021

Daunte Wright shooting: Jurors for ex-Minnesota cop Kim Potter trial asked about BLM, defund police

Potential jurors in the trial for former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter, who is facing manslaughter charges in the April fatal shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, will answer a series of questions regarding their attitudes toward law enforcement, Black Lives Matter and if they were injured or suffered property damage during any rioting over the past two years.

November 10, 2021

Daunte Wright shooting: Ex-Minnesota cop Kim Potter's trial to be livestreamed as judge changes course

A Minnesota judge decided Tuesday the trial of former police officer Kim Potter, facing manslaughter charges in the shooting of Daunte Wright, will be broadcast live, reversing an earlier ruling.

November 8, 2021

Washington state police reassigns psychologist over recruit diversity concerns as staffing shortages persist

Washington State Patrol has reassigned its staff psychologist of nearly three decades, hiring an outside contractor to conduct evaluations for new troopers amid pressure from Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee to diversify the hiring process despite law enforcement staffing shortages across the state. 

November 3, 2021

Minneapolis Mayor Frey wins another term

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has been elected to a second term after a hotly contested race that was too tight to call on election night.

November 2, 2021

Minneapolis community activist pleads with voters to reject police replacement measure: We're 'traumatized'

A Minneapolis community advocate pleaded with his community to vote against a measure Tuesday that could dismantle the city's police department and replace it with another law enforcement agency.

November 2, 2021

Judge rejects Seattle mom's lawsuit over son's CHOP/CHAZ shooting death as city skirts blame for protest zone

A federal judge rejected a lawsuit by the Seattle mother of a 19-year-old man gunned down in an autonomous "no-cop" protest zone dubbed CHOP/CHAZ in the summer of 2020.

November 1, 2021

Seattle police union lambasts mayor for $25K officer hiring bonuses after pushing defund movement

Seattle’s police union is lambasting the city's mayor for granting up to $25,000 hiring bonuses for police officers as part of a last-ditch attempt to amend staffing shortages brought on by the defund the police movement and exacerbated by the COVID-19 vaccine mandate before she leaves office next year. 

November 1, 2021

Two men sentenced to federal prison for destroying police car in George Floyd protest

Two Pennsylvania men have been sentenced to federal prison after they were convicted of destroying and attempting to set fire to a police vehicle during last year’s protests over the murder of George Floyd.