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MSP motor carrier officer in I-75 crash dies

The Michigan State Police Motor Carrier officer who was placed on life support after a crash Friday on Interstate 75 in Lincoln Park has died, officials said.

Daniel Kerstetter died Sunday after he was taken off of life support and his organs were donated, the state police confirmed Monday. Officials said Sunday his family made the decision .

Multiple law enforcement agencies expressed their condolences to the state police, Kerstetter's family and colleagues.

"The Detroit Police Department sends our deepest condolences to the family of Motor Carrier Officer Daniel Kerstetter and the Michigan State Police," officials said on Monday in a post on X.

Livonia police officials expressed a similar sentiment.

"Today, we are saddened to learn of the passing of MSP MCO Daniel Kerstetter, who passed away as a result of injuries he sustained during an on-duty crash. LPD sends our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and the entire Michigan State Police community."

So did the Lansing Police Department.

"Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the tragic loss of Motor Carrier Officer Daniel Kerstetter of the Michigan State Police, who passed away in the line of duty," the Lansing Police Department said in a post. "We stand in solidarity with Officer Kerstetter’s family, loved ones, and colleagues during this difficult time."

In a statement, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called Kerstetter's death "heartbreaking."

"Michigan is grateful to MC Officer Kerstetter for keeping our families safe during his career," she said. "My heart goes out to his family, friends, and MSP colleagues during this difficult time."

Kerstetter, 45, joined the MSP in January 2023 and was assigned to the Metro North Post, according to authorities. He was married and had three children.

On Friday, the officer and another person were injured in the crash . Police said Kerstetter was on the side of the road conducting a traffic stop when his vehicle was struck by another car at about 8:40 a.m. on northbound I-75 near Dix Road in Lincoln Park.

Officials said a Ford Explorer struck the median wall before continuing on the freeway, striking Kerstetter's vehicle and pushing it into the back of a semi-truck. The Explorer's driver, who has not been identified, did not survive the crash, authorities said. The semi-trailer truck driver was not injured.

The incident comes less than two weeks after two motorists crashed into Michigan State Police cars in separate incidents in Wayne County.

Verhayden Funeral Homes is handling services for Kerstetter. Public visitation will take place from 1-8 p.m. Thursday at Verhayden's Grosse Pointe location, 16300 Mack Ave.; the funeral is set for 2 p.m. Friday at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church, 157 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms.

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State Police Motor Carrier Officer Receives Fatal Injuries After Being Struck While In Patrol Vehicle on Traffic Stop

September 15, 2024

The Michigan State Police (MSP) is deeply saddened to share that Motor Carrier Officer Daniel Kerstetter with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division will be removed from life support pending the completion of his family’s decision to donate his organs. MC Officer Kerstetter was not able to overcome injuries he sustained as a result of a September 13, 2024, on-duty traffic crash.  MC Officer Kerstetter, 45 years of age, joined the MSP in January of 2023, graduating as a member of the 26th Motor Carrier Officer Recruit School on May 25, 2023. He was assigned to the Metro North Post. MC Officer Kerstetter is married and has three children.  “We are heartbroken for this loss,” said Col. James F. Grady II, director of the MSP. “Traffic enforcement is dangerous work. The dedication of our motor carrier officers and troopers to keeping the public safe on our roadways is commendable and honorable. With the decision to give the gift of life, even in his death, MC Officer Kerstetter is serving others.”                                     At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 13, MC Officer Kerstetter was stopped on the side of Northbound I-75 near Dix in Lincoln Park conducting a traffic stop, when his patrol vehicle was struck by another motorist. MC Officer Kerstetter was seated in his vehicle with his seat belt on at the time of the crash. Preliminary investigation and witness statements indicate that a Ford Explorer struck the median wall before continuing down the freeway, eventually striking MC Officer Kerstetter’s patrol vehicle, and pushing it into the back of the semi-truck. The driver of the Ford Explorer did not survive the crash. The semi-truck driver was not injured. The MSP wishes to acknowledge our many police partners and emergency responders who assisted at the scene and who continue to provide support to our department. We also want to thank the staff and medical professionals at Detroit Receiving Hospital for their supportive care. Motor carrier officers are armed uniformed members of the MSP who specialize in commercial vehicle enforcement. They enforce traffic safety laws on commercial vehicles, protect the infrastructure through aggressive size and weight enforcement, conduct commercial vehicle and driver inspections and contribute to homeland security efforts by enforcing hazardous material regulations. The traffic crash remains under investigation.

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Michigan State Police motor carrier officer dies after I-75 crash

DETROIT, Mich. (WTVG) - A Michigan State Police motor carrier officer died Sunday from injuries he suffered in a crash on I-75 two days prior.

Motor Carrier Officer Daniel Kerstetter, 45, was conducting a traffic stop on the interstate Friday morning around 8:30 a.m. near Dix in Lincoln Park when investigators said another driver hit his patrol vehicle. He was sitting inside the vehicle at the time of the crash and was pushed into the back of a semi-truck.

State police said the driver who hit MC Officer Kerstetter hit the median wall before wrecking into his vehicle. That driver didn’t survive the crash.

Michigan State Police said MC Officer Kerstetter was removed from life support after his family’s decision to donate his organs. The director of MSP said the department is heartbroken for its loss.

“Traffic enforcement is dangerous work. The dedication of our motor carrier officers and troopers to keeping the public safe on our roadways is commendable and honorable. With the decision to give the gift of life, even in his death, MC Officer Kerstetter is serving others,” Col. James F. Grady II said.

Motor carrier officers with the Michigan State Police specialize in commercial vehicle enforcement. The crash is still under investigation.

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Woman dies, MSP officer later dies at hospital after Downriver crash on I-75

A Michigan State Police Officer died Sunday after being struck by a car while parked on the side of Interstate 75 Downriver on Friday morning, according to officials.

Dan Kerstetter, a Motor Carrier Officer with the Metro North Post, was stopped on the side of I-75 northbound near Dix in Lincoln Park conducting a traffic stop, when his patrol vehicle was struck at around 8:30 a.m., Michigan State Police Second District said in a post on X .

The Detroit Red Wings confirmed Kerstetter's death on Sunday . He worked for the team as an assistant equipment manager from 2012 to 2015.

Preliminary investigation and witness statements indicate a Ford Explorer struck the median wall before continuing down the freeway, striking the patrol vehicle and pushing the patrol car into the back of a semi-truck, police said.

Kerstetter was seated in the vehicle with his seat belt on at the time of the crash, police said. The jaws of life had to be used to Kerstetter from his patrol car, police said.

Kerstetter was taken to DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital where he was critical condition, police said.

The female driver of the Ford Explorer was also taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said. The semi-truck driver not injured.

"We are asking that you please continue to keep the Officer and his family in your prayers," Michigan State Police said in a post on X .

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Michigan State Police officer still critical days after he was hit by vehicle on I-75

• Updated: Sep. 16, 2024, 5:10 a.m.
• | Published: Sep. 15, 2024, 4:37 p.m.

A Michigan State Police trooper died Sunday, Sept. 15, after he was struck by a Ford Explorer around 8:30 a.m. Friday along northbound I-75 in Lincoln Park. (MLive File Photo)

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UPDATE : Michigan State Police officer being removed from life support after crash on I-75

WAYNE COUNTY, MI – A Michigan State Police trooper was in critical condition Sunday after he was injured in a crash while conducting a traffic stop, according to WXYX-TV in Detroit .

Dan Kerstetter was critically injured after a Ford Explorer struck his patrol vehicle around 8:30 a.m. Friday along northbound I-75 in Lincoln Park, according to multiple news reports.

MLive previously cited a report from the Detroit Free Press that Kerstetter had died. But WXYZ-TV and FOX 2 Detroit have since said he remains in critical condition. Efforts to obtain information Sunday from the Michigan State Police were not successful.

RELATED: Michigan State Police officer in critical condition, driver dead after I-75 crash

The motor carrier officer with the Metro North Post was stopped on the side of I-75 near Dix Highway conducting a traffic stop, state police said.

Kerstetter was sitting inside the vehicle and the impact pushed it into the back of the semitrailer that was originally pulled over.

The driver of the Ford – an unidentified woman – was taken to an area hospital where she later died.

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Former officer testifies tyre nichols ‘wasn’t a threat’ when he was snatched from car during stop.

Tyre Nichols  posed no threat to police when he was snatched out of his car during a traffic stop that preceded a  fatal beating  by five Memphis officers, according to testimony Monday by a former officer who has pleaded guilty in the case, which led to national protests and sparked renewed calls for police reform.

Emmitt Martin III took the stand in the federal trial of former colleagues Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith. The three officers have pleaded not guilty to charges that they deprived Nichols of his civil rights through excessive force and failure to intervene, and obstructed justice through witness tampering.

The four men, along with fellow officer Desmond Mills Jr., were fired after the January 2023 death of Nichols. The beating was caught on police video, which was released to the public. The officers were later indicted by a federal grand jury. Martin and Mills have  taken plea deals  and are testifying against the other officers.

For the first time in the trial, jurors heard from one of the officers who beat Nichols. Martin said he and his former colleagues — members of the Scorpion Unit, a Memphis police team that looked for drugs, illegal guns and violent criminals — would justify the force they used against a person by exaggerating the person’s actions against them. The unit was disbanded shortly after Nichols’ death.

Martin said he saw Nichols speed up to beat a red light and then change lanes without signaling, leading Martin to follow Nichols with his police car lights on. Haley eventually stopped Nichols’ Nissan, pulled out his gun and snatched Nichols from his vehicle without telling Nichols why he was stopped.

Martin also had his gun out, and joined Haley in trying to restrain Nichols while yelling various conflicting commands, such as telling Nichols to give the officers his hands, turn on his stomach and put his hands behind his back.

Meanwhile, Nichols was passively resisting the officers in a non-aggressive manner — by pulling his hands away from the officers, who were trying to handcuff him without telling him why, Martin said.

“He wasn’t a threat,” Martin said.

Nichols, who was Black, was pepper sprayed and hit with a stun gun during the traffic stop, but he was able to run away,  police video  shows. The five officers, who also are Black, caught up with Nichols and punched him, kicked him, and hit him with a police baton just steps from his home, as he called out for his mother.

Former officer: Memphis officers are not trained to punch or kick people

Video also shows the officers milling about and talking as Nichols struggles with his injuries. Nichols died Jan. 10, 2023, three days after the beating.

During her opening statements, prosecutor Elizabeth Rogers told jurors that the attack was punishment because Nichols tried to run away — known as a “run tax” in police slang.

Martin said that if someone runs from his team, “you get your ass beat.” Martin also added that he and his team would justify using force against a person “if we exaggerate what they did” during the arrest. The officers are accused with lying on forms in which they must describe the force they used against a person.

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Martin also acknowledged that Memphis officers are not trained to punch or kick people to handcuffed them, and that officers have a duty to intervene if other officers use unnecessary, unreasonable force. Those policy violations could result in the officers being fired and face criminal charges, Martin said.

Earlier Monday, defense attorneys tried to poke holes in officer training practices and policies while questioning Lt. Larnce Wright, who trained all five officers and testified about use of force, handcuffing and other techniques.

Wright testified about the distinction between active and passive resistance, saying passive resistance is when a person won’t give officers their hands to be handcuffed by pulling away, while active resistance is fighting officers with punches and kicks.

Martin Zummach, Smith’s lawyer, asked Wright where in the police department’s lengthy training manual the definition of active or passive resistance is listed. Wright acknowledged that those definitions are not written down in the manual.

Wright also testified that handcuffs can be used as a deadly weapon. Officers struggled to handcuff Nichols, and Zummach noted that Smith managed to get one handcuff on Nichols and was trying to get another on him.

Zummach posed a question to Wright: If a suspect pulls away one handcuffed hand from an officer, can it be used as a deadly weapon, and could lethal force be used? Wright said it could.

“Until a suspect is handcuffed, no one is safe. Do you agree with that?” Zummach asked. Wright said, “Yes.”

Kevin Whitmore, Bean’s lawyer, asked Wright if officers are trained to “stay in the fight” until they have handcuffed and arrested someone. Wright said they are.

“It’s a dirty job,” Wright said.

Wright began testifying Thursday , when he said the officers should have used armbars, wrist locks and other soft hands tactics to restrain Nichols.

An autopsy report shows Nichols — the father of a boy who is now 7 — died from blows to the head. The report describes brain injuries, and cuts and bruises on his head and other areas.

The five officers also have been charged with second-degree murder in state court, where they pleaded not guilty, although Mills and Martin are expected to change their pleas. A trial date in state court has not been set.

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Officer ‘motorboated’ subordinate at promotion ceremony, retires after guilty plea

A former Louisiana National Guard officer was allowed to retire after a general court-martial convicted him of charges stemming from “motorboating” a subordinate soldier during an informal promotion ceremony while deployed to Jordan in May 2021, Army Times has confirmed.

Capt. Billy Joe Crosby Jr., a logistics officer who was overseas with the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during its recent deployment, was initially charged with abusive sexual contact and conduct unbecoming an officer, according to court records obtained by Army Times. Crosby was the officer-in-charge of an outpost in Jordan.

Maj. Jessica Rovero, a spokesperson for the command overseeing the trial, told Army Times in a statement that Crosby’s “behavior is not in line with the Army values.”

Rovero added that “multiple Soldiers immediately reported the behavior, and Crosby pled guilty at trial.”

The guilty plea came with strings attached, though.

The officer struck a deal that erased the abusive sexual contact charge. He pled guilty to assault consummated by battery — a non-sexual offense — and conduct unbecoming, records reveal.

Crosby, a prior enlisted soldier who participated in the 1989 invasion of Panama, was confined for 30 days. The plea deal also prevented the judge from dismissing him from the Army, which would have kept him from collecting his retirement.

A Louisiana National Guard spokesperson, Lt. Col. Noel Collins, confirmed that Crosby retired March 31 after completing his confinement and returning home.

Crosby did not respond to an emailed request for comment.

What did Crosby do?

When he learned that the junior soldier was selected for promotion, Crosby reportedly announced to her twice that he intended to “motorboat” her during her promotion ceremony because the Army Combat Uniform’s chest-placed rank patch was intended for such actions.

An NCO witnessed both statements, according to a motion filed by prosecutors.

Stop staring at my breasts — oh wait, that’s where my rank is

The placement of the rank on the chest is a concern for many women during promotion ceremonies, says the author of this commentary..

Prosecutors described “motorboating” as “when a person places his or her face between a [woman]’s breasts and shakes his or her head back and forth while making sounds resembling a boat motor.”

Weeks before the assault, Crosby also told the NCO that he wanted to bring the junior soldier with him on a driving trip to another base in Jordan. The NCO told investigators that Crosby requested the soldier’s company because “he liked looking at her tits.”

The junior soldier told Crosby the day before the assault that she did not want a promotion ceremony.

But during work the following day, according to a prosecution motion, Crosby “approached [the junior soldier], told her to stand up, placed the rank in front of her chest, leaned in the grab the rank with his teeth...then placed his face between [the junior soldier]’s breasts...[and] vigorously moved his head from side to side between [her] breasts while still holding the rank with his teeth.”

It’s not clear when the crime was reported, nor is it clear who reported it, but court documents indicate that agents from the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division were interviewing witnesses within two weeks of the incident.

Crosby, who initially declared he would plead not guilty, changed his plea after negotiating a deal that reduced the charges and protected his retirement. The removal of the abusive sexual contact charge, which was dismissed as part of the deal, also meant that he did not have to register as a sex offender.

Although the deal took away the possibility of an other-than-honorable discharge and reduced his maximum confinement to 120 days, the judge only sentenced Crosby to 30 days and did not direct a reprimand, fines or forfeitures.

Crosby’s brigade had other disciplinary issues during its 2021 mobilization, which saw most of the unit sent to the Middle East. Some other elements of the brigade went to the federally controlled mission supporting officials at the U.S.-Mexico border.

A Louisiana Guard cavalry troop operating in south Texas was temporarily disbanded after widespread issues with sexual harassment, discipline and command climate. The state returned its troops from the border mission a month ahead of schedule after two soldiers died in alcohol-related incidents, though a state spokesperson said the move was unrelated to the problems the units had faced.

Davis Winkie covers the Army for Military Times. He studied history at Vanderbilt and UNC-Chapel Hill, and served five years in the Army Guard. His investigations earned the Society of Professional Journalists' 2023 Sunshine Award and consecutive Military Reporters and Editors honors, among others. Davis was also a 2022 Livingston Awards finalist.

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A Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Officer's vehicle was struck by another car along I-75, pinning it under a semi on Friday morning.

According to Michigan State Police, it happened along northbound I-75 near Dix in Lincoln Park around 8:40 a.m.

VIDEO: Chopper 7 over the scene of the crash below:

Police say the trooper was on a traffic stop when their vehicle was hit by another vehicle.

In an update around 11:30 a.m., Michigan State Police said that the driver of the other vehicle did die in the crash.

Hear an update from MSP Director Col. James Grady in the video player below

“I knew it wasn’t normal, because everything else went silent,” said Jim Bush, a neighbor who lives near I-75. “Everything else went silent, all the cars stopped, there was no noise after that, so I kind of figured that something had gone wrong.”

“I heard a big bang … it kind of scared me a little bit, and I got up and everybody was running back there,” said another neighbor.

Officials say the motor carrier officer is at the hospital and is coherent and talking. MSP said doctors are continuing to conduct further assessment of the vehicle.

Police say the motor carrier officer was inside his patrol vehicle and seat-belted in when it was hit. He was pinned inside the vehicle and had to be extricated from it.

Police haven't released information on the other driver, and are still investigating. They have accident re-construction on the scene to try and figure out what occurred leading up to the crash.

VIDEO: Chopper shows line of MSP vehicles outside hospital after motor carrier officer injured:

Police are reminding drivers of the Move Over Law, which requires drivers to slow down at least 10 mph and fully move over into an open lane when approaching a stationary vehicle with flashing, rotating or oscillating lights activated. If you can't move over due to traffic, weather or road conditions, slow down at least 10 mph below the posted speed limit and pass with caution, allowing the authorized vehicle as much space as possible.

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Suspect dead after shootout with Memphis Police in Frayser; 2nd man arrested

UPDATE, TUESDAY: Police have arrested and charged the suspect who survived this chase.

Tadarius Nichols, 26, is listed in the Shelby County Jail log, charged with motor vehicle theft and evading arrest. He has a court date set for Wednesday.

A city spokesperson confirmed Nichols was a part-time employee in the Parks department.

UPDATE: Suspect arrested after police shooting was Memphis Parks employee, city says

A court affidavit states that Nichols was the driver of the stolen Dodge Charger that stopped near Cornerstone Academy on Overton Crossing on Monday. Nichols denied to police that he was involved in the earlier carjacking. Records do not list the name of the man who was killed.

Earlier coverage is below.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man wanted in a carjacking is dead after an exchange of gunfire with officers during a chase in Frayser, Memphis Police said Monday.

Police say it started in Raleigh just after midnight Monday morning when a white Dodge Charger was taken in a carjacking from the 4100 block of Ann Arbor Lane.

“He came on my side of the car – on the driver side with a long silver shotgun and pointed at me,” carjacking victim Stacey Adams said. “(He) told me to get out the car.”

Adams said the armed gunman wasn’t alone.

On her passenger side, another man was brandishing a handgun.

She said she was just getting home from work and was caught off guard.

“I had my own gun, but I was just too frozen and afraid to even reach for it,” Adams said.

Police put out a citywide alert for the suspects.

At 2 p.m. officers spotted the carjacked vehicle near Watkins Street and Dellwood, with two males inside. They say they attempted a traffic stop, but the driver refused to stop.

The Charger stopped at Frayser Boulevard and Adair Drive, where the suspects got out and ran east on Frayser Boulevard.

As officers pursued them on foot, they say one of the suspects fired shots at officers.

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Officers returned fire, striking the suspect. The man was pronounced dead on the scene, and a weapon was found nearby.

The second suspect was caught after a brief pursuit.

No officers were injured.

“I don’t know how to feel,” Adams said. “I’m mad, and I’m sad and I don’t really care because of how I was treated.”

One dead in officer-involved shooting in Olive Branch

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says their agents are in Memphis to investigate.

The scene is near the Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus on Frayser Boulevard.

It was the second deadly police shooting in the Memphis area on Monday. Another suspect was killed as police in Olive Branch, Mississippi were serving a warrant.

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SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A man suspected of driving while intoxicated in Salt Lake City apparently delivered himself to police during an overnight incident, according to authorities, injuring an officer in the process.

The crash happened at 1:06 a.m. on Tuesday in the area of 1300 South and 700 East, where several police vehicles were at the scene for traffic control following a previous, unrelated crash, according to a statement from the Salt Lake City Police Department.

A vehicle traveling north on 700 East crashed into the back of one of the parked patrol cars, which had its lights activated, police stated.

"Officers determined the 25-year-old man who allegedly caused the crash was impaired," according to SLCPD.

The suspect was identified by police as Alonzo Ganga.

The crash that was under investigation when the northbound car collided with the parked police vehicle was later determined to be a likely DUI. The driver in that case was inside one of SLCPD's cruisers.

Police said the second incident set off a chain reaction of crashes that ultimately damaged three of the four police vehicles parked at the scene, injuring two people inside them.

"The crash resulted in non-life-threatening injuries to both the initial investigating officer and the driver from the initial investigation," according to SLCPD. "Both were inside one of the police cars hit when the 25-year-old man crashed."

Police stated officers at the scene immediately provided medical attention. Both the officer investigating the first DUI incident and the suspect - a 47-year-old woman - were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Both were later released.

Ganga was not injured.

The 47-year-old was later ticketed for driving while intoxicated, police stated.

Ganga was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail. A probable cause affidavit for Ganga had not been filed as of the update time of this article.

"I’m incredibly thankful that our officer is already back to work keeping our city safe," said Chief Mike Brown. "This incident is a clear reminder of the dangers our police officers face every day. We’re fortunate this wasn’t worse, and I strongly urge everyone to make responsible and safe choices—never drive under the influence."

Additional information was not provided by police.

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Former D.C. Special Police Officer Charged with Federal Civil Rights Offense for Using Excessive Force and with Obstruction of Justice

A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment today charging a former D.C. Special Police Officer with depriving an arrestee of her civil rights under color of law.

The indictment charges former D.C. Special Police Officer Curtis Holloway, 65, with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law for willfully using unreasonable force against an arrestee, who is identified in the indictment as A.J. Specifically, the indictment alleges that, without legal justification, Holloway struck A.J. on the head with a firearm, resulting in bodily injury to A.J.

The indictment also charges Holloway with obstruction of justice for false statements he made to responding Metropolitan Police Department officers. Finally, the indictment charges Holloway with assault with a deadly weapon.

The civil rights charge and assault charge each carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.  The obstruction charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. If convicted, a federal judge will determine any sentence based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia and Acting Special Agent in Charge David Geist of the FBI Washington Field Office made the announcement. 

The FBI Washington Field Office investigated this case. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Gold for the District of Columbia and Trial Attorney Laura-Kate Bernstein of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section are prosecuting the case. 

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A 911 call took an unexpected turn when a man concerned about a stray dog in his neighborhood ended his night watching police shoot that dog and his own.

Kenner Police said the surprising incident was unavoidable and the entire incident was captured on video.

The shocking video obtained by WDSU shows the moment two Kenner police officers fired their guns and killed two dogs.

The homeowner Yuri Pavaneli said he heard anywhere between five and nine rounds fired.

Pavaneli said Saturday, he called police because a Pitt Bull he described as an aggressive stray got into his yard.

"She jumped over the fence, started barking and growling at both of us," said Pavaneli.

He said his dog, a husky his family took in three years ago was also in the yard.

"Our other dog that was there too at the same time, he was kind of copycatting the other dog," said Pavaneli.

Kenner police Lt. Mark McCormick said the first officer spotted the dogs in the backyard but was cornered by the pair. He added that when backup arrived those officers couldn't see the dogs, but they heard them.

"We don't have the poles and everything to capture the dogs, but in this particular incident none of that would've mattered," said McCormick.

Lt. McCormick told WDSU animal control was dispatched, but was still on the way. He said once the dogs lunged the officers couldn't wait.

"When any animal attacks of course they have every right to defend themselves in which this case they did," said McCormick.

In the video, you can hear Pavaneli tell police they shot the wrong dog.

"Man, you shot the other one," but then told officers "finish it, man, finish it."

He said in that moment he was frustrated after watching the shooting take place in his front yard.

"I was telling them to just finish the dog because it was shot several times and it wasn't going to make it," said Pavaneli.

According to Kenner police, the officers followed protocol saying they had to make a decision for their safety.

"Because of the quickness that the dogs came and how aggressive they were in attacking the officers. They really didn't have any other option," said McCormick.

Kenner police told WDSU that anytime an officer fires their weapon in the line of duty, an investigation is conducted. They said, the officers were interviewed and the investigation is still ongoing but right now those officers are not facing any disciplinary actions.

Police ID officer placed on administrative duties after Tyreek Hill incident

Officer danny torres, a 27-year veteran of the department, remains on administrative duties while an internal affairs investigation is completed, miami-dade police said tuesday, by laura rodriguez , nbc6 and associated press • published september 10, 2024 • updated on september 10, 2024 at 11:06 pm.

Miami-Dade Police have identified the veteran officer who was placed on administrative duties after Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was handcuffed and detained outside Hard Rock Stadium Sunday .

Officer Danny Torres, a 27-year veteran of the department, remains on administrative duties while an internal affairs investigation is completed, Miami-Dade Police said Tuesday.

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"While we believe the decision to place our client on leave was premature, we respect Director Daniels' call for a thorough review of the incident involving Mr. Tyreek Hill, a stance we fully support," attorneys for Torres said in a statement.

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Police also released the two citations issued to Hill during the encounter, one for careless driving and the other for a seat belt violation.

"High rate [of] speed visual estimation 60 mph, no seat belt, high traff of pedestrians and veh," the citations read.

Police bodycamera footage released Monday showed an officer pulled Hill out of his sports car by his arm and forced him face-first to the ground after Hill put up the window of his car during a traffic stop before Sunday's game.

Torres is the officer who's wearing black arm sleeves in the video.

The video showed that the altercation between the Miami-Dade County officers and Hill escalated quickly. The officers cursed at Hill but he did not resist their physical force or strike at them. He did tell one officer, “Don't tell me what to do.” Six officers' body camera videos have been released.

Police Director Stephanie Davis said the tape would normally not be released while the investigation is ongoing, but she wanted to demonstrate the department's “commitment to transparency and maintaining public trust.”

In a CNN interview later Monday night, the 30-year-old NFL star said he was “embarrassed” and “shell-shocked” by the situation.

Video shows that two motorcycle officers went after Hill after he appeared to speed past them at in his McLaren sports car on the roadway entering Hard Rock Stadium in light traffic. They turned on their lights and pulled Hill over. One knocked on the driver’s window and told him to put it down, which Hill did and handed him his driver's license.

“Don’t knock on my window like that,” Hill told the officer repeatedly.

“I have to knock to let you know I am here,” the officer told Hill while repeatedly asking why the player didn't have his seatbelt on.

“Just give me my ticket, bro, so I can go. I am going to be late. Do what you gotta do,” Hill told the officer while putting his darkly tinted window back up.

“Keep your window down,” the officer told him, again tapping on the glass. Hill can still be seen inside.

Hill rolled the window down slightly and said, “Don't tell me what to do.” He put the window back up.

Hill told CNN's Kaitlan Collins he did roll his window back up, citing concern about drawing unwanted attention to himself.

“If I let my window down, people walking by, driving by, they’re going to notice that it’s me," Hill said. "And they're going to start taking pictures, and I didn’t want to create a scene at all. Like, I just really wanted to get the ticket and then go on about my way.”

The officer again told Hill to put his window back down or “I am going to get you out of the car. As a matter of fact, get out of the car.”

The officer then demanded Hill open the door. Another officer stepped up and said, “Get out of the car or I will break that … window," using an obscenity.

The door opened and the second officer reached in and grabbed Hill by the arm and the back of the head as the player said, “I am getting out."

Hill later guessed that he wasn't moving as quickly as the officers would have liked.

“I wasn’t moving fast because I've got injuries," said Hill, who started his ninth NFL season. “I got things that I go through. I play a physical sport.”

The second officer forced Hill face-first onto the ground. Three officers pulled Hill's arms behind his back as Hill yelled into his cellphone, “I am getting arrested Drew," talking to the Dolphins' director of security, Drew Brooks.

The officers handcuffed Hill and one put a knee in the middle of his back. “If we tell you to do something, do it.”

“Take me to jail, brother, do what you gotta do,” Hill replied.

“We are,” an officer said.

“You crazy,” Hill said to the officer.

The officers stood Hill up and walked him to the sidewalk. One officer told him to sit on the curb. Hill said to the officer he just had surgery on his knee.

An officer then jumped behind him and put a bar hold around Hill's upper chest or neck. He pulled Hill into a seating position.

“Chill, bro,” Hill told the officers.

At that point, teammate Jonnu Smith parked his SUV in front of Hill's car, got out and asked what was going on. The officers ordered Smith to get back in his vehicle and leave. They then told him they were going to give him a ticket for blocking the road.

Defensive tackle Calais Campbell also pulled up. He was told to leave and when he didn't, he was briefly handcuffed.

Hill and Campbell were eventually released and allowed to go into the stadium.

Hill was handcuffed and detained but released after he received the citations. Hours later, he caught an 80-yard touchdown pass that sparked the Dolphins' comeback win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Hill's attorneys have threatened to sue the department and officers.

Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, defended the officers' actions, saying that Hill “was briefly detained for officer safety, after driving in a manner in which he was putting himself and others in great risk of danger."

“Upon being stopped, Mr. Hill was not immediately cooperative with the officers on the scene who, pursuant to policy and for their immediate safety, placed Mr. Hill in handcuffs. Mr. Hill, still uncooperative, refused to sit on the ground and was therefore redirected to the ground.”

Ignacio Alvarez, the attorney representing the officer put on leave, issued a statement Tuesday calling for his client's immediate reinstatement while respecting Daniels' call for an investigation.

The team, along with Hill's teammates and coaches, have come out in support of the wide receiver.

In a statement, the team said it has a strong relationship with the police department but was “saddened” by the altercation and called for “swift and strong action against the officers.”

“There are some officers who mistake their responsibility and commitment to serve with misguided power,” the team said.

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The New York City Council’s standards and ethics committee has initiated proceedings against Councilmember Susan Zhuang, who is facing separate criminal charges for allegedly biting a police officer during a protest over the summer.

A Council spokesperson confirmed the proceedings on Tuesday after a reporter spotted Zhuang in the lobby ahead of the committee meeting. Most of the proceedings were closed to the public.

“The Committee opened the matter regarding Council Member Zhuang and has held it in suspension pending the resolution of the ongoing prosecution by the Brooklyn District Attorney, as it has in the past when a Council member was facing pending criminal charges,” spokesperson Shirley Limongi said in a statement. “The committee will respect that process. The confidentiality rules that apply to the proceedings of the committee prevent further comment.”

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Police History: The evolution of motor patrol in American policing

The 1950s saw a heavy reliance on the motor officer to again reduce what had started first in the 1920s: a desire to speed.

Retired North Dakota Highway Patrol Officer Jerry Seeklander sits on a restored 1936 Harley Davidson police motorcycle. Seeklander is also wearing a replica uniform from the same time period. The motorcycle is owned by the North Dakota Troopers Association, which was showing it off in Memorial Hall. Seeklander said the North Dakota Highway Patrol no longer uses motorcycles in its service.

For the last nine years, I’ve had the pleasure of being assigned as a motor officer. In that time, I’ve investigated hundreds of crashes, issued thousands of citations, and been the envy of myriad cage-bound coppers. But when, where, and why did my forbearers first bask in the glory crime fighting on two wheels? Further, what is the story of “The Winged Wheel” on my shoulder?

First Days on Motors Motor units celebrated their platinum anniversary about seven years ago. According to the Harley Davidson website, the first police motorcycle was delivered to the Detroit Police Department in 1908. Not to be outdone, however, the Evanston Police Department in Illinois purchased the first belt-driven motorcycle the same year.

In 1909, the Portland Police Department allowed an officer to ride his own Indian (LINK)motorcycle on patrol. Portland PD purchased two additional motorcycles at some point thereafter.

Two years later — in 1911 — the Berkeley (Calif.) Police Department is credited with creating one of the earliest official motor patrol unit thanks to their forward-thinking chief, August Vollmer. Berkeley PD also took it upon themselves to create specific policies regarding the operation and utilization of the motor unit. It wouldn’t be surprising if the current policy of most departments made liberal use of Berkeley’s original.

War to End All Wars It wasn’t only police departments that were giving motors attention. When World War I broke out, Harley-Davidson aided the war effort by shipping about 20,000 motorcycles overseas. They were effective in dispatching messages before the radio communications become something upon which soldiers could rely. Many of these motorcycles had sidecars which could be retrofitted with machine-gun mounts if needed.

After WWI came to a victorious end, there was a surplus of motorcycles. The transition into police utility after their military usage was a no-brainer. Police departments quickly saw a tactical advantage in the motorcycle. Motors were more agile, responsive, and maneuverable than their other motorized counterparts. Even at the turn of the 20th century — when departments were relying heavily on actual horses — the advent of the steel horse was a harbinger of things to come.

Mid-Century Advances By 1920, Harley-Davidson had grown to be the largest and most significant motorcycle manufacturer on the face of the Earth. Speed related fatalities started to go through the roof in the 1920’s as both vehicle and motorcycle production significantly increased in combination with a distinct lack of speed enforcement.

Harley-Davidson motorcycles were intrinsic in speed enforcement due to their agility, responsiveness, and maneuverability in comparison to their four-wheeled compatriots. In conjunction with law enforcement, Harley-Davidson created a public campaign to reduce the number of traffic fatalities due to lousy infrastructure and even worse traffic enforcement.

By the end of the ‘20s, Harley-Davidson motors were being used by about 3,000 different police agencies the world over.

When WWII broke out, Harley once again supported the war effort by shipping almost 90,000 motorcycles. When WWII came to its conclusion, it was police agencies that once again benefitted from reduced pricing of military surplus motorcycles.

The 1950s saw a heavy reliance on the motor officer to again reduce what had started first in the 1920s. Infrastructure had improved in 30 years, as had the quality of automobile. However, what didn’t change much was the desire of people to drive fast. Motor officers were tapped to enforce traffic laws and reduce the incidents of collisions — both injury and non-injury alike — through the issuing of traffic citations.

As the years rolled on, vehicles have become safer, but drivers’ penchant for driving unsafely — be it purposefully or not — remains hard-wired in the psyche of most people. Thus, the necessity of the motorcycle in police work remains as relevant today as it was more than 100 years ago. Motor officers continue to patrol our streets and freeways, working traffic details and other important duties to keep the peace on the roads.

The Winged Wheel Speaking of 100 years, motorcycles have seen much iteration — whether between different manufacturers or changes within a specific line of motorcycles — but what has been much slower to change is motor officers’ uniforms. They have long reflected those of a mounted unit; tall stacked boots and breeches are the iconic uniform of the day for most traditional motor officers. It’s only been recently that motor officers have been pushing for more appropriate safety gear like Kevlar pants, actual motorcycle boots, and safer modular helmets.

Along with the different gear we motor officers wear — boots, helmet, gloves, breeches, and the like — we also have different markings on our uniforms. I’ve worn the “Winged Wheel” on my sleeve for nine years, of which I recently discovered the meaning:

After an exhaustive search, I discovered a quote credited to Sgt. J. Hughes from the Duchess County (N.Y.) Sheriff’s Office:

The Meaning of “The Winged Wheel” The Wing Represents Swiftness The Arrow Precision The Wheel Motion A Police Motorcycle is Swift Precise Motion

Jason Hoschouer is a law enforcement officer with an agency in the San Francisco Bay area in California. In addition to patrolling the streets as a motor officer, Hoschouer helps fellow LEOs with financial coaching through his company, GPS Financial Coaching. Hoschouer’s column on Police1 covers everything from motors to monies, from britches to budgets. Jason has been blogging under the pseudonym “Motorcop” at motorcopblog.com since 2008 and was also a columnist for American COP Magazine for several years.

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After more than two years of criminal indictments and steady revelations about contacts between associates of Donald J. Trump and Russia, we already know a lot about the work done by Robert S. Mueller III , the special counsel who investigated Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. This is everything we knew before the release of the special counsel’s report.

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Trump Tower Russia Meeting Donald Trump Jr. arranged a meeting with a Kremlin-connected lawyer after being told that the Russian government wanted to share damaging information about Mrs. Clinton. After the meeting was uncovered by The New York Times , the Trump team pushed a false narrative about the reason for holding it.

Russian Contacts All told, Mr. Trump and more than a dozen of his associates had more than 100 contacts with Russian nationals and WikiLeaks, or their intermediaries, during the campaign and transition. These included multiple offers of dirt on Mrs. Clinton, attempts to arrange “back-channel” meetings between Mr. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, and private messages with WikiLeaks and other Russian fronts . At least 10 other advisers were told about these interactions but did not have any themselves.

Russian Sanctions Several people close to Mr. Trump engaged in discussions about deals to give Russia relief from economic sanctions. Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump’s onetime campaign chairman, had repeated conversations with a Russian business associate about a plan to end a guerrilla war between Russia and Ukraine that might have led to sanctions relief. Michael D. Cohen, the president’s longtime personal lawyer, delivered a sealed proposal to the office of Michael T. Flynn, the president’s first national adviser, for the same purpose. Mr. Flynn also spoke with the Russian ambassador about sanctions (court documents show that Mr. Trump’s presidential transition team knew about these calls and coached Mr. Flynn on how to respond).

Other Foreign Contacts Other foreign officials also reached out or offered assistance to the Trump campaign. An emissary for the leaders of two Arab nations told Mr. Trump Jr. that the princes were eager to help his father win election . An Israeli company was asked to provide a proposal for using social media manipulation to help defeat Mrs. Clinton. And an informal adviser to Mr. Trump’s team during the presidential transition attended a meeting in the Seychelles that was convened by the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates.

Obstruction Inquiry Mr. Trump’s public and private attacks on investigations have exposed him to accusations of obstruction of justice . These include efforts to pressure the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, to end the bureau’s investigation into Mr. Flynn, firing Mr. Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions and attempting to fire Mr. Mueller.

Other Charges Mr. Manafort and his longtime business associate, Rick Gates, were convicted of fraud and other crimes related to their work for pro-Russian Ukrainian politicians before joining the Trump campaign. Mr. Manafort and a Russian associate were also charged with witness tampering. Several others, not shown here, have been charged in spin-off investigations.

Six people connected to Trump were charged. Five were convicted or pleaded guilty.

Michael T. Flynn Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about conversations he had with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition.

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Michael D. Cohen Mr. Trump’s former lawyer pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about negotiations to develop a Trump Tower in Moscow during the campaign. He has also been sentenced to prison in a different investigation related to hush-money payments he made on behalf of Mr. Trump.

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Roger J. Stone Jr. A longtime friend and adviser to Mr. Trump, Mr. Stone was indicted on charges of lying to Congress about his efforts to contact WikiLeaks.

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Paul Manafort A longtime Republican consultant and lobbyist, Mr. Manafort served on the Trump campaign from March until August 2016, including three months as chairman. He was convicted of financial fraud and conspiracy stemming from consulting work he did in earlier years in Ukraine on behalf of pro-Russian political figures. He also had multiple contacts during the campaign with a Russian associate believed to have ties to Russian intelligence and shared private Trump campaign polling data with him. Mr. Manafort lied to the special counsel’s office after pledging to cooperate with its inquiry, a judge found.

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Rick Gates Mr. Gates, a deputy campaign chairman, was Paul Manafort’s longtime right-hand man in Ukraine. He agreed to cooperate with the special counsel inquiry after pleading guilty to financial fraud and lying to investigators.

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George Papadopoulos A former Trump campaign adviser who had multiple contacts with Russians and repeatedly told campaign officials about them. He pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about his contacts.

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Twenty-eight others — including 26 Russians — were also charged .

Alex van der Zwaan A lawyer who worked with Mr. Manafort and Mr. Gates and who pleaded guilty to lying to investigators about conversations he had with Mr. Gates over work they did together for a pro-Russian Ukrainian political party.

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Konstantin V. Kilimnik A longtime Russian business associate of Paul Manafort who had multiple contacts with Mr. Manafort while he was the Trump campaign chairman and who received private Trump campaign polling data. He was charged with conspiring with Mr. Manafort to obstruct justice by trying to shape the accounts of prospective witnesses in Mr. Manafort’s case.

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Richard Pinedo A California man who sold fake bank accounts and was an unwitting participant in Russia’s scheme to influence the election.

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Twelve Russian intelligence officers Charged with hacking the computer networks of Democratic organizations and the private email account of the chairman of the Clinton campaign and then releasing tens of thousands of stolen emails through WikiLeaks to the public.

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Thirteen Russian nationals Charged with manipulating social media to subvert the 2016 election and help the Trump campaign.

Dozens of others were swept up in the investigation, including campaign and administration officials, family members, Trump Organization executives and members of Mr. Trump’s legal team .

Donald Trump Jr. Mr. Trump’s eldest son arranged the now-famous Russia meeting at Trump Tower. He also exchanged private messages with WikiLeaks and was aware of negotiations to develop a Trump Tower in Moscow.

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Ivanka Trump Michael D. Cohen said he briefed Ms. Trump and Donald Trump Jr. on the Moscow Trump Tower project during the campaign. She was also contacted by a Russian woman whose husband offered to help her father develop a separate real estate project in Moscow.

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Jared Kushner As a senior campaign official, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law attended the Trump Tower Russia meeting. He was also told that a campaign aide had been approached about setting up a back-channel meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin, and that Donald Trump Jr. received a private message from WikiLeaks . As a senior transition adviser, Mr. Kushner met at Trump Tower with the Russian ambassador and discussed setting up a way to communicate with Moscow during the transition. He also met with a Russian banker close to Mr. Putin in an attempt to establish a direct line of communication to the Russian president.

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Hope Hicks A fixture of Mr. Trump’s inner circle throughout the campaign and in the White House, Ms. Hicks was involved in the drafting of a false statement in response to questions about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting arranged by Donald Trump Jr.

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James B. Comey Former F.B.I. director who alleged that Mr. Trump pressured him to drop the investigation into Michael T. Flynn.

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Rod J. Rosenstein Deputy attorney general who appointed the special counsel to investigate Russia’s election interference.

Robert S. Mueller III The special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and the possible involvement of Mr. Trump’s campaign.

Alan Garten The Trump Organization’s general counsel was involved in the drafting of the misleading statement about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting arranged by Donald Trump Jr.

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Stephen K. Bannon Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman and chief White House strategist emailed Roger J. Stone Jr. in October 2016 for insight into WikiLeaks’s plans to publish documents that could damage the Clinton campaign.

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Rick Dearborn A campaign adviser who was approached by a Russian intermediary about arranging a back-channel meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin.

Donald F. McGahn II The former White House counsel threatened to quit after Mr. Trump asked him to fire Mr. Mueller.

Jeff Sessions Weeks after he was confirmed as attorney general, the former senator recused himself from any investigation into charges that Russia meddled in the election after revelations that he had failed to report encounters with the Russian ambassador during the campaign.

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Carter Page Russian intelligence operatives tried to recruit Mr. Page , a foreign policy adviser to the 2016 Trump campaign, in 2013. During the campaign, Mr. Page gave a speech in Russia and met with at least one Russian government official in Moscow. He told at least four members of the campaign about his trip.

Stephen Miller As a top adviser to the president, Mr. Miller helped draft a letter, which was never sent, that explained why the president wanted to fire James B. Comey. During the campaign, Mr. Miller was among top campaign officials whom George Papadopoulos told about his Russian contacts .

Sam Clovis Mr. Clovis was among the Trump campaign officials whom George Papadopoulos told about his contacts with Russians .

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J. D. Gordon Mr. Gordon met briefly with the Russian ambassador during the Republican National Convention. He also had contacts with Maria Butina and was among the Trump campaign officials who knew that Carter Page would be traveling to Russia in July 2016.

Thomas P. Bossert Mr. Trump's former chief homeland security adviser was aware of conversations about sanctions that occurred during the presidential transition between Michael T. Flynn and the Russian ambassador.

Corey Lewandowski Mr. Trump’s first campaign manager was among the Trump campaign officials who knew that Carter Page would be traveling to Russia in July 2016. He was also told about George Papadopoulos’s contacts with Russians. In 2017, Mr. Trump asked Mr. Lewandowski to pressure Mr. Sessions to resign, but Mr. Lewandowski did not act on the request.

K. T. McFarland A senior transition official and former deputy national security adviser who was aware of conversations about sanctions that occurred during the transition between Michael T. Flynn and the Russian ambassador.

Reince Priebus A senior transition official and former White House chief of staff, Mr. Priebus was forwarded an email exchange during the transition that said Michael T. Flynn was discussing sanctions with the Russian ambassador. In a December 2017 meeting in the West Wing, Mr. Trump asked Mr. Priebus how his interview had gone with the special counsel’s investigators and whether they had been “nice.”

Sean Spicer Former White House press secretary who was forwarded an email exchange during the transition that said Michael T. Flynn was discussing sanctions with the Russian ambassador.

Avi Berkowitz A White House aide who works for Jared Kushner, Mr. Berkowitz met with the Russian ambassador at Mr. Kushner’s request during the presidential transition.

Mark Corallo A former spokesman for Mr. Trump’s legal team who told Mr. Mueller about a conference call with Mr. Trump and Hope Hicks in which, he said, Ms. Hicks said that emails written by Donald Trump Jr. before the Trump Tower meeting "will never get out."

Donald J. Trump The president has repeatedly sought to dismiss the special counsel’s investigation as a “witch hunt.”

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Ms. Sanders, the White House press secretary, initially said the president “certainly didn’t dictate” the false statement issued by Donald Trump Jr. about the Trump Tower Russia meeting.

Jay Sekulow Mr. Trump’s private lawyer initially said the president was not involved in a false statement about the Trump Tower Russia meeting. Separately, Mr. Cohen has alleged that Mr. Trump's lawyers, including Mr. Sekulow, helped with Mr. Cohen's false testimony to Congress about a proposed Trump Tower project in Moscow.

These Russians or Russian intermediaries were also of interest.

Aras Agalarov A Russian real estate developer who co-hosted the 2013 Miss Universe pageant with Mr. Trump in Moscow. He set the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting in motion after being told by a Russian government official that Russia wanted to share damaging information about Mrs. Clinton with the Trump campaign.

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Emin Agalarov Aras Agalarov’s son and a Russian pop star who helped Donald Trump Jr. arrange the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting.

Rob Goldstone A British-born publicist who served as an intermediary between the Trump campaign and the Agalarovs.

Sergey N. Gorkov The head of a Russian bank who is close to Mr. Putin, Mr. Gorkov met with Jared Kushner during the transition. The bank, Vnesheconombank, is under American sanctions.

Sergey I. Kislyak The former Russian ambassador to the United States who met with multiple members of the Trump campaign and transition.

Felix H. Sater A Russian émigré and Trump business associate who was involved in negotiations during the campaign about developing a Trump Tower in Moscow.

Maria Butina A Russian who admitted to being involved in an organized effort to open up unofficial lines of communication between Russians and Americans in the N.R.A. and the Republican Party. She posed for a photo with Donald Trump Jr. at a 2016 dinner hosted by the N.R.A. in Louisville, Ky.

Andrii V. Artemenko A pro-Russian Ukrainian lawmaker who pushed a plan to end a guerrilla war between Russia and Ukraine that might have led to sanctions relief. Mr. Cohen and Mr. Sater were also involved.

Alexander Torshin A former Russian government official close to Mr. Putin who made contact with the Trump campaign and appears to have been behind efforts to use an N.R.A. meeting to arrange back-channel communications between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin.

Ivan Timofeev A Russian who said he had connections to Russia’s foreign ministry and who had repeated contacts with George Papadopoulos about setting up a meeting between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Viktor F. Vekselberg A Russian oligarch who met with Mr. Cohen at Trump Tower .

Irakly Kaveladze An executive at Aras Agalarov’s real estate development company who represented Mr. Agalarov at the 2016 Trump Tower meeting.

Paul Erickson A Republican operative who reached out to the Trump campaign about arranging a back-channel meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin.

Rick Clay An advocate for conservative Christian causes who reached out to the Trump campaign about arranging a back-channel meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin.

Rinat Akhmetshin A Russian-American lobbyist who attended the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting.

Arkady V. Dvorkovich A Russian deputy prime minister who met with Carter Page in Moscow and expressed strong support for Mr. Trump.

Kirill Dmitriev A Russian investor who is close to Mr. Putin and attended a secret meeting in the Seychelles that was convened by the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates.

Olga Polonskaya A Russian woman originally introduced to George Papadopoulos as the niece of Mr. Putin (she was not).

Dmitry Klokov A former Russian Olympic weight lifter who offered to help the Trump Organization develop a real estate project in Moscow.

Elena Klokov A Russian woman who reached out to Ivanka Trump on behalf of her husband, Dmitry Klokov, about helping Mr. Trump develop a real estate project in Moscow.

Natalia Veselnitskaya A Kremlin-connected lawyer who attended the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting.

Joseph Mifsud A London-based professor with connections in Moscow who told George Papadopoulos that Russia had “dirt” on Mrs. Clinton in the form of “thousands of emails.”

Dmitri Peskov Mr. Putin’s spokesperson who Michael D. Cohen contacted about Trump Tower Moscow.

The head of WikiLeaks and people who are connected to Mr. Stone .

Julian Assange The founder of WikiLeaks, which released tens of thousands of Democratic emails stolen by the Russians during the 2016 election.

Jerome Corsi A conspiracy theorist and political commentator who was asked by Roger J. Stone Jr. to be an intermediary between Mr. Stone and WikiLeaks .

Randy Credico A New York comedian and former radio host who may have acted as an intermediary between Mr. Stone and WikiLeaks in 2016.

Other foreign officials or intermediaries.

Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan The crown prince of Abu Dhabi and de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates who convened a January 2017 meeting in the Seychelles that brought together a Russian investor close to Mr. Putin and Erik D. Prince.

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Erik D. Prince The founder of Blackwater and an informal Trump adviser who arranged a meeting in August 2016 between Donald Trump Jr., George Nader and Joel Zamel. He also attended a meeting in the Seychelles that was convened by the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates. He is the brother of Betsy DeVos, Mr. Trump’s education secretary.

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George Nader A Lebanese-American businessman who told Donald Trump Jr. that the leaders of Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. wanted to help his father win the election. He is cooperating with the special counsel.

Joel Zamel The owner of an Israeli firm that put together a proposal for the Trump campaign to manipulate social media.

Mohammed bin Salman Crown prince of Saudi Arabia who was among the Arab leaders George Nader said wanted to help the Trump campaign.

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Unlike the successor agencies to the KGB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del--MVD) did not undergo extensive reorganization after 1991. The MVD carries out regular police functions, including maintenance of public order and criminal investigation. It also has responsibility for fire fighting and prevention, traffic control, automobile registration, transportation security, issuance of visas and passports, and administration of labor camps and most prisons.

In 1996 the MVD was estimated to have 540,000 personnel, including the regular militia (police force) and MVD special troops but not including the ministry's Internal Troops. The MVD operates at both the central and local levels. The central system is administered from the ministry office in Moscow. As of mid-1996, the minister of internal affairs was General Anatoliy Kulikov. He replaced Viktor Yerin, who was dismissed in response to State Duma demands after the MVD mishandled the 1995 Budennovsk hostage crisis.

MVD agencies exist at all levels from the national to the municipal. MVD agencies at lower operational levels conduct preliminary investigations of crimes. They also perform the ministry's policing, motor vehicle inspection, and fire and traffic control duties. MVD salaries are generally lower than those paid in other agencies of the criminal justice system. Reportedly, staffers are poorly trained and equipped, and corruption is widespread.

Until 1990 Russia's regular militia was under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union. At that time, the Russian Republic established its own MVD, which assumed control of the republic's militia. In the late 1980s, the Gorbachev regime had attempted to improve training, tighten discipline, and decentralize the administration of the militia throughout the Soviet Union so that it might respond better to local needs and deal more effectively with drug trafficking and organized crime. Some progress was made toward these objectives despite strong opposition from conservative elements in the CPSU leadership. However, after 1990 the redirection of MVD resources to the Internal Troops and to the MVD's new local riot squads undercut militia reform. In the August 1991 coup against the Gorbachev government, most Russian police remained inactive, although some in Moscow joined the Yeltsin forces that opposed the overthrow of the government.

In early 1996, a reorganization plan was proposed for the MVD, with the aim of more effective crime prevention. The plan called for increasing the police force by as many as 90,000, but funding was not available for such expansion. Meanwhile, the MVD recruited several thousand former military personnel, whose experience reduced the need for police training. At the end of 1995, the MVD reported debts of US$717 million, including US$272 million in overdue wages. In February 1996, guards at a jail and a battalion of police escorts went on a hunger strike; at that point, some of the MVD's Internal Troops had not been paid for three months. Minister of Internal Affairs Kulikov described the ministry's 1996 state budget allocation of US$5.2 billion as wholly inadequate to fulfill its missions. Participation in the Chechnya campaign added enormously to ministry expenditures.

The MVD's militia is used for ordinary policing functions such as law enforcement on the streets, crowd control, and traffic control. As part of a trend toward decentralization, some municipalities, including Moscow, have formed their own militias, which cooperate with their MVD counterpart. Although a new law on self-government supports such local law enforcement agencies, the Yeltsin administration attempted to head off further moves toward independence by strictly limiting local powers. The regular militia does not carry guns or other weapons except in emergency situations, such as the parliamentary crisis of 1993, when it was called upon to fight antigovernment crowds in the streets of Moscow.

The militia is divided into local public security units and criminal police. The security units run local police stations, temporary detention centers, and the State Traffic Inspectorate. They deal with crimes outside the jurisdiction of the criminal police and are charged with routine maintenance of public order. The criminal police are divided into organizations responsible for combating particular types of crime. The Main Directorate for Organized Crime (Glavnoye upravleniye organizovannogo prestupleniya--GUOP) works with other agencies such as the MVD's specialized rapid-response detachments; in 1995 special GUOP units were established to deal with contract killings and other violent crimes against individuals. The Federal Tax Police Service deals primarily with tax evasion and similar crimes. In an attempt to improve Russia's notoriously inefficient tax collection operation, the Federal Tax Police Service received authority in 1995 to carry out preliminary criminal investigations independently. The 1996 budget authorized a staff of 38,000 for this agency.

Throughout the first half of the 1990s, Russia's militia functioned with minimal arms, equipment, and support from the national legal system. The inadequacy of the force became particularly apparent in the wave of organized crime that began sweeping over Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Many highly qualified individuals have moved from the militia into better-paying jobs in the field of private security, which has expanded to meet the demand of companies needing protection from organized crime. Frequent bribe taking among the remaining members of the militia has damaged the force's public credibility. Numerous revelations of participation by militia personnel in murders, prostitution rings, information peddling, and tolerance of criminal acts have created a general public perception that all police are at least taking bribes. Bribery of police officers to avoid arrest for traffic violations and petty crimes is a routine and expected occurrence.

In a 1995 poll of the public, only 5 percent of respondents expressed confidence in the ability of the militia to deal with crime in their city. Human rights organizations have accused the Moscow militia of racism in singling out non-Slavic individuals (especially immigrants from Russia's Caucasus republics), physical attacks, unjustified detention, and other rights violations. In 1995 Kulikov conducted a high-profile "Clean Hands Campaign" to purge the MVD police forces of corrupt elements. In its first year, this limited operation caught several highly placed MVD officials collecting bribes, indicating a high level of corruption throughout the agency. According to experts, the main causes of corruption are insufficient funding to train and equip personnel and pay them adequate wages, poor work discipline, lack of accountability, and fear of reprisals from organized criminals.

The Special Forces Police Detachment (Otryad militsii osobogo naznacheniya--OMON), commonly known as the Black Berets, is a highly trained elite branch of the public security force of the MVD militia. Established in 1987, OMON is assigned to emergency situations such as hostage crises, widespread public disturbances, and terrorist threats. In the Soviet period, OMON forces also were used to quell unrest in rebellious republics. In the 1990s, OMON units have been stationed at transportation hubs and population centers. The Moscow contingent, reportedly 2,000 strong, receives support from the mayor's office and the city's internal affairs office as well as from the MVD budget. OMON units have the best and most up-to-date weapons and combat equipment available, and they enjoy a reputation for courage and effectiveness.

The MVD's Internal Troops, estimated to number 260,000 to 280,000 in mid-1996, are better equipped and trained than the regular militia. The size of the force, which is staffed by both conscripts and volunteers, has grown steadily through the mid-1990s, although the troop commander has reported serious shortages of officers. Critics have noted that the Internal Troops have more divisions in a combat-ready state than do the regular armed forces (see Force Structure, ch. 9).

According to the Law on Internal Troops, issued in October 1992, the functions of the Internal Troops are to ensure public order; guard key state installations, including nuclear power plants; guard prisons and labor camps (a function that was to end in 1996); and contribute to the territorial defense of the nation. It was under the last mandate that Internal Troops were deployed in large numbers after the December 1994 invasion of Chechnya. In November 1995, MVD troops in Chechnya totaled about 23,500. This force included unknown proportions of Internal Troops, specialized rapid-response troops, and special military detachments. Internal Troops are equipped with guns and combat equipment to deal with serious crimes, terrorism, and other extraordinary threats to public order. In 1995 the crime rate among Internal Troops personnel doubled. A contributing factor was a steep increase in desertions that coincided with service in Chechnya, where the Internal Troops were routinely used for street patrols in 1995.