Elkton, Md. (WBFF) — Cecil County Sheriff’s deputy Dontae Odom has been charged with misconduct, unauthorized access of law enforcement databases, and unlawfully recording a private conversation, ...

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Today, for the first time, you can look up serious use of force and police misconduct incidents in California. KQED, along with journalism and police accountability advocates, is publishing a database ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was recently granted access to Medicaid enrollee data, aiding officers tasked with fulfilling the Trump administration's objective of tracking down and ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — 8 On Your Side is taking a closer look at the investigative tools the St. Pete Police Department uses to fight crime. We’re talking about a national database through the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington State Attorney General’s Office announced Monday the launch of the Washington State Data Exchange for Public Safety (WADEPS) database to collect use-of-force data from ...

OLYMPIA, Wash — The state of Washington launched a first-of-its-kind public database Monday, aiming to provide unprecedented transparency into police use-of-force incidents across the state. Starting ...