HBCU files complaint seeking review of bus search
November 21, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A historically Black university in North Carolina announced Monday that it has filed a complaint with the Department of Justice seeking a review of a search of a bus carrying students during a traffic stop in South Carolina last month.
Sheriff found in contempt in same case that ensnared Arpaio
November 9, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday found the sheriff of metro Phoenix to be in civil contempt of court in the same racial profiling case in which his predecessor, Joe Arpaio, was found to be in contempt six years earlier.
Sheriff: ‘No truth’ in HBCU president’s comments on bus stop
October 31, 2022 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff said a historically Black university president's statement accusing law enforcement officers of racial profiling in a recent bus stop was “just false.”
Tennessee man violently arrested claims racial profiling
October 24, 2022 GMTSOMERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man whose violent arrest for alleged traffic violations is under investigation by state police said Monday that he was stopped because he was a young Black man driving a nice car.
N Carolina sheriff who disparaged Black employees resigns
October 24, 2022 GMTWHITEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A suspended North Carolina sheriff has resigned in the aftermath of a leaked audio recording in which he called Black employees by derogatory names and said they should be fired, his attorney announced Monday.
Preliminary OK given to settlement over meat plant raid
October 20, 2022 GMTKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a settlement that would provide more than $1 million to workers at a meat processing plant in Tennessee that was the subject of an immigration raid in 2018.
Comedians sue over drug search program at Atlanta airport
October 11, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Comedians Eric André and Clayton English are challenging a police program at the Atlanta airport they say violates the constitutional rights of airline passengers, particularly Black passengers, through racial profiling and coercive searches just as they are about to board their flights.
NC judge suspends sheriff taped disparaging Black employees
October 5, 2022 GMTWHITEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge has suspended a sheriff who was recorded calling Black employees by derogatory names and saying they should be fired.
Walmart ordered to pay Oregon man $4.4M for racial profiling
August 23, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — DDA Multnomah County grand jury has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to a man who sued the store, saying he was racially profiled and harassed by a Walmart employee at a Portland, Oregon, area store in 2020.
UK watchdog probes police stop of sprinter dos Santos
August 16, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — Britain’s police watchdog is investigating after armed officers pulled over Portuguese sprinter Ricardo dos Santos' car in London two years after a traffic stop of the athlete led to accusations of racial profiling.
Police sued over wrongful arrest deny racial profiling claim
August 5, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts police department whose officers are accused of wrongfully arresting a Black man while pursuing a white suspect said Friday that an outside investigation found no evidence of racial profiling.
Report: Mexico’s immigration enforcement relies on military
May 24, 2022 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s immigration enforcement is increasingly militarized with the armed forces and National Guard now accounting for more migrant detentions than immigration agents, according to a report published Tuesday by six nongovernmental organizations.
Suit alleges racial profiling in 2021 Louisiana traffic stop
March 26, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two Black men claim in a new federal lawsuit that they were subjected to an illegal, racially motivated and humiliating traffic stop and search last year by deputies in Louisiana's St.
Maine lawmakers consider ending minor offense traffic stops
March 8, 2022 GMTAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban police from pulling over people for minor offenses in an attempt to reduce racial profiling in the state.
The proposal would eliminate what are called pretextual traffic stops — stops for minor offenses that can become an investigation into something else.
Harvard professor’s trial a test of DOJ’s China prosecutions
December 14, 2021 GMTBOSTON (AP) — The trial of a Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program is the latest bellwether in the U.S. Justice Department's controversial effort to crackdown on economic espionage by China.
Evidence tossed in case that started racial profiling debate
November 16, 2021 GMTPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that evidence seized by police officers during a traffic stop cannot be used in a case that has touched off a debate about racial profiling in Maine.
Arpaio legal tab hits $100M as taxpayers foot his last bills
October 29, 2021 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Nearly five years after Joe Arpaio was voted out as sheriff of Arizona's most populous county, taxpayers have covered one of the last major bills from the thousands of lawsuits the lawman's headline-grabbing tactics inspired — and the overall legal tab has hit $100 million.
Louisiana police boss says he’s open to federal oversight
September 11, 2021 GMTBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The head of the Louisiana State Police said Friday he wants to know why 67% of his agency’s uses of force in recent years have been directed at Black people, and would welcome a U.S.
Young Sikhs still struggle with post-Sept. 11 discrimination
September 7, 2021 GMTMESA, Ariz. (AP) — Sikh entrepreneur Balbir Singh Sodhi was killed at his Arizona gas station four days after the Sept. 11 attacks by a man who declared he was “going to go out and shoot some towel-heads” and mistook him for an Arab Muslim.
Chicago officer on desk duty after struggle with Black woman
August 31, 2021 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer has been placed on administrative duty as the city's police oversight agency investigates his struggle with a Black woman who was walking her dog in a lakefront park.
Chicago agency probes officer’s encounter with Black woman
August 31, 2021 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police oversight agency is investigating a white officer's struggle with a Black woman who was walking her dog in a lakefront park, an encounter the woman's attorneys allege became violent and was an “obvious case of racial profiling."
Rights groups take French racial profiling case to top body
July 22, 2021 GMTPARIS (AP) — After months of government silence, leading rights organizations and grassroots groups on Thursday took France’s first class-action lawsuit targeting the nation’s powerful police machine to the highest administrative authority to fix what they contend is a culture of systemic discrimination in identity checks.
ACLU calls on Cranston police to end traffic stop quota
July 19, 2021 GMTCRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A civil liberties organization on Monday called on a Rhode Island city to halt what it says is an illegal traffic stop quota by its police department.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island said the Cranston Police Department has for years required officers to stop a minimum of two cars during their patrol shifts.
Investigation finds no pattern of profiling by trooper
July 13, 2021 GMTAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An investigation of more than 1,000 traffic stops found no pattern of racial profiling by a state trooper accused of targeting a Black motorist, the state police chief said Tuesday.
Paris police release rapper Lil Baby, hand him drug fine
July 9, 2021 GMTPARIS (AP) — Paris police released rapper Lil Baby from custody on Friday after fining him for having cannabis in his car, according to the city prosecutor's office. He was stopped along with NBA star James Harden, who was frisked but not detained.
Iowa governor signs measure heightening protest penalties
June 17, 2021 GMTDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Thursday a pro-police measure that heightens criminal penalties for certain protest activities, drawing complaints from activists that the changes undermine her promises last year to consider a racial profiling ban and other efforts to prevent officers from mistreating minorities.
Newspaper carrier confronted by sheriff files $5M tort claim
June 16, 2021 GMTTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Black newspaper carrier confronted by Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has filed a legal claim seeking at least $5 million in damages.
Attorneys representing Sedrick Altheimer submitted the tort claim against the county on Tuesday, contending Troyer’s actions during the Jan.
Penzone won’t contest civil contempt claim in profiling case
June 11, 2021 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The sheriff of metro Phoenix will not contest a claim that he is in civil contempt of court in the same racial profiling case in which his predecessor, Joe Arpaio, was found to be in contempt.
Judge says Arpaio’s successor will face contempt hearing
June 3, 2021 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that he will hold a contempt of court hearing against the sheriff of metro Phoenix in the same racial profiling case that led to contempt rulings against his predecessor, Joe Arpaio.
Arizona sheriff’s immigration patrols to cost public $200M
May 18, 2021 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The costs to taxpayers from a racial profiling lawsuit stemming from former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols in metro Phoenix a decade ago are expected to reach $202 million by summer 2022.
Belgium’s police-related racial violence concerns UN body
May 3, 2021 GMTBRUSSELS (AP) — A U.N. rights committee expressed concerns Monday about police-related racial violence in Belgium and asked the country to allow thorough investigations of the alleged incidents...
Comedian says he was racially profiled; police deny wrong
April 22, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — A comedian called it racial profiling, but a police department working at Atlanta's airport describes what happened as a “consensual encounter...
Racial profiling by French police challenged in class action
January 27, 2021 GMTPARIS (AP) — Three leading rights organizations joined with grassroots groups Wednesday to launch France’s first class action suit targeting the country’s massive police machine, contending that it lawfully propagates a culture leading to systemic discrimination in identity checks...
Police: Black teens wrongly detained at Target in California
January 24, 2021 GMTVENTURA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff’s department has said three teens, who are Black, were wrongly detained at a Target store in Westlake Village during a grand theft investigation last week...
Police put out new video of woman confronting Black teen
December 31, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Police have released a new video clip showing a woman trying to tackle a Black teenager after falsely accusing him of stealing her phone at a New York City hotel...
Berkeley moves toward removing police from traffic stops
July 15, 2020 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After hours of emotional public testimony and a middle-of-the-night vote by Berkeley leaders, the progressive California city is moving forward with a novel proposal to replace police with unarmed civilians during traffic stops in a bid to curtail racial profiling...
Berkeley to consider removing police from traffic stops
July 14, 2020 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The politically liberal city of Berkeley in Northern California is considering a proposal to shift traffic enforcement from armed police to unarmed city workers in a bid to curb racial profiling and reduce law enforcement encounters that can turn deadly, especially for Black drivers...
German government split over police racial profiling study
July 6, 2020 GMTBERLIN (AP) — Germany's top security and justice officials are at odds over calls to study the use of racial profiling by police, a practice that human rights activists say is widespread in the country...
Muslims join to demand police reforms, back black-led groups
June 15, 2020 GMTIn the wake of George Floyd's death in police custody, dozens of American Muslim organizations have come together to call for reform to policing practices, and to support black-led organizations...
4 ‘Vanderpump’ regulars ousted over slurs, racial profiling
June 10, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Four cast members are not returning for another season of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” — two over their racist social media posts, and the others after they racially profiled a coworker...
IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms
June 9, 2020 GMTIBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying it's concerned about how the technology can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling...
Gap in stops of white, minority drivers shrinks for 2nd year
May 5, 2020 GMTHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The disparity between the rate of police traffic stops in Connecticut of black and Hispanic drivers and of their white counterparts shrank for a second consecutive year in 2018, according to a state report released Tuesday.
Activist sues for St. Louis police data on racial profiling
November 14, 2019 GMTST. LOUIS (AP) — A self-described advocate for police accountability is suing St. Louis for the release of police stop records that he believes could prove certain officers target black motorists but that he says the police department has refused to supply.
The Latest: Police deny existence of traffic stop records
November 14, 2019 GMTST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit for St. Louis police traffic stops records (all times local):
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The St. Louis city attorney says police deny the existence of traffic stop records that an activist is seeking.
Charge dropped against man arrested after speaking Spanish
October 22, 2019 GMTPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal prosecutors dismissed a felony charge against a Guatemalan who was arrested after coming to the attention of Border Patrol agents for speaking Spanish in public in a case that raised concerns about racial profiling...
At 87, Joe Arpaio is running for his old job as sheriff
September 23, 2019 GMTFOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. (AP) — In a memorabilia-packed office that could serve as a museum to his career, Joe Arpaio plots how he might, at the age of 87, get back his old job as the sheriff of metro Phoenix...
Civilian board OKs use of facial recognition by Detroit cops
September 19, 2019 GMTDETROIT (AP) — A board that oversees Detroit police has approved the use of facial recognition technology to investigate crimes...
Deadline looms for Latinos detained by Arpaio’s officers
November 30, 2018 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Latinos who were illegally detained when then-Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio defied a court order face a Monday deadline to apply for taxpayer-funded compensation for the harm they suffered from his acknowledged disobedience...
County opposes more time to find victims of detentions
November 9, 2018 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County is opposing a request to give Latinos six more months to apply for taxpayer-funded compensation after they were illegally detained when then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio defied a 2011 court order...
Candidate says she was told she needed permit to campaign
November 1, 2018 GMTMIDDLEFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A Republican candidate for Connecticut's state legislature says she was stopped by a state trooper while going door-to-door and told she would need a permit to campaign...
Oregon voters deciding fate of pioneering sanctuary law
October 25, 2018 GMTINDEPENDENCE, Ore. (AP) — Delmiro Trevino, a U.S. citizen born in Texas, was waiting for a meal in a restaurant in Independence, Oregon, in 1977 when three sheriff's deputies and a policewoman demanded he show documents proving he was an American...
Cory Booker says he’s prepared to face consequences for releasing secret Brett Kavanaugh documents
September 7, 2018 GMTSen. Cory Booker released secret documents from Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's records Thursday, declaring himself a legislative "Spartacus" for his willingness to flout the rules in order to try to derail President Trump's Supreme Court nominee.
Student’s racial profiling charge goes national
August 10, 2018 GMTA student from a New Orleans university who was on a school-related cultural trip to New Mexico had a run-in last week with a Santa Fe Allsup’s employee that made national news.
NAACP investigating racial profiling claim
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TIMMONSIVLLE, S.C. — The NAACP is conducting an internal investigation into a report made by the Timmonsville branch president alleging racial profiling.
Our D.C. Bureau State to share police profiling data
May 2, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON — Connecticut is the first state to enlist in a nationwide bid to share law enforcement racial profiling data it collects from individual police departments and state police.
“What I want to see built in the nation is a system that’s not based on perceptions or ideas or bias, but that’s based on reality,” said Connecticut Gov.
Illinois debates effectiveness of racial profile data
April 28, 2018 GMTSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A state law requiring police departments to keep statistics on the race of motorists they pull over is set to expire, and debate is underway about whether the 14-year-old program is effective or simply an expensive, burdensome task for officers...
Man says FBI pressured him to recant racial profiling claim
March 28, 2018 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A young law student's story of being racially profiled by campus police at the University of Virginia in 2011 drew outrage in Charlottesville, a liberal college enclave that boasts of its inclusiveness...
Case Western Reserve University apologizes after officers demanded Councilman Kevin Conwell produce ID while he walked through campus
March 14, 2018 GMTCase Western Reserve University apologizes after officers demanded Councilman Kevin Conwell produce ID while he walked through campus
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Case Western Reserve University's president called to apologize to Cleveland City Councilman Kevin Conwell, who was stopped and questioned by university police Friday while Conwell was walking through campus.