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    According to government officials, the police chief of Ferguson, Missouri is expected to step down as part of the city’s effort to reform the police department. But Chief Thomas Jackson and the city’s mayor say the claims are false. 

From USA Today: Embattled Ferguson, Mo., Police Chief Thomas Jackson, whose department received scathing criticism from the Justice Department for racially biased policing, offered his resignation Wednesday to the Ferguson City Council, according to a Missouri state senator and media reports. Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, who represents the city, learned about the possible resignation from a […]

  Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson has agreed to stop police from wearing “I am Darren Wilson” bracelets in solidarity with the officer who fatally shot Michael Brown last month. Officers can no longer wear the bracelets while in uniform and on duty after federal officials intervened to put a stop to the officers wearing […]

  The U.S. Department of Justice has requested that Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson prohibit police officers from wearing “I am Darren Wilson” bracelets while on duty. Officer Wilson shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen, as he walked home on Aug. 9. 

  Police are continuing their search for a suspect who wounded a Ferguson police officer Saturday night. Authorities say the incident involved only one person. Police also confirmed Sunday that the officer was wearing a body camera, but it was turned off during the incident. 

      A number of protesters were arrested by police in Ferguson after shoving ensued on Thursday night. According to protesters, the evening started out peaceful, with Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson marching down the street with them. 

  Ferguson, Missouri police chief Thomas Jackson issued a public apology on Thursday to the family of Michael Brown in a short video posted online regarding the teen’s death. 

  Five people who were arrested during protests in Ferguson, Missouri is suing the city’s police department for $40 million.  The federal lawsuit accuses police of using “wanton and excessive force” and treating citizens “as if they were war combatants.”

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said Friday initial contact between police officer Darren Wilson and 18-year-old Michael Brown was not related to a convenience store robbery. Brown, an unarmed black teenager, died Saturday Aug. 9 after being shot multiple times by Wilson. 

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said six-year veteran Darren Wilson is the police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown on Friday. Wilson, who is from the St. Louis area, has no history of disciplinary action. 

The internet hacking group “Anonymous” released on Twitter what they claimed to be the alleged name of the Ferguson, Missouri police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown last weekend. The group then warned that they will release the officer’s photo, then his address, and next full documents within hours if the St. Louis […]

  The following post originally appeared on the Daily Kos under the title, “The demonization of a dead, unarmed teenager is well underway…” By: Barbara Morrill Well, that didn’t take long. Barely two hours after Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jacksonnamed the police officer who gunned down 18-year old Michael Brown last Saturday, and the demonization of—you […]