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Police transparency and video release

The trend of police departments releasing videos of pursuits and other incidents, and the role of these videos in promoting transparency and accountability.

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Jan 25, 2026

How have frame-by-frame open-source analyses changed public investigations of police shootings in recent years?

has reshaped public investigations of police shootings by expanding the evidentiary record beyond official reports, forcing newsrooms and researchers to develop visual-forensics skills, and sharpening...

Jan 19, 2026

Has any Minnesota police department released video of unusual or viral street stunts leading to chases in the past five years?

Yes — multiple Minnesota law‑enforcement agencies have released or been the subject of widely shared video showing dangerous, attention‑seeking street stunts that either provoked or became part of sub...