Department of Homeland Security limits no-knock warrants, chokeholds in updated use-of-force policy Tuesday, February 7 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday updated its use-of-force policy for when the 80,000 officers under the agency's authority encounter the public.The new guidelines limit the use of no-knock warrants, bar the use of chokeholds under unnecessary circumstances and beef up... Read More.
Amir Locke’s death prompts ban on no-knock warrants Friday, April 8 by ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's full ban on applying for and executing "no-knock" search warrants in the city goes into effect Friday.The policy implementation comes just two days after the announcement that no criminal charges would be filed in the case of Amir... Read More.
Rep. Ilhan Omar introduces bill named for Amir Locke to curb no-knock warrants Wednesday, March 2 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., introduced a bill on Tuesday calling for strict limitations on no-knock warrants in drug-related investigations.The bill, named for Amir Locke, would also ban "quick-knock" warrants, nighttime warrants, and the use of explosive devices, chemical weapons, and military grade firearms... Read More.
What to know about no-knock warrants, following Amir Locke’s fatal shooting Thursday, February 10 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- "No-knock" warrants -- where officers don't announce themselves before entering a home -- are under scrutiny once again following the Feb. 2 fatal shooting of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man who was killed during a raid by Minneapolis police officers.The... Read More.
Minneapolis city council to review no-knock warrants after Amir Locke shooting Monday, February 7 by ABC News(MINNEAPOLIS) -- A Minneapolis city council committee will hold a hearing on no-knock warrants Monday afternoon following the death of Amir Locke, who was fatally shot in an apartment by Minneapolis police officers last Wednesday during the execution of a no-knock warrant.Activists and Locke... Read More.