CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two things stand out about this week’s indictment of a white former South Carolina police officer on federal civil rights charges in the death of unarmed black motorist Walter Scott: Such charges from the feds against an officer are relatively rare, and they send a message. Michael Slager, 34, already faces … Continue reading
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai military court on Tuesday indicted two foreigners accused of carrying out a deadly bombing at a shrine in Bangkok but questions hang over the case because of the attackers’ unclear motive and an opaque investigation. Both men have been described by officials as ethnic Uighurs (pronounced “wee-ghurs”) from western China’s … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two Norfolk police officers have been indicted by a grand jury on charges that they embezzled from the International Brotherhood of Police. The Norfolk Police Department said in a statement Wednesday that the officers involved are Randolph Brann and Jacob Wright. Both officers face four counts of embezzling more than $200 … Continue reading
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