New app aims to help drivers safely navigate traffic stops
As this country has seen numerous times, traffic stops can often lead to scary interactions between law enforcement and citizens -- especially for minorities. Legal Equalizer is an app designed to help keep citizens safe during a traffic stop by by recording the stop and connecting users to help in real time. "The way the app works is when you log in, itโs going to ask you for access to your contacts -- please say yes. โWe also have (information on) what to do during police encounters and immigration encounters,โ Njaie said. Njaie says he has spoken with several police departments who have shown approval of the app, saying itโs a way to hold everyone accountable.
Bush latest Ferguson protester with political success
2019, file photo, Rep. William Lacy Clay, right, D-Mo., speaks with St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson after a news conference in St. Louis. Come January, shell almost certainly be representing the St. Louis suburb in Congress, making her the most prominent of many Ferguson protesters who have turned to politics. The district that covers St. Louis and north St. Louis County is overwhelmingly Democratic, and Bush is heavily favored in November against her little-known Republican challenger, Anthony Rogers. He was replaced by another Ferguson activist, Rasheen Aldridge, who is just 26. Zaki Baruti, another leading Ferguson activist, said he recognized Bush's potential during the protests and helped convince her to run for U.S. Senate in 2016.
Ex-Justice Department lawyer will lead Elijah McClain probe
Jonathan Smith, the executive director of the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, will lead the three-person panel reviewing policing policies at issue in the death of Elijah McClain, Sentinel Colorado reported Tuesday. Three officers stopped McClain as he walked down an Aurora street on Aug, 23, 2019 after a 911 caller reported him as suspicious. The Justice Department division is responsible for investigations of civil rights violations by law enforcement, juvenile justice and mental health and disability agencies. Last year, the local district attorney said he could not file charges against the officers because a pathologist could not determine whether the officers' actions caused McClain's death. Federal authorities recently revealed they have been researching since last year into whether they should launch a civil rights investigation into McClains death.
16-year-old shot in Detroit by unknown shooter
DETROIT A 16-year-old was shot in the area of Fenkell and Ferguson at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Detroit police say. The victim was in the passenger seat of a vehicle when someone fired shots striking him. He is in stable condition. The shooter is unknown. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.