Banning the Type of Police Raids That Killed Amir Locke Is Just a Start

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Banning the Type of Police Raids That Killed Amir Locke Is Just a Start
Police violence expert Samuel Sinyangwe says it’s time to rethink more common types of raids, too.

12 February 2022

Amir Locke, a 22-year-old aspiring musician, was sleeping on a couch in his cousin’s Minneapolis home on a Wednesday morning this month when SWAT officers entered without knocking. “Get on the ground! Get on the fucking ground!” one of the cops shouted. As Locke began to move, a pistol in his hand, the officers opened fire. Locke, who was not a subject of the police’s investigation or named in their warrant, was shot dead before he could even figure out what was going on. The case triggered fresh protests and renewed calls to ban warrants that allow cops to enter ...

Banning the type of police raids that killed Amir Locke is just a start

Police violence expert Samuel Sinyangwe says it's time to rethink more common types of raids, too.

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And sometimes criminals pretend to be cops serving search warrants:


Cops Find Fake Sheriff’s Uniforms, Guns, and Search Warrants After Arresting Couple Barricaded in Attic

16 February 2022

A visit from local law enforcement resulted in a tense standoff after a California couple barricaded themselves in an attic over the weekend. It wasn’t the first time the defendants had been in trouble with the law in recent months. Let’s start with the most recent allegations. Bobby Bohannon, 35, got a visit on Saturday afternoon from members of the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Office after he allegedly made “threats of violence to family members,” according to an incident report filed over the weekend. Deputies arrived at the home hoping to speak with Bohannon about those reported threats, but he had ...

Cops Find Fake Sheriff's Uniforms, Guns, and Search Warrants After Arresting Couple Barricaded in Attic

A visit from local law enforcement resulted in a tense standoff after a California couple barricaded themselves in an attic over the weekend. It wasn't the first time the defendants had been in trouble with the law in recent months.

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