<h1 class="entry-title">Category: NEPBA Police Updates</h1>

Meetings to be held by panel examining Ferguson decisions

Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A legislative panel that said it would investigate Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's decisions involving the state's response to protests that followed a grand jury's decision not to indict a Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown has met just twice since December, with the chairman citing difficulty […]

Consistency lacking in Ohio police use-of-force logs

By Lori Kurtzman and Jennifer Smith Richards The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS, Ohio — Handcuffed, locked in the back of a police cruiser — sometimes, it’s not enough to stop a suspect from thrashing around. Sometimes, officers use force. A Taser. Pepper spray. A well-placed punch. It’s allowed. It’s just not ideal. “I don’t think we […]