"The people of Memphis deserve a police department and city that protects their civil and constitutional rights, garners trust and keeps them safe," Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said in an emailed statement. The city...
In addition to those allegations, the DOJ said its investigation found that the police department routinely conducts unlawful stops, searches and arrests. The report also cited "serious concerns about MPD's treatment of children." Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Kristen Clarke...
Five former Memphis police officers have beencharged with murderin the death ofTyre Nichols, a Black man who died three days after being beaten in a traffic stop in early January. Two other officers have beenrelieved of dutyas the investigation continues, and threefire department person...
The Mavericks signed Parsons to a three-year $45 million deal with a player option after year two, in 2014. Parsons averaged 16.7 points and 5.7 rebounds for the Mavs the last two seasons, but injuries limited him to just 127 games in that span. (©2016 CBS Local Media, a division o...
One of the officers, Haley, was accused previously of using excessive force. He was named as a defendant in a 2016 federal civil rights lawsuit while employed by the Shelby County Division of Corrections. The plaintiff in that case, Cordarlrius Sledge, said he was an inmate in 2015 when...
A scathing report from the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division found the Memphis Police Department engages in a pattern of discriminatory policing, including violence against the disabled, and regularly violates the constitutional rights of its r
A scathing report from the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division found the Memphis Police Department engages in a pattern of discriminatory policing, including violence against the disabled, and regularly violates the constitutional rights of its r
“That is a recipe for disaster,” said Kenneth Corey, a retired NYPD chief who once ran the training division. “We’ve seen it happen before. You couldn’t fill seats. You lowered standards. And now you’ve got scandal and use of force. And when you look at the individuals involved...