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‘Oh my god, why did you do that?’ Dying victim’s last words to cop who walked into wrong apartment & shot him: Lawyer

 ‘Oh my god, why did you do that?’ Dying victim’s last words to cop who walked into wrong apartment & shot him: Lawyer
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Witnesses’ accounts reportedly contradict the story a Dallas police officer gave investigators after shooting Botham Jean after allegedly walking into his apartment by mistake. Jean’s family lawyer told the New York Daily News that they’ve received information regarding officer Amber Guyger’s statements to police following her arrest. The lawyer went on to describe Guyger’s account as …

Texas officer arrested on manslaughter charge after shooting neighbor in his own apartment
Police
September 9, 2018

Texas officer arrested on manslaughter charge after shooting neighbor in his own apartment

By RYAN TARINELLI and KEN MILLER, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer was arrested Sunday on a manslaughter charge in the off-duty shooting of a black neighbor whose apartment she says she mistook for her own. Officer Amber Guyger was booked into the Kaufman County Jail after being taken into custody, the …

Food truck owner sparks debate after announcing she won’t serve police
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September 9, 2018

Food truck owner sparks debate after announcing she won’t serve police

A food truck operator in Detroit has sparked local debate after announcing on social media that Rocky’s Road Brew would not serve members of the law enforcement community. “On this street corner I encounter all types and the only type that has ever purposely intimidated me is [the Detroit Police Department],” Rocky Coronado wrote in …

Dallas cop who killed man at home should be charged: Lawyer
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September 9, 2018

Dallas cop who killed man at home should be charged: Lawyer

By RYAN TARINELLI, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The lawyer for the family of a man who was gunned down at his home by a Dallas police officer is calling for her to be arrested and charged, saying the fact that she remains free days after the shooting shows she’s receiving favorable treatment. S. Lee Merritt, …

Former cop accused of sexually assaulting the same underage girl repeatedly
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August 31, 2018

Former cop accused of sexually assaulting the same underage girl repeatedly

Authorities in Georgia have arrested a former law enforcement officer on suspicion of repeated sexual assault against a girl. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, 24-year-old Jeffrey Allen Allmond Jr. had been employed with the Richmond Hill Police Department prior to his arrest just over a year after he joined the force. As of the …

‘Stop f**king filming and help me!’: Security guard fired for allegedly recording officer as he struggled to arrest suspect [VIDEO]
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August 24, 2018

‘Stop f**king filming and help me!’: Security guard fired for allegedly recording officer as he struggled to arrest suspect [VIDEO]

A Texas security guard is out of a job after she reportedly recorded a police officer as he struggled to arrest a teen suspect possibly involved in an earlier shooting. According to KHOU, Houston Police Officer’s Union President Joe Gamaldi announced the unnamed security guard’s firing. calling her alleged actions “disgraceful.” “She was completely oblivious to everything that was going on …