Officer’s suspension after Tamir Rice shooting is overturned
November 21, 2022 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — An arbitrator has overturned a two-day suspension for a Cleveland police supervisor who detained the teenage sister of 12-year-old Tamir Rice after the Black youth was fatally shot by a white police officer while playing with a pellet gun at a park in 2014.
Officer who killed Tamir Rice quickly leaves new police job
July 8, 2022 GMTThe former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 withdrew from the police force of a Pennsylvania town Thursday amid backlash and media coverage over his hiring.
Trayvon Martin 10th anniversary: A look at the players
February 24, 2022 GMTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trayvon Martin was visiting his father in Sanford, Florida, when the 17-year-old Black teen was fatally shot Feb. 26, 2012, during a confrontation with George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer.
Justice Department won’t reopen probe into Tamir Rice death
February 1, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has said it will not reopen the federal investigation into the 2014 death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot to death by Cleveland police, notifying Tamir's mother after she had participated in a federal training event for state prosecutors on investigating police misconduct cases.
Cleveland police chief resigns after voters elect new mayor
November 4, 2021 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland's police chief resigned Thursday after voters elected a new mayor who promised to hire a new leader for the department.
Police Chief Calvin Williams said he already had decided to step down after Mayor Frank Jackson announced in May he would not run for re-election.
Court refuses appeal of ex-Cleveland cop who shot Tamir Rice
July 6, 2021 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court announced on Tuesday it would not consider an appeal over the firing of a white police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice outside a Cleveland recreation center in 2014.
Wandering cops move from department to department
April 28, 2021 GMTST. LOUIS (AP) — Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio, but his supervisors allowed him to quit after he suffered a “dangerous lack of composure” during firearms training...
Wandering cops shuffle departments, abusing citizens
April 28, 2021 GMTST. LOUIS (AP) — Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio, but it didn’t go well...
Ex-cop who killed Tamir Rice appeals to Ohio Supreme Court
April 26, 2021 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — The white Cleveland police officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black child playing with a pellet gun outside a recreation center in November 2014, has filed an appeal with the Ohio Supreme Court to get his job back...
Sharpton: Firing officer who killed Andre Hill is not enough
January 5, 2021 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The life of Andre Hill was commemorated Tuesday morning as family and lawmakers called for justice to be brought against the white Columbus police officer who fatally shot the 47-year-old days before Christmas...
Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case
December 30, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it will not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what had happened...
Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case
December 30, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what had happened...
Floyd’s death spurs question: What is a black life worth?
June 12, 2020 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For 12-year-old Tamir Rice, it was simply carrying a toy handgun. For Eric Garner, it was allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes...
US Legislatures slow to pass laws limiting use of force
June 3, 2020 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —
A wave of police killings of young black men in 2014 prompted 24 states to quickly pass some type of law enforcement reform, but many declined to address the most glaring issue: police use of force...
One face in the crowd: A protester haunted by the dead
June 3, 2020 GMTLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — She couldn’t eat and she couldn’t sleep, jolting awake an hour after going to bed...
Protesters in Florida demand end to racism, police abuse
June 3, 2020 GMTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For a fourth day in a row, Floridians held rallies on Tuesday to protest racism and police brutality following the death of George Floyd, who pleaded for air while a white Minneapolis police officer put his knee on the handcuffed man's neck for several minutes...
What’s your emergency? 911 a different call for black, white
April 26, 2018 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two recent encounters at a Philadelphia Starbucks and a Pennsylvania golf club that led to allegations of racism against black patrons escalated into full-blown confrontations when people decided to call 911 to report incidents that clearly weren't emergencies.