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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday announced a review of the Memphis Police Department’s (MPD) use of force and de-escalation policies following the January 7 killing of Tyre Nichols. The review will concentrate on the use of specialized police units like the SCORPION (Street Crimes Operations to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods) unit in [...]

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The five former Memphis police officers implicated in the death of Tyre Nichols Friday pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and various other crimes. The pleas came during the officers’ first court appearance on charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official suppression and official misconduct in relation to Nichols’ beating and death. During [...]

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In official decertification documents released by the state of Tennessee Tuesday, an administrative hearing summary stated that Demetrius Haley, one of the officers involved in Tyre Nichols’ death, took two photographs on his personal cell phone “while standing in front of after he was handcuffed.” Haley is one of the five Memphis police officers indicted [...]

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The Memphis Police Department Saturday issued a statement immediately deactivating the SCORPION (Street Crimes Operations to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods) unit. All five officers involved in Tyre Nichols death are former members of the SCORPION unit. On Friday, the department released four separate videos of body cam and pole footage depicting Nichols’ death. All five [...]

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Greek Minister for Migration Notis Mitarachi Monday announced that the Syrian refugees trapped on an islet in the Evros river between Greece and Turkey have been located and a boat was provided to transport them. The refugees’ plight has attracted international attention after Turkey abandoned them there on August 8 after being transported back and [...]

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