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The homicide clearance rate in Wisconsin is one of the highest in the country, according to a national nonprofit which tracks the data. About 72 percent of homicides committed in Wisconsin over the last decade were “cleared” — usually meaning law enforcement filed charges in the case — according to the Murder Accountability Project. ThatContinue reading “The Badger Project: Homicide clearance rate in Wisconsin ranks near top in nation”

As Lyft driver Cynthia Norman steered a white Chevy through Cleveland’s streets on a cold night in January, the app pinged her to pick up a passenger named “NBA.” She pulled up to the curb in front of a two-story brick apartment complex where two men who looked to be in their 20s were waitingContinue reading “The Markup: Uber And Lyft Drivers Are Being Carjacked at Alarming Rates”

It has been almost a year and a half since Ariane McCree was shot dead by police in a Walmart parking lot, handcuffed and in possession of a gun, but his family still has a host of unanswered questions. McCree, 28, had raced out of the Walmart in Chester, South Carolina, a small town anContinue reading “NBC News: Police Fired 24 shots at a handcuffed man. Why didn’t they turn on their body cameras?”

In Onondaga County, at least 10 of the county’s 15 police departments — including the Syracuse Police Department — use the cameras. But the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office, the second-largest police force in the county, does not use body cameras and has no plans to add them. Why? It’s not a priority, Sheriff Eugene ConwayContinue reading “Syracuse.com: Sheriff Conway refuses body cameras while more U.S. police forces embrace them”

After much resistance, Suffolk County publicly released its policy on how it uses body cameras. The long-sought policy raises several concerns for civil rights advocates, experts, and lawmakers. The release comes three weeks after police officers were seen on a body camera kicking a handcuffed suspect. The policy allows police officers to view footage beforeContinue reading “WSHU Public Radio: Advocates call Suffolk County’s long hidden body camera policy ‘useless’”

A former suburban cop aims to capitalize on a new Illinois justice reform law that will require every officer in the state to have a body camera by 2025. Ben Laird retired about three years ago as a River Forest police detective. Now, Laird, who has an MBA and a college degree in information services,Continue reading “Chicago Sun Times: Former suburban cop hopes to cash in on new body-camera law in Illinois”