Akron’s independent police auditor this week issued his first report challenging the Akron Police Department’s internal findings that cleared an officer who used force during a chaotic family argument ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leia Pitcher, the City of Eugene's Independent Police Auditor, will be leaving her position to take a job closer to family in ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- With just a few weeks left in office, the mayor of the Bay Area's largest city is looking to reform police misconduct investigations. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is proposing ...

AKRON, Ohio — A new Akron Independent Police Auditor report is disputing the city police department's claim that an officer was justified in punching a man’s head repeatedly during a June 2024 traffic ...

SAN JOSE — In what has almost become a rite of passage for anyone who steps in as San Jose’s independent police auditor, the latest plea to expand the scope and access of the auditor’s oversight role ...

Palo Alto has found an auditor to review its Flock license plate cameras, which are facing scrutiny after numerous data breaches across the Bay Area, with the goal of presenting findings to the City ...

A Palo Alto Police Department vehicle drives on Bryant Street outside the department’s headquarters on September 11, 2019. Photo by Veronica Weber. The Palo Alto Police Department’s reliance on ...

The Pierce County Force Investigation Team (PCFIT) didn’t follow state rules in certain instances while investigating two ...

The Metropolitan Police Department needs to do a better job of screening its officers’ affiliations with hate groups and should provide more on-the-job training around extremism, according to a ...

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio says her team uncovered a training curriculum among the 46 police academies that was inconsistent, such as a lack of proper training and record keeping. DiZoglio looked ...