Articles Tagged: Police conduct

The North Liberty Police Department has seen unusually high turnover in the last year. Since April 2024, more than two-thirds of its officers have resigned. Now, the department is working to rebuild, with emphasis on better communication and officer satisfaction.

Over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other means not intended to be lethal, an investigation led by The Associated Press found. In hundreds of cases, officers weren’t taught or didn’t follow best safety practices for this force, creating a recipe for death.

Every day, police rely on common tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them, such as physical holds, Tasers and body blows. But when misused, these tactics can still end in death.

A key Iowa Republican state lawmaker said the bill is being shelved this year while legislators work to better understand its potential impact

A three-member subcommittee voted unanimously to advance the bill to the full House Public Safety Committee.

The family of a 16-year-old who was killed by Des Moines police in December 2022 has filed a lawsuit arguing that the teen never pointed a gun at officers and police should have had better training in de-escalation.

Tobin allegedly had sex with the teen after she joined the department's ride-along program in 2021. He then exchanged nude photos with her, had her ask for naked photos of one of her friends, and showed her photos of other nude teenagers that were evidence in another criminal investigation.

A proposal to enable parents to start legal proceedings against schools or educators who distribute books or materials the parents deem obscene advanced Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol. Also advancing was a bill that would require Iowa, ISU and UNI sports teams to schedule games against each other.

No decision made, with more discussion to come next month

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A divided Iowa Supreme Court on Friday banned police from searching people’s uncollected trash without a warrant, outlawing an investigative technique that had been used for decades.

Corridor law enforcement agencies have ’zero tolerance’ policies about discrimination, without using that term