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Janelle Griffith

Janelle Griffith is a national reporter for NBC News focusing on issues of race and policing.

Janelle Griffith is a national reporter for NBC News focusing on issues of race and policing.


Latest from Janelle Griffith

4d ago

Texas authorities investigating why officer responding to a robbery had a man in his back seat before crash that killed mom and son

Almost five days after one of its officers was involved in a fatal crash that claimed the lives of a mother and her teenage son on his birthday, the Missouri City Police Department in Texas cannot explain why the officer was responding to a call and why a man was found in the back seat of his vehicle hours after the crash.
11d ago

Former Seattle police chief denies allegations made against him by 4 female officers

Seattle police Chief Adrian Diaz reveals he's gay after four women accuse him of sexual harassment and other violations.
11d ago

‘This is validation’: Phoenix homeless welcome Justice Department’s findings, call for consent decree

Faith Kearns sank to the ground and burst into tears in her studio apartment on Thursday after the Justice Department asserted something she had known for years: Phoenix police routinely violate the rights of homeless people.
16d ago

DOJ finds Phoenix Police Department discriminates against minorities and uses excessive force

The Phoenix Police Department uses excessive force, violates constitutional rights, particularly those of homeless people, and discriminates against Black, Hispanic and Native American people, according to the results of an investigation by the Justice Department released Thursday.
17d ago

Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans at an Atlanta concert to incite a race war, feds say

An Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans and other minorities at a rap concert in Atlanta in May, looking to incite a race war ahead of the presidential election, federal authorities said.
18d ago

Wisconsin superintendent says parent who accosted him at graduation had ‘no reason’ to push him

The Wisconsin superintendent who was accosted on stage by a parent during a high school graduation last month said the encounter left him concerned for his safety, as well as that of his family and the school community at large.
20d ago

Caitlin Clark says 'no disappointment' over omission from Team USA Olympics roster

WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark said she has “no disappointment” over being omitted from the women’s national team at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
20d ago

Chiefs' Rashee Rice says his focus is to 'mature and grow' in first public comments following high-speed car crash

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice, who faces multiple charges in connection with a high-speed car crash in March, says his focus is to “mature and continue to grow,” in his first public comments since the incident, according to ESPN.
21d ago

'Catastrophic' landslide closes critical mountain highway between Wyoming and Idaho

A landslide caused the roadway at Teton Pass in Wyoming to collapse and crumble, in what the state’s department of transportation described as a catastrophic failure Saturday.
21d ago

Virginia woman wanted in triple killing of roommates nabbed after high-speed chase

A 23-year-old woman allegedly involved in the killings of her three roommates in Virginia was taken into custody after a chase on an upstate New York highway, police said Friday.
22d ago

Man who disrupted Wisconsin graduation told police he disliked superintendent, police report says

The man who disrupted a Wisconsin high school graduation when he stormed the stage and blocked the superintendent from shaking hands with his daughter said he disliked the administrator and wanted to prevent him “from having the satisfaction” of shaking her hand, according to a police report.