Associated Press RAYVILLE, La. — A former Louisiana sheriff's deputy has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and lying on a police report in the death of his K-9 partner, Deputy Duke. The dog died of heat exposure after being left in the deputy's patrol car. The News-Star reports that John Cummings must pay full restitution […]

Associated Press ST. LOUIS — St. Louis police have arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend then wounding a police officer in subsequent gunfire. Police Chief Sam Dotson said the gunfire erupted late Wednesday after a confrontation on the porch of a St. Louis home. Police said in a […]

Civil rights groups and activists said officers used excessive force and physically and verbally abused demonstrators Source: Police Updates ACLU, other groups sue police over Baton Rouge protests