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DOJ opens civil rights investigation of Illinois sheriff’s office after shooting of Sonya Massey

The US Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation of Illinois’ Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office four months after a deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey while responding to her call about a possible prowler outside the 36-year-old Black woman’s home.

US Department of Justice is investigating deadly Illinois police shooting of Sonya Massey

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the deadly police shooting of a Black woman that happened at her downstate Illinois home back in July.

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Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after killing of Sonya Massey

The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter Thursday to the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office.

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DOJ opens civil rights probe of Illinois sheriff's office after death of Sonya Massey

The fatal shooting earlier this year of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, sparked national outcry over police violence.

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Justice Department Demands Records From Illinois Sheriff After July Killing of Black Woman

The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of an Illinois woman who was killed in her home by a sheriff’s deputy

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Trump’s victory has Biden Justice Dept. racing to finalize police fixes

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to abandon the Biden administration’s use of federal power to help curb excessive ...

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Trump’s Victory Could Mean End of Inquiry Into N.Y.P.D. Sex Crimes Unit

President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to end the sweeping scrutiny of the police that President Biden used to uproot ...

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Government conspiracy led to assassination of Malcolm X, lawsuit claims

Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 when gunmen opened fire while he gave a speech in New York. A new lawsuit accuses the ...

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Former Detroit Lions linebacker charged for allegedly assaulting police on Jan. 6

Leander Antwione Williams, 31, was arrested Thursday in what appears to be the first newly filed Capitol breach case brought ...

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After Pushback, Police Therapist Jobs Won’t Be Cut, Top Cop Says: ‘Those Positions Are Extremely Important To Us’

Mayor Brandon Johnson agreed to put nine vacant positions for clinical therapists back into the police budget, Supt. Larry ...

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SC man sentenced to 18 months in prison for assaulting police in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

"I never envisioned myself on the wrong side of the law,” said South Carolinian George Christopher Rockey, a Trump supporter ...

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