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3:11pm Apr 18, 2017

Crime Crime News

Winston-Salem Police Chief Barry Rountree Retiring

by Eddie Garcia

Winston-Salem Police Department Chief Barry D. Rountree will be retiring on September 1, 2017. He has served as chief since 2013, and been with the department for over 29 years.
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4:44pm Apr 07, 2017

National National Economy

Taser Changes Its Name To Axon And Offers Free Body Cameras For Police

by Laurel Wamsley

Axon, which is the name of the company's line of body cameras, says it will send law enforcement agencies one body camera per sworn officer to use for a year.
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5:18pm Apr 04, 2017

National National

When Sheriffs Refuse An ICE Detainment Request, They Get Called Out

by Conrad Wilson

The federal government is issuing weekly reports that name sheriffs it says aren't cooperating with federal immigration law enforcement. Many sheriffs say what they're being asked to do is illegal.

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8:02am Mar 25, 2017

National National

Police Videos Aren't Going Away. How Can We Learn From Them?

In the era of body cameras and cellphones, the act of seeing police do their job is radically altering the public-police relationship, and changing civilian and police behavior and perceptions alike.
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12:12pm Mar 16, 2017

National National Economy Politics & Government

When Policing And Race Cross Paths In Silicon Valley

by Vignesh Ramachandran

In California, officers undergo cultural diversity and discrimination training, which includes understanding the cultural composition of the state and discussing the impact of racial profiling.
2:41pm Mar 09, 2017

Crime Crime Health & Safety News

Winston-Salem Police Get A Refill Of Overdose Fighting Drug

by Eddie Garcia

The Winston Salem Police Department is getting a new supply of a drug that will help save lives.

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9:31am Mar 03, 2017

National National

New Orleans' Police Use Of Body Cameras Brings Benefits And New Burdens

by Martin Kaste

The technology has improved police conduct and led to a drop in certain types of cases. But the body cams have added many extra hours of work watching videos for police and public defenders.

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Adam Rountree / AP

8:35pm Feb 17, 2017

National National

First-Ever Tracker Of Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans Launched

by Jenny J. Chen

After years of declining numbers, hate crimes against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are rising exponentially. But good statistics are hard to come by.
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6:07am Feb 04, 2017

National National Politics & Government

Does Having More Black Officers Reduce Police Violence?

by Gene Demby

Data overwhelmingly confirm that black people are involved in and are victims of police-involved killings at greater proportions than any other racial group in the country. But there's a new twist.
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6:33pm Jan 27, 2017

National National

In Apology For Decades-Old Lynching, Police Chief Aims To 'Interrupt The Past'

by Colin Dwyer

"I'm profoundly sorry," LaGrange Police Chief Louis Dekmar said in a remembrance for Austin Callaway, who was lynched in 1940. Dekmar tells NPR the apology is a step toward mending community trust.
Sylvia Poggioli / NPR

4:33pm Jan 11, 2017

World News World News Arts

For Italy's Art Police, An Ongoing Fight Against Pillage Of Priceless Works

by Sylvia Poggioli

Italy is an art theft playground. An elite police squad combats the illicit trade in antiquities and art, but the chase is still on for a stolen Caravaggio painting — No. 1 on the most-wanted list.
AP

5:57pm Jan 09, 2017

National National

2 Florida Law Enforcement Officers Killed During Hunt For Murder Suspect

by Merrit Kennedy

A police officer was killed while pursuing a murder suspect at a Wal-Mart in Orlando, Fla. Then, during the manhunt, a sheriff's deputy riding a motorcycle was hit by a car and killed.

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