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July 31, 2021

Suburban NY county considers letting police sue protesters

Lawmakers in a suburban New York county are set to vote Monday on a proposal that would allow police officers to sue protesters and collect financial damages — a move civil rights activists say is payback for demonstrations after the police killing of George Floyd last year in Minneapolis.

July 29, 2021

New restrictions on Washington state police may lead to spike in crime

As the most sweeping police reform in the nation takes effect in Washington state over a year after the death of George Floyd, law enforcement agencies outside of Seattle are arguing new restrictions set on officers when interacting with the public may further incentivize criminal activity. 

July 28, 2021

Minnesota sets new state records for murders, assaults on police officers in 2020

Minnesota saw the highest number of murders on record in 2020, as well the most assaults against police officers in the line of duty ever recorded within a one-year period, according to the annual uniform crime report released by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Tuesday.

July 24, 2021

Derek Chauvin's first prison mugshots released one month into 22 1/2 year sentence for murder of George Floyd

The first prison mugshot was released Saturday of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison last month for the murder of George Floyd.

July 22, 2021

Dukakis calls progressive 'defund the police' push 'nuts,' says it takes away from proven community policing

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mike Dukakis argues that Democrats ever embracing defunding police "makes no sense at all," saying other Democratic-run cities must follow Boston’s lead in bolstering the relationship between police officers and the communities they serve in order to drive down crime rates. 

July 21, 2021

Minneapolis business owner who cheered rioters burning down restaurant has van stolen, new business robbed

A Minneapolis business owner is claiming that a truck full of supplies designated for his new establishment was stolen.

July 20, 2021

Judicial Watch files civil rights lawsuit for teacher fired after criticizing violent left-wing riots

Judicial Watch has filed a First Amendment lawsuit on behalf of an Illinois teacher who was fired after criticizing the rioting, looting and other violence that broke out in Chicago after the death of George Floyd last May.

July 14, 2021

George Floyd mural crumbles after witnesses say lightning hit it

A mural in remembrance of George Floyd in Toledo was reduced to rubble after a reported lightning strike.

July 14, 2021

Rochester, NY outpaces Chicago in murder rate as local officials embrace police intervention

The upstate New York city of Rochester has had 18.0 homicide victims per 100,000 residents so far this year — a higher rate than Chicago.

July 13, 2021

Biden scorches ‘defund police’ movement by pumping funds back to NYC

President Biden is offering $350 billion from the American Rescue Plan to police departments in New York City and elsewhere in an effort to "put more police officers on the beat" as part of his new comprehensive strategy on gun violence, effectively filling budget holes created as the "defund the police" movement reverberated across the country last year.