HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 - The Untold Story

Seattle police rated as 'fair' or 'poor' by most residents, poll finds

Fewer than 40% of Seattle residents believe the Seattle Police Department is doing a good or excellent job preventing crime and protecting citizens, with a majority concluding the SPD's performance should be rated "fair" or "poor," according to a new poll.

Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2023

Chicago police log 11,000 complaints since consent decree went into effect, as monitor cites ‘real concerns’ about effort to analyze use-of-force issues

In the 4 ½ years since the city entered into a federal consent decree, the Chicago Police Department’s bureau of internal affairs has opened more than 11,000 investigations into allegations of officer misconduct, according to a Tribune analysis of police data.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 27, 2023

Editorial: Former Chicago IG Joe Ferguson sounds the alarm on police reform. He’s right to do so

The needless, tragic murder of Laquan McDonald, a Black teen, by a white Chicago police officer in 2014 put the city’s Police Department, and the need to reform it, in the national spotlight. McDonald’s death was a driving force behind the federally mandated consent decree that requires the Chicago Police…

Chicago Tribune · Jun 20, 2023

Montana Town Forbids All Protests (Except at City Hall), Because of Planned Protests of "Drag Story Hour"

From a Livingston (Montana) Police Department order, posted by the Livingston Enterprise (Sean Batura): Whereas, a local business is presenting a "drag story hour" hosted by the Livingston Pride Coalition; Whereas, individuals in drag reading stories to children is a sensitive issue in today's political climate and has garnered national…

Reason · May 19, 2023

Biden to honor 9 with Medal of Valor, including 2 NYPD officers killed after 911 call

Two New York Police Department officers ambushed and killed responding to a 911 call and the rookie cop who took down the gunman are among those who will be honored Wednesday by President Joe Biden with the Medal of Valor, the nation’s highest honor for bravery by a public safety…

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Getting a handle on unruly downtown gatherings is ‘priority No. 1’ heading into summer, top police official says

Chief of Patrol Brian McDermott acknowledged the Chicago Police Department was caught flat-footed when groups of young people descended on the Loop last month.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 5, 2023

Picture Chicago: This week’s 12 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

A federal jury found all defendants guilty in the “ComEd Four” bribery case, mayor-elect Johnson named Fred Waller as interim superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, and Chicago Poet Laureate avery r. young performed during Poetry Fest.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 5, 2023

Ransomware attack affects Dallas police, court websites

Authorities say Dallas was hit with a computer ransomware attack that brought down its Police Department and City Hall websites and caused some jury trials to be canceled

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan dies at 92

LOS ANGELES — Richard J. Riordan, the take-charge venture capitalist who as mayor shepherded Los Angeles’ rebound from the 1992 riots, expanded its Police Department and masterminded its recovery from the Northridge earthquake, has died at his Brentwood home.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 20, 2023

LAPD officers shot fewer people in 2022, but the percentage that turned deadly increased

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police officers shot fewer people in 2022 than the year before, although a larger percentage of those encounters turned deadly, according to preliminary data released by the Los Angeles Police Department.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2023