Ongoing coverage from The News & Observer on the tasing and death of 32-year-old Darryl Williams in Raleigh police custody on Jan. 17, 2023. The Raleigh Police Department has a “linear use of force ...

As discussions about police reform have been dominating the national conversation over the years, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Police Department leaders reviewed past and present efforts to ...

In 1989 the Supreme Court provided law enforcement with a holding in Graham v Connor (Graham), that changed the manner in which courts evaluated use of force claims, changing from a subjective due ...

Palmetto Police reported using force 28 times in 2023, not including an incident last Nov. 1 that preceded the death of a 36-year-old man. Twelve cases involved the firing of a Taser to deliver an ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Savannah Mayor Van Johnson on Tuesday called for an investigation into the Savannah Police Department after he said he received several complaints from community members about ...

WEYMOUTH − A Weymouth police officer accused of punching a handcuffed man more than a dozen times resigned before he could be fired and might be banned from becoming an officer anywhere in ...

Lancaster city police Chief Richard Mendez answered questions from City Council members Tuesday regarding the department’s use-of-force policy after an internal review concluded officers used the ...

The Greenville Police Department virtually never upholds citizen complaints against its officers for use of excessive force, The News found in an investigation, a disposition rate that sets it apart.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A process meant to improve the Knoxville Police Department and its relationship with the community took its next step on Tuesday when 21CP Solutions released its final report from a ...

Tulsa police officers are taught a national model for dealing with the public that helps guide their decisions on using deadly force, police said. The model, called a use of force continuum, describes ...

The Lancaster City Bureau of Police is standing behind the actions of police officers in a viral video who arrested two city teens seen riding without their bike lights on. The incident, which ...