According to Town Manager John Eldridge there are still hurdles to get over with body cameras, such as pricing and video storage, but officials welcome the discussion once the police department is comfortable with using the new video system.
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Two Louisville police officers shot in protests of Breonna Taylor case
The violence occurred after a grand jury brought no charges against police for killing the Black woman during a drug raid gone wrong in March.
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Melville Fuller relative criticizes, then commends protestors who rallied against Augusta statue
Robert Fuller Jr. sent a letter to protest organizers earlier this week accusing them of vandalism and saying the intent of the statue of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Melville Fuller outside the Kennebec County courthouse was to create a “teachable moment.”
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Trump downplays legacy of slavery in appeal to white voters
Trump has long fanned the nation’s culture wars, including defending the display of the Confederate battle flag and monuments of Civil War rebels from protesters seeking their removal.
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Barr tells prosecutors to consider sedition charges against some protesters
A department memo argues that the rarely used sedition statute doesn’t require proof of a plot to overthrow the government.
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Whistleblower: Feds stockpiled ammunition, sought ‘heat ray’ before clearing protesters near White House
District of Columbia National Guard Maj. Adam DeMarco told lawmakers that defense officials were searching for crowd control technology deemed too unpredictable to use in war zones.
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BLM protesters say they won’t be intimidated by threats of violence
A small group of activists gathered in Sunday evening in Portland and vowed to return in larger numbers to protest racial inequality.
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Daniel Prude’s death highlights dangers of ‘spit hoods’
Across the U.S., the hoods have been cited for wrongful death or serious injury during arrests or in detention settings.
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Twenty-seven arrested as Oregon protests reach 100 consecutive days
Police say rocks, a full beverage can and water bottles had been thrown at them, prompting officials to declare the gathering an unlawful assembly.