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February 18, 2022

146 Virginia police officers decertified, new law expands to include excessive force and lying - 8News

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The number of police officers pulled from their positions for dishonesty or excessive force is growing in Virginia. According to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services’ master list, 146 officers have been decertified as of mid-January. Meaning, they’re currently not allowed to serve as law enforcement officers in the Commonwealth. 8News first looked at the...
February 18, 2022

Coalition continues call for South Carolina hate crime law to be passed - WCBD News 2

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A statewide coalition is urging the South Carolina Senate to pass a hate crime bill, and they’re calling on small businesses to get involved. Stamp Out Hate South Carolina is made up of local leaders, organizations, and faith communities who want to see the Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act passed. On Friday, members of the coalition met on the steps of the Emanue...
February 18, 2022

Head of State Police admits agency broke the law sanitizing top leaders' cell phones - WBRZ

in Top Story Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE - In a sit-down interview with the WBRZ Investigative Unit on Friday, State Police Colonel Lamar Davis admitted his agency broke the law when the cell phones of top leaders were erased amid a state and federal investigation into the death of Ronald Greene. Click here to watch Nakamoto's report live on WBRZ at 6:00 Greene, a Black man, le...
February 18, 2022

Mitchell Hamline's new center will focus on Black Americans' relationship with the law - Minneapolis Star Tribune

The Mitchell Hamline School of Law is opening a new center that focuses on the way Black Americans interact with the U.S. legal system. T. Anansi Wilson wants to see more Black lawyers and judges. But more than anything, he wants everyone in the courtroom to consider Black Americans' lived experiences so they get a fairer shake. "The law tries to act like there's some neutral party, like ther...
February 18, 2022

“Enough is enough,” law enforcement leaders fed up with rising numbers in deadly crashes - FOX13 Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There has been a steady increase in deadly car crashes in Shelby County. It’s caught the attention of law enforcement leaders with the Memphis Police and Tennessee Highway Patrol. A joint press conference was held on Feb. 18, which revealed the deadly crashes numbers have gone up. In 2019, there were 144 deadly crashes. That number nearly doubled in 2020 to 229. 2021 saw 1 mo...
February 18, 2022

CDOT and law enforcement to increase DUI patrols for holiday weekend - FOX21News.com

STATEWIDE — The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement are encouraging potentially impaired drivers that the next “The Heat Is On DUI” enforcement period is underway through Monday, Feb. 21. Preliminary 2022 data shows that of the 33 people killed in fatal crashes so far this year, 48% have involved an impaired driver. “Impaired driving is an issue of...
February 18, 2022

After 35 years, Stamford law firm moves office - The Advocate

The Vela on the Park apartment building at 1011 Washington Blvd., in downtown Stamford, has been sold for approximately $86 million, making it one of Stamford's largest property sales in the past year. STAMFORD — Trial-law firm Silver Golub & Teitell has announced that it has leased 11,500 square feet across the entire 15th floor of the downtown office tower at 1 Landmark Square. The firm...
February 18, 2022

Law enforcement still searching for man in Okanogan County double homicide - NCWLIFE News

Okanogan County Sheriff's Office photo The search continues for a person of interest in the double homicide of an Omak couple whose bodies were found Wednesday on property they own near Chesaw in northeast Okanogan County. The Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a man who twice fled from deputies while searchers were trying to locate Dave Covey, 80, and Geralyn Covey, 66. The sheriff’...
February 18, 2022

Dozens of hard seltzers could get the boot under Utah law - Huntington Herald Dispatch

Dozens of hard seltzers could get the boot under Utah law  Huntington Herald Dispatch
February 18, 2022

Secretary Haaland, Colorado Leaders Announce Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Build New USGS Research Building - US Department of the Interior

Facility will bolster capabilities in critical minerals, energy resource evaluation and other essential energy and mineral program priorities Date: Friday, February 18, 2022 Contact: [email protected] GOLDEN, Colo. — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Colorado leaders today announced $167 million in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been allocated t...