Live stream: Detroit mayor, police unveil summer crowd control plan Cassidy Johncox , Senior News Editor Published: June 10, 2021 at 10:47 AM Updated: June 10, 2021 at 12:12 PM ...

And the law states that "the Mayor shall provide" police services "as the President may deem necessary and appropriate." In that situation, the president can control MPD for only 48 hours.

The protests on July 25 provide a window into the damage crowd control weapons can inflict and raise broader questions about whether these weapons contribute to an escalation of violence.

Wheeler asks why police arrive at rallies in riot gear, and what grounds the bureau uses for deploying crowd-control weapons like stun grenades and rubber bullets. (Both were used on June 4.) ...

NYPD officers try to keep control on the streets as they clash with protesters during a march against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Brooklyn, New York, May 30, 2020.

But on June 15, the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to take away non-lethal chemical and projectile methods police have been using for crowd control, and Durkan will allow it to take effect.

(The Center Square) – Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore has announced proposed reforms to limit the Seattle Police Department’s use of blast balls for crowd control. Blast balls are ...

Mayor Jenny Durkan has asked a federal judge to prevent a new City Council ordinance banning Seattle police from using most “crowd-control weapons” from taking effect later this month, saying ...

LAPD Det. Meghan Aguilar and Sgt. Robert Quiroz show the less lethal 40mm launcher and foam munition the LAPD has added for crowd control at LAPD Elysian Park Police Academy in Los Angeles on ...

Military police sought unsuccessfully to deploy a 'pain beam' developed almost 20 years ago, for use in Washington, D.C., against protesters. Nobody wants to be the first to use the futuristic ...

Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) executive director, reacts to shooting near Kansas City Chiefs parade. Skip to content NOWCAST NewsCenter 5 ...

The Seattle City Council on Monday unanimously approved a package of legislation that will restrict city police officers from using choke holds along with a measure banning the department from ...