Audit reveals former Iron County Sheriff cost county plenty

State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s audit of Iron County Sheriff’s Office sited many misuses of large sums of money, procedural issues and more

UK: Police forces ‘supercharging racism’ with crime predicting tech – new report

Amnesty’s new report ‘Automated Racism’ reveals dangerous discrimination in police prediction tools Almost three-quarters of police forces attempt to predict crime by racially profiling communities across the UK
— Read on www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/uk-police-forces-supercharging-racism-crime-predicting-tech-new-report

The movie is about Harith Augustus, a 37-year-old barber who was shot and killed by police in South Shore in July 2018. The shooting sparked immediate public outcry and legal fights for full access to police body camera video.
— Read on news.wttw.com/2025/02/19/documentary-uses-body-cam-footage-examine-fatal-2018-chicago-police-shooting

See the documentary here

At least 29 recruits have died during basic training at law enforcement academies nationwide in the last decade
— Read on abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/dying-serve-dozens-recruits-died-nationwide-training-become-118915372

In December, Macy’s reported the shoplifting of merchandise worth at least $200 to Philadelphia police 37 times, records show.
— Read on whyy.org/articles/macys-philadelphia-shoplifters-theft/

Buffalo & WNY Investigative Reporting Center
— Read on www.investigativepost.org/2025/02/13/richard-hy-update/

Before the birth of the central emergency number, some rural Americans resorted to fireworks and loud noises to attract assistance
— Read on www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dial-up-the-story-of-the-first-911-call-which-was-placed-on-this-day-in-1968-180985980/