The beating and death of Tyre Nichols by five former Memphis police officers who were members of an anti-crime task force has renewed scrutiny on ... the SCORPION unit — permanently disbanded ...

The city’s murder rate was soaring and residents were clamoring for action when the Memphis Police Department announced a new anti-violence unit with a fearsome name. “MPD’s New SCORPION ...

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday it would look at special police units nationwide, like Columbus police's ...

Consideration of forming the unit comes amid scrutiny of recent police shootings and how the department handles critical incidents.

Inspectors found EMSOU was "overly" focused on traditional drugs and gun crime The ... it welcomed the scrutiny. In a report published on Thursday, the inspectors said the unit's efforts were ...

Years before the police beating of Tyre Nichols, Memphis relaxed academic, disciplinary and fitness standards for recruits, nine current and former officers said.

A Laredo police auto-theft investigator is under scrutiny after her wife made vulgar comments on social media toward the secretary of the LPD Auto-Theft Task Force Unit and impersonated her online, ...

Police department leaders across the country bill the specialty squads as “elite” units of officers sent into neighborhoods as a direct response to an increase in specific crimes, often ...

The U.S. Department of Justice will be taking a closer look at specialized police units across the country, including units like the Columbus Division of Police's new gang enforcement unit.