Police /tags/police Police en-US 开云体育 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:53:07 GMT Brattleboro rejects new law intended to curb drug use and crime /local-news/2024-12-13/brattleboro-rejects-new-law-intended-curb-drug-use-crime Brattleboro representative town meeting members voted down a new ordinance that gave the police authority to issue civil fines to control anti-social behavior downtown. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:53:07 GMT /local-news/2024-12-13/brattleboro-rejects-new-law-intended-curb-drug-use-crime Howard Weiss-Tisman Northfield settles excessive force allegations from 2017 welfare check /local-news/2024-03-26/northfield-settles-excessive-force-allegations-2017-welfare-check The town will pay $150,000 after Debra Kew, in a 2019 lawsuit, alleged that during a welfare check, two Northfield police officers forced her on the ground, handcuffed her and left her on the floor for 45 minutes. At the time of the incident, Kew was using a wheelchair and couldn鈥檛 walk without support. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:37:16 GMT /local-news/2024-03-26/northfield-settles-excessive-force-allegations-2017-welfare-check Liam Elder-Connors After veto, Senate lacks the votes to ban deceptive police interrogations of young people /local-news/2023-06-21/after-veto-vermont-senate-lacks-the-votes-to-ban-deceptive-police-interrogations-of-young-people Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the bill because he said the upper age limit for the ban, which would have applied to alleged offenders as old as 22, was too high. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 21:05:00 GMT /local-news/2023-06-21/after-veto-vermont-senate-lacks-the-votes-to-ban-deceptive-police-interrogations-of-young-people Peter Hirschfeld Why Brattleboro is hiring private security guards to bolster its police force /show/vermont-edition/2023-06-09/why-brattleboro-is-hiring-private-security-guards-to-bolster-its-police-force Host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with Brattleboro town leaders about the root causes of recent security concerns downtown and proposed solutions. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:21:15 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-06-09/why-brattleboro-is-hiring-private-security-guards-to-bolster-its-police-force Mikaela Lefrak, Tedra Meyer Reflecting on Tyre Nichols' killing by Memphis police /show/vermont-edition/2023-02-03/reflecting-on-tyre-nichols-killing-by-memphis-police Host Mikaela Lefrak, along with 开云体育 producer/reporter Myra Flynn, create a space for reflection on Tyre Nichols' death. Fri, 03 Feb 2023 18:56:48 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-02-03/reflecting-on-tyre-nichols-killing-by-memphis-police Mikaela Lefrak, Tedra Meyer 5 Memphis ex-police are charged with murder and jailed over the death of Tyre Nichols /npr-news/2023-01-27/5-memphis-ex-police-are-charged-with-murder-and-jailed-over-the-death-of-tyre-nichols The five former officers each face a litany of charges, including second degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 13:17:01 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-27/5-memphis-ex-police-are-charged-with-murder-and-jailed-over-the-death-of-tyre-nichols Jonathan Franklin, Russell Lewis 'I was numb': As Pittsfield considers emergency mental health needs, friends mourn Miguel Estrella /npr-news/2022-08-14/i-was-numb-as-pittsfield-considers-emergency-mental-health-needs-friends-mourn-miguel-estrella Estrella was in the midst of a mental health crisis and held a knife when he was shot by a police officer. Sun, 14 Aug 2022 11:28:44 GMT /npr-news/2022-08-14/i-was-numb-as-pittsfield-considers-emergency-mental-health-needs-friends-mourn-miguel-estrella Nancy Eve Cohen The tragic history of police responding too late to active shooters /npr-news/2022-06-06/the-tragic-history-of-police-responding-too-late-to-active-shooters In similar tragedies over the years, police encountered similar problems during the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 09:40:44 GMT /npr-news/2022-06-06/the-tragic-history-of-police-responding-too-late-to-active-shooters Jaclyn Diaz Albuquerque police have charged a man with stabbing 11 people in random attacks /npr-news/2022-02-15/albuquerque-police-have-charged-a-man-with-stabbing-11-people-in-random-attacks "There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason," police spokesman says of the attacks, which left two people critically injured. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:31:41 GMT /npr-news/2022-02-15/albuquerque-police-have-charged-a-man-with-stabbing-11-people-in-random-attacks The Associated Press More than one year after George Floyd's murder, a conversation with his brother, Philonise Floyd /show/vermont-edition/2021-11-04/more-than-one-year-after-george-floyds-murder-a-conversation-with-his-brother-philonise-floyd Connor Cyrus hosts a conversation with Philonise Floyd, George Floyd鈥檚 brother. Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:43:54 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2021-11-04/more-than-one-year-after-george-floyds-murder-a-conversation-with-his-brother-philonise-floyd Connor Cyrus, Mikaela Lefrak, Lydia Brown