BOISE — In response to concerns from the community, the Boise Police Department on Friday announced its officers will no longer use neck restraints as a use-of-force technique. Until now, the ...

Several Whatcom County law enforcement agencies will see changes to their use of force policies in response to police accountability legislation signed earlier this week. The legislation, signed ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A newly revised policy limits when Brevard County sheriff’s deputies are authorized to use neck restraints to gain control of a subject, News 6 has learned. Under the new rules, ...

Yakima police have used neck restraints 80 times since 2016, representing fewer than 4% of the total use-of-force incidents logged each year. That number likely will decline as the police department ...

Neck restraints – or chokeholds, as they are often referred to by the public – have recently been banned in many police departments across the Seattle area. Notably, they have been banned in suburbs ...

The death of GeorgeFloyd in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nine nearly minutes sparked local and national protests, as well as local change. The Marine ...

HONOLULU (AP) — A Honolulu Police Department committee said a neck restraint should be designated as a “deadly force” option in the department’s use-of-force policy. Honolulu Police Commission member ...