Former Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts and his team framed people for crimes they didn’t commit. Now victims want them held accountable.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
What is a ghost gun? A soaring number are being used in crimes, report finds
A soaring number of “ghost guns” are being used in crimes in the U.S., a report from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives found.
Ben Crump applauded ‘swift justice’ in Tyre Nichols killing. Experts say the speed was ‘unusual.’
Memphis officials quickly took action against the police officers accused of murdering Tyre Nichols, lawyers say. Here’s what happened in other cases.
Data from big cities suggests most violent crime fell last year. It’s not the full picture, experts say.
Police crime data from 35 U.S. cities suggests homicides and gun assaults fell in 2022 as robberies and property crimes rose, a new report found.
California mass shooting suspect is oldest in US recorded history, researchers say
The gunman in the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, that left 11 people dead is the oldest U.S. mass public shooter in known history.
Illinois ‘willfully and wrongly’ incarcerated hundreds of children, federal lawsuit alleges
A federal class action suit filed Thursday alleges the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services wrongly incarcerated hundreds of children.
Authorities identify person killed at Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ training center site
Authorities identified the person killed by law enforcement and released an image of the scene that appears to show a hammock covered by a tarp.
Feds charge 76 in ‘massive’ drug trafficking conspiracy tied to overdose deaths in Georgia
Seventy-six people have been charged in a “massive” drug trafficking conspiracy tied to overdose deaths in Georgia, according to a federal indictment.
64 officers were fatally shot last year, continuing ‘disturbing trend,’ report finds
A new report from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund warns of a “disturbing trend” in firearms-related officer deaths.
Illinois bans assault weapons after parade shooting. Which other states have bans?
Six months since the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade left seven dead, Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday passed an assault weapons ban.