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18 new officers graduate LRPD Recruit School

The Little Rock Police Department graduated 18 new officers today, beginning to fill a large number of vacancies city officials have said are hindering the department from stopping the rise in crime.
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Marking four years since Ellison shooting, family's attorney alleges LRPD cover up

At a press conference held Tuesday night at a Little Rock church, the sons of Eugene Ellison, a 67-year-old man shot to death by LRPD officers in 2010, marked the anniversary by having their attorney lay out troubling aspects of the shooting and the actions of the Little Rock Police Department in the immediate aftermath of Ellison's death. They say the Ellison shooting fits a pattern of excessive force and cover up seen in other high-profile shootings involving officers nationwide.
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LRPD: Man killed father, assaulted mother

The LRPD says a man killed his father and assaulted his mother last night just before midnight, then yelled for responding officers to shoot him before being tased and taken into custody. Sean Patrick Johnson, 30, was arrested at the home he reportedly shared with his parents, Ronald and Hope Johnson, at 11817 Doe Run Drive in Little Rock. According to a police report, Hope Johnson told officers that her son had assaulted her and Ronald Johnson with a knife. Hope Johnson told officers that her husband and son had struggled over the knife, and that during the fight, Sean Johnson had pushed his father down, kicking and hitting him in the head. Ronald Johnson was later pronounced dead at a local hospital
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