1:12pm Nov 04, 2021
Crime
Crime
Violent crime rates are declining in High Point
New numbers from High Point Police Department data analysts show reductions in crime in several key areas.
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Nance Family via GoFundMe 10:51pm Oct 18, 2021National NationalA missing Alabama woman's body is found in a parked, unoccupied police van
Christina Nance had been missing since Sept. 25, her family said. Video footage from that day shows her entering the van, which was in a police parking lot. Her body was found 12 days later. -
Damian Dovarganes / AP 6:00am Oct 13, 2021National National40 years ago, San Francisco lowriders organized to fight police harassment — and won
"At one point it was bumper to bumper for 20 blocks. It was like a parade every Friday and Saturday night," Roberto Hernandez said. "It was something that the police just weren't able to manage." -
Erik McGregor / LightRocket via Getty Images 2:51pm Oct 01, 2021National NationalMore than 17,000 deaths caused by police have been misclassified since 1980
Public health data experts have a new way to calculate the under-reporting of people killed by police. Criminologists call the results "interesting," but are reserving judgment on the accuracy. -
John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe via Getty Images 5:51pm Sep 27, 2021National National Health & SafetyDozens Of Massachusetts State Police Have Resigned Over A Vaccine Mandate, Union Says
Under the governor's executive order, all executive department employees are required to show proof of vaccination by Oct. 17. Up to 20% of state police employees reportedly are not vaccinated. -
11:56am Sep 17, 2021Crime CrimeLawsuit: Blind Man, Guide Dog Forced From Hanes Mall
Police officers violated civil rights law when they forced a blind man and his service dog to leave a mall and threatened to arrest him for trespassing if he didn't, according to a lawsuit filed by
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APU GOMES / AFP via Getty Images 2:53pm Jun 24, 2021National NationalCops Say Low Morale And Department Scrutiny Are Driving Them Away From The Job
The mass exodus comes at a delicate time for many communities large and small as violent crime is on the rise and recruitment remains difficult. -
Colleen Slevin / AP 1:09pm Jun 22, 2021National NationalA Rise In Traffic Fatalities Leads To A Spike In Law Enforcement Officer Deaths
Last year, COVID-19 was the leading cause of death for officer fatalities. This year, traffic fatalities among officers are up 44%. -
Christian Monterrosa / AP 11:43am Jun 14, 2021National National1 Woman Is Dead, Others Injured In Minneapolis After A Driver Plows Into Protesters
Demonstrators were gathered to protest the June 3 shooting death of Winston Boogie Smith Jr., a Black man, by U.S. marshals in Minneapolis when a man plowed into a crowd Sunday night. -
4:07pm May 27, 2021Race RaceA Year After Floyd's Death, Winston-Salem Activists, Police Examine What's Changed
It’s been one year since the murder of George Floyd and a time when protests erupted around the world, including right here in the Triad.
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Muscogee Nation 6:53pm May 24, 2021National NationalThe Muscogee Nation Wants Its Policing To Focus On Prevention Along With Enforcement
A 2020 Supreme Court decision returned policing and prosecutions to tribal authorities, and the Muscogee Nation's tribal police want to interact differently with the community. -
Images by Steve Skinner Photogra / Getty Images 4:45pm May 19, 2021National NationalAmerican Cops Are Under Pressure To Rely Less On Guns And Take More Personal Risk
Some blame the U.S.'s high rate of police shootings on racism or militarism. But another theory says there's a simpler problem: American police aren't taught how to grapple with armed suspects.
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