June 14, 2020 Ex-NYPD commish Bernie Kerik on Atlanta shooting: Tell 'thugs' to not 'attack our police' Local officials' handling of recent cases involving Atlanta police hasn't been making sense, former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik said Saturday night.
June 14, 2020 Atlanta police chief steps down just 2 weeks after drawing national praise Just two weeks before Atlanta police Chief Erika Shields resigned amid Saturday protests over a black man fatally shot by an Atlanta police officer late Friday night, she was drawing praise in the national media.
June 14, 2020 Atlanta erupts after Rayshard Brooks death prompts police chief to step down Protests erupted and destruction in Atlanta on Saturday night in response to the police-involved shooting death of a 27-year-old man outside a Wendy’s fast-food restaurant.
June 13, 2020 Atlanta police chief resigns amid backlash over fatal shooting of black man Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced on Saturday that the city's police chief had submitted her resignation just hours after the fatal shooting of a black man who struggled with police during a sobriety test.
June 11, 2020 Woman dies in Atlanta after getting trapped inside clothing donation box A woman has died in Atlanta after getting stuck while trying to retrieve clothes from inside a donation box, police say.Â
June 10, 2020 Atlanta protesters paint 'Defund Police' right outside police headquarters A group of activists painted a street outside Atlanta's police headquarters with "defund the police" amid growing calls to divert resources from law enforcement to other programs.Â
June 10, 2020 Atlanta police fires 2 more officers in controversial stun-gun arrest during George Floyd unrest Two more Atlanta police officers were fired Wednesday in connection with an incident in which two college students were pulled from a car during protests against police brutality.
June 9, 2020 Attorney for fired Atlanta police officers claims bodycam footage of incident edited 'multiple times' The attorney for two Atlanta police officers who are suing the city's mayor and police chief after they were fired for using stun guns on a pair of college students during a protest told "The Ingraham Angle" Tuesday that body camera footage of the incident was "edited multiple times."
June 9, 2020 Minnesota governor authorizes 'full mobilization' of state's National Guard, says protests no longer about death of George Floyd The state of Minnesota is requesting 1,000 additional National Guard soldiers as rioting broke out once again Friday night following the death of George Floyd earlier in the week.
June 9, 2020 Georgia officials clash as long lines, voting machine problems plague primary day As primary voting began in Georgia on Tuesday, the mayor of the state’s largest city reported that multiple voting machines were not working.