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Gunmen injure Mexico City police chief; deaths reported
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Heavily armed gunmen attacked and wounded Mexico City’s police chief in a brazen operation that left an unspecified number of dead, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday.
UK police to get tougher on crowds amid pandemic worries
LONDON (AP) — Police in the English city of Liverpool have been given more powers to break up crowds after celebrations to mark Liverpool Football Club’s first league title in 30 years led to disorder.
Death toll at 37 in Uganda unrest after Bobi Wine's arrest
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The death toll from protests over the arrest of Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and musician Bobi Wine has risen to 37, police said Friday. This is the country’s worst unrest in a decade, and more is expected ahead of the election early next year.
White officer charged after using stun gun on black man
SPRINGFIELD, Fla. (AP) — A white Florida police officer was arrested earlier this week for using a stun gun on a black man without sufficient cause, authorities said.
News bites for May 21, 2024
EPHRATA — An Ephrata man was arrested on suspicion of fourth-degree assault – domestic violence and making a bomb threat after portions of the neighborhood around the 10 block of K Street Northeast were evacuated Sunday night. Nicholas Svetich, 49, was arrested Monday morning, according to a release from the Ephrata Police Department. “Due to threats made by the suspect, neighbors were evacuated as a precaution,” the release said. “Neighbors were notified they could return to their homes (Monday morning).” OTHELLO — A former law enforcement agent who thought he was meeting an underage girl in Othello and instead found police officers waiting for him has been convicted of attempted online enticement of a minor, according to a statement from the Othello Police Department.
Man who faced rogue arrest by West Linn cops meets with city
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A black Portland man who sued West Linn police over his arrest in 2017, brought his wife, two teenage sons and friends Tuesday to the predominantly white community that for so long he felt “didn’t want me and hurt me.’’
Police: Officer fatally shoots armed man in East Baltimore
BALTIMORE (AP) — Two shootings in the streets of Baltimore just before Maryland's stay-at-home directive took effect led to the fatal shooting of an armed man by a police officer.
Police respond to MLHS gang fight on Thursday
MOSES LAKE — Officers with both the Moses Lake Police Department and the Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded to a large fight in the parking lot of Moses Lake High School on Thursday involving a number of students, according to MLPD Capt. Dave Sands. “There were kids around it egging it on, and all parties appeared to be gang-affiliated,” Sands said. “There were no weapons, no guns and no knives.” Sands said police were on the scene around 11 a.m. not long after the fight broke out, and officers detained a number of students at the scene, including handcuffing them, in order to regain control. However, while officers did remove some of the students involved in the fight from the scene, no students were arrested and booked, Sands added.
Man who faced rogue arrest by West Linn cops meets with city
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A black Portland man who sued West Linn police over his arrest in 2017, brought his wife, two teenage sons and friends Tuesday to the predominantly white community that for so long he felt “didn’t want me and hurt me.’’
Police: 1 dead, 4 wounded in Connecticut club shooting
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gunfire erupted at a Connecticut nightclub early Sunday morning, killing a man and wounding four other people, police said.
Police: 1 dead, 4 wounded in Connecticut club shooting
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gunfire erupted at a Connecticut nightclub early Sunday morning, killing a man and wounding four other people, police said.
The Latest: 12 arrested in protest at Virginia capital
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Were they a threat? Police shootings reignite legal debate
In the span of 48 hours, two Black men in U.S. cities hundreds of miles apart were shot by police in episodes that set off a national conversation about the need for officers to open fire on people walking away from them.
Protests again close I-5, looting; widespread looting
SEATTLE (AP) — Interstate 5 through downtown Seattle was closed Sunday afternoon because of George Floyd protest activity, the second day in arrow the main north-south freeway on the West Coast was shut down, and there was also widespread looting in Bellevue, Washington.
Protests again close I-5; widespread looting elsewhere
SEATTLE (AP) — Interstate 5 through downtown Seattle was closed Sunday afternoon because of George Floyd protest activity, the second day in arrow the main north-south freeway on the West Coast was shut down, and there was also widespread looting in Bellevue, Washington.
National Guard summoned to aid cities amid police clashes
ATLANTA (AP) — Protesters burned businesses in Minneapolis. They smashed police cars and windows in Atlanta, broke into police headquarters in Portland, Oregon, and chanted curses at President Donald Trump outside the White House. Thousands also demonstrated peacefully, demanding justice for George Floyd, a black man who died after a white officer pressed a knee into his neck.
Virginia prosecutor finds 2018 police shooting justified
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black man who ran onto a highway during a mental health crisis was justified, a Virginia prosecutor said Friday.
Judge gives Milwaukee's ousted police chief job back
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A judge has given Milwaukee’s ousted police chief his job back, just a day after the board that demoted him selected a new acting chief.
East Wenatchee man accused of rape
MOSES LAKE — A East Wenatchee man is accused of raping his estranged wife in Moses Lake over the course of three days.
Woman allegedly points gun at boyfriend, son
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman was charged for allegedly pointing a gun at her boyfriend and 2-year-old son.