The arrests of two Milwaukee Police officers have put the spotlight on the surveillance technology that can be misused and abused.

After all the attention the Black Lives Matter-led racial justice movement generated after George Floyd’s death in 2020, new data show that the number of Black people killed by police has actually ...

In Minneapolis and elsewhere, the movement faltered after crime surged and activists failed to build broad support for a goal that lacked a clear definition. George Floyd Square is seen through the ...

Three years ago this week, Michael Brown was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. A makeshift memorial of balloons, candles and stuffed animals built by neighbors and ...

THE DAY before Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old black woman in Springfield, Illinois, was killed by a police officer, her mother phoned 911. “The mental people told me to call 911,” she told the dispatcher ...

Police scanner apps allow you to listen to radio feeds, whether you're a hobbyist interested in police communications or want to learn about local police and crime in your neighborhood. Zeroing in on ...

Your local police department may know more about you than you think. Journalist Jon Fasman says local police are frequently able to access very powerful surveillance tools — including publicly ...

In police departments around the country, officers are often sent out to start their shift with an admonition from their supervisor – something to the effect of, “Come back safe.” There’s no disputing ...