Timeline: ferguson

2015-08-25 02:58:24sentencessite
  • Judge overhauls troubled court in Ferguson, Missouri
  • Protesters yell at a police line shortly before shots were fired in shooting that involved a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, this month.
  • "It is meaningful and will have a real impact on the lives of many," said St Louis-area lawyer Brendan Roediger, who has helped represent some protesters complaining of mistreatment by police and courts in Ferguson.
2015-08-25 00:28:36sentencessite
  • Ferguson judge withdraws arrest warrants before 2015
2015-08-24 23:21:38sentencessite
  • The Justice Department launched its investigation into Ferguson's police department and municipal court after the Aug. 9, 2014 shooting death of 18-year-old Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson.
2015-08-21 02:49:09sentencessite
  • Fuller gave an update on the investigation into a shooting that left a 9-year-old girl dead and her mother injured after someone fired shots into their home Tuesday in Ferguson.
  • Ferguson police Sgt. Dominica Fuller listens to a question during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo.
2015-08-20 18:55:06sentencessite
  • Ferguson police are searching for clues about the killing of a 9-year-old girl who was shot when someone fired into a home where she was doing homework on her mother's bad.
  • No arrests have been made in Tuesday night's fatal shooting of Jamyla Bolden and police don't yet know if the home was targeted or the shots were random, Ferguson Sgt. Dominica Fuller said Thursday.
2015-08-14 21:13:32sentencessite
  • Ferguson saw a fresh wave of demonstrations beginning last weekend, marking the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black man shot by a white police officer last August.
  • In the days since then, other protests have continued in and around Ferguson.
2015-08-14 18:17:05sentencessite
  • Ferguson city officials on Friday defended interim Police Chief Andre Anderson after an online report raised concerns about his record as an officer in Glendale, Arizona.
  • Anderson, who is on leave from the Arizona department while he works in Ferguson in suburban St. Louis, has been promoted several times in Glendale and his records show generally favorable, sometimes glowing, reviews.
2015-08-14 18:17:05sentencessite
  • The statement from the city of Ferguson said Anderson was hired following a process that included a background investigation "independent of the City Manager."
2015-08-14 16:08:34sentencessite
  • "After reviewing the events of the past four evenings under the state of emergency, I am pleased to report our law enforcement officers have established order while preventing further acts of violence in Ferguson," Mr. Stenger said in a statement.
2015-08-14 14:42:12sentencessite
  • County Halts Ferguson State of Emergency; Police Vigilant
2015-08-14 14:42:01sentencessite
  • (AP) - St. Louis County has lifted the state of emergency that was imposed in Ferguson and the surrounding area after shootings during protests to mark the anniversary of Michael Brown's death.
2015-08-13 03:23:23sentencessite
  • Ferguson will remain under a state of emergency for at least another night, county officials said on Wednesday.
2015-08-12 14:34:13sentencessite
  • TORONTO -- CTV says its Los Angeles bureau chief has been charged nearly a year after his arrest while covering the protests in Ferguson, Mo.
2015-08-12 11:20:50sentencessite
  • Police outnumbered protesters along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson on Tuesday night, signaling the demonstrations around the anniversary of Michael Brown's death could be starting to fade.
2015-08-12 05:12:21sentencessite
  • Protesters gather in Ferguson for peaceful demonstration
2015-08-12 05:10:42sentencessite
  • Cat Daniels puts out snacks as smaller group of protesters gather along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., Tuesday.
  • About 100 protesters gathered along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson late Tuesday in a demonstration that was decidedly smaller and calmer than others on recent nights.
2015-08-12 04:45:33sentencessite
  • Stenger commended the efforts of the county police, along with the contributions from Ferguson and other departments, for minimizing tensions Monday night.
2015-08-12 03:06:19sentencessite
  • St. Louis County Police released a video on Tuesday that they said shows a suspect, who has been accused of firing on police, drawing a pistol from his pants during protests in strife-torn Ferguson, Missouri.
  • Police take a mug shot of a protester who was detained in Ferguson, Missouri, August 10, 2015.
2015-08-12 00:23:39sentencessite
  • -- St. Louis County police have released surveillance video footage they say shows the 18-year-old black suspect who was critically wounded after being shot by police in Ferguson minutes before he fired a gun at plainclothes officers.
2015-08-11 23:37:00sentencessite
  • Larry Miller, 58, organizer of the protest group Ferguson Freedom Fighters, said it was clear the latest round of demonstrations were dying down.
  • John Karriman, an Oath Keepers leader from southwest Missouri, said members plan to remain in Ferguson at least through the end of the week.
2015-08-11 22:11:09sentencessite
  • Ronald Johnson confer, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo.
  • Ferguson was a community on edge again Monday, a day after a protest marking the anniversary of Michael Brown's death was punctuated with gunshots.
2015-08-11 22:08:04sentencessite
  • The Latest on Ferguson: Video Released of Alleged Gunman
2015-08-11 21:34:49sentencessite
  • Oath Keepers? return criticized in Ferguson
2015-08-11 21:34:49sentencessite
  • Heavily armed civilians with a group known as the Oath Keepers arrive in Ferguson, Mo., early Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015.
2015-08-11 21:31:00sentencessite
  • He said members plan to remain in Ferguson "at least through the end of the week."
2015-08-11 21:24:49sentencessite
  • Armed Militia Group's Return to Ferguson Raises Concern
2015-08-11 12:00:00sentencessite
  • 4th night of Ferguson protests brings confrontation, arrests
  • The violence set Ferguson on edge and had protest leaders worried that tensions could escalate.
2015-08-11 11:33:07sentencessite
  • The St. Louis suburb thoroughfare was the focus of months of massive protests and sometimes violent unrest last summer after the killing of Brown by a Ferguson police officer.
  • Protests also cropped up outside Ferguson.
2015-08-11 08:12:33sentencessite
  • Police arrested nearly two dozen people in Ferguson during a fourth consecutive night of demonstrations marking the anniversary of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
2015-08-11 08:12:33sentencessite
  • Protests also spilled outside of Ferguson earlier Monday.
2015-08-11 08:03:40sentencessite
  • A St. Louis County Police spokesman says about two dozen people were arrested during a protest along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson.
  • Hundreds of people gathered along West Florissant, the thoroughfare that was the site of massive protests and rioting after 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot last year in a confrontation with a Ferguson police officer.
2015-08-11 07:45:03sentencessite
  • The Latest on Ferguson: Nearly 2 dozen arrests at protest
2015-08-11 06:38:08sentencessite
  • Police stand near a broken cash register in a parking lot after the front windows of a business were broken out along West Florissant Avenue, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo.
2015-08-11 06:12:40sentencessite
  • Officers arrest a protester, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo.
  • Police have made nine arrests in Ferguson after protesters blocked a traffic lane on West Florissant Avenue.
2015-08-11 06:12:40sentencessite
  • The crowd of protesters in Ferguson has significantly diminished along West Florissant Avenue.
  • Around midnight, a group of more than 50 protesters began marching down the middle of West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, defying orders from police to clear the roadway.
2015-08-11 05:22:17sentencessite
  • Protesters regrouped in Ferguson, Missouri, after a state of emergency was declared, aimed at preventing a repeat of violence the night before on the anniversary of the police shooting of an unarmed black man.
  • Among the demonstrators on Monday evening was 51-year-old Ferguson resident Roberta Lynch, who said relations between the police and community had improved little over the past year.
2015-08-11 05:20:31sentencessite
  • Michael Brown was a black 18-year-old who was killed by a white Ferguson police officer, touching off a national debate over police treatment of minorities and sparked the "Black Lives Matter" movement.
2015-08-11 04:33:07sentencessite
  • Family, friends and supporters pause for a moment of silence at a memorial to Michael Brown, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo.
  • Michael Brown Sr., right, hugs his wife, Cal Brown, at the spot where his son, Michael Brown, was killed one year ago Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo.
2015-08-11 04:24:47sentencessite
  • Police take cover as a barrage of gunfire erupts along West Florrisant Street during a demonstration to mark the 1-year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown on August 9, 2015 in Ferguson, Missouri.
2015-08-11 04:07:02sentencessite
  • I strongly condemn the violence against the community, including police officers, in Ferguson, Missouri.
  • Newly appointed Ferguson Police Chief Andre Anderson shakes hands with participants during a march of solidarity for Michael Brown on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo.
2015-08-11 02:46:30sentencessite
  • Armed 'Oath Keepers' arrive in Ferguson
2015-08-11 01:34:00sentencessite
  • A reporter for The Washington Post, arrested while covering the protests in Ferguson, Mo., last August, has been charged with trespassing, the newspaper said Monday.
2015-08-11 00:24:00sentencessite
  • Kansas City police arrested four people during a protest marking the anniversary of the police shooting that killed Michael Brown in Ferguson.
2015-08-10 23:41:12sentencessite
  • Man shot at Ferguson rally charged
2015-08-10 21:42:46sentencessite
  • "Of course I'm worried," said Sandy Sansevere, a retired health care worker who volunteers at the retail store operated by the nonprofit group I Love Ferguson, which was formed after Brown's death to promote the community.
2015-08-10 20:38:53sentencessite
  • Authorities declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, after gunfire erupted on the anniversary of a high-profile police shooting and prosecutors on Monday charged an 18-year-old man with assault on officers.
2015-08-10 19:31:00sentencessite
  • It was not immediately clear if the latest police shooting of a black suspect would spur renewed unrest in Ferguson, the site of many protests - some violent - in the aftermath of Brown's death Aug. 9, 2014.
  • Tyrone Harris Sr. told The Associated Press his son was a close friend of Brown and was in Ferguson on Sunday night to pay respects.
2015-08-10 19:25:00sentencessite
  • "In light of last night's violence and unrest in the city of Ferguson, and the potential for harm to persons and property, I am exercising my authority as county executive to issue a state of emergency, effective immediately," he said.
2015-08-10 19:18:00sentencessite
  • St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger issued the order in a move that authorises county Police Chief Jon Belmar to take control of police emergency management in and around Ferguson.
2015-08-10 18:12:20sentencessite
  • Attorney General Lynch 'condemns' new violence in Ferguson
2015-08-10 13:56:18sentencessite
  • -- A man who authorities say opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the anniversary of Michael Brown's death was critically wounded when the officers shot back, St. Louis County's police chief said early Monday.
2015-08-10 10:13:42sentencessite
  • Police form a line across West Florissant Ave. during a protest, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo.
2015-08-10 10:13:42sentencessite
  • Police stand near a suspect in a parking lot after gunfire during a protest on the anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo.
2015-08-10 09:57:00sentencessite
  • Ferguson Interim Police Chief Andre Anderson, right, tries to calm the crowd after a shooting near a protest in Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 10, 2015.
2015-08-10 09:57:00sentencessite
  • Man shot, critically injured in Ferguson
2015-08-10 01:18:22sentencessite
  • Michael Brown Sr. drops off stuffed animals at a memorial to his son, Michael Brown, before taking part in a parade in his son's honor in Ferguson, Mo.
2015-08-09 19:15:36sentencessite
  • Michael Brown Sr., center, takes part in a parade in honor of his son, Michael Brown, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo.
  • Sunday marks one year since Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.
2015-08-07 18:14:03sentencessite
  • A year ago, Ferguson was thrust into the national spotlight after the death of Brown giving way to the "Black Lives Matter" movement.
2015-08-07 17:21:23sentencessite
  • Mercedes Harris, left, Theresa Reed, center, and Corliss Wade pray together at a community gathering in Ferguson, Mo., on July 25, 2015.
  • In this July 25, 2015, photo, children hold balloons at a community gathering in Ferguson, Mo.
2015-08-07 17:21:23sentencessite
  • Within weeks of Michael Brown's death, Ferguson police began wearing the cameras that were donated to the city.
2015-08-07 13:25:13sentencessite
  • A year after Michael Brown's death, a changed Ferguson tries to move beyond shooting, protests
  • All Ferguson officers wear body cameras.
  • But at the same time, the government issued a report so critical of Ferguson's police and municipal court system that it hastened an upheaval in the town of 21,000 people, two-thirds of them black.
  • -- A year ago, Ferguson, Mo., was a mostly quiet working-class suburban town.
2015-08-07 13:18:11sentencessite
  • At the time of the shooting, just three of Ferguson's 53 officers were black.
2015-08-06 13:49:27sentencessite
  • The Ferguson police force of 50 will be fully staffed this weekend and will have the help of the much larger St. Louis County police force, he said.
  • Ferguson Mayor James Knowles said the city has made many reforms in the last year, though it still has more to do.
2015-08-03 15:43:38sentencessite
  • Ferguson became the impetus for a national movement.
2015-08-03 13:01:27sentencessite
  • On Aug. 9, I returned home from a bike ride to learn that a young black man had been fatally shot by a white Ferguson police officer.
  • What we didn?t know at the time was the depth of mistrust between black residents and the predominantly white Ferguson Police Department, a level of suspicion that no doubt fueled what happened next.
2015-08-03 04:30:13sentencessite
  • Year later, AP reporter recalls origins of Ferguson movement
  • ST. LOUIS (AP) - EDITOR'S NOTE - A year ago, most Americans had never heard of the St. Louis suburb called Ferguson.
  • Until August 2014, Ferguson, Missouri, wasn't the kind of place that generated much news.
  • My wife's grandmother lived in Ferguson until she died in 1991, so I spent some time there as a young man.
  • But since joining the St. Louis office of The Associated Press in 1993, I had never been to Ferguson as a reporter.
  • The next day, as Ferguson police prepared for a news conference to explain what happened, I was among a crowd of reporters who heard distant chanting.
  • Never before had the anger been as intense as in Ferguson.
2015-08-03 01:33:21sentencessite
  • FILE - In this undated photo provided by the Brown family is Michael Brown, a young black man who was fatally shot on Aug. 9, 2014 by a white Ferguson, Mo., policeman.
2015-08-03 01:33:21sentencessite
  • FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2014, file photo, a police tactical team moves in to disperse a group of protesters following the shooting of a young black man by a white policeman in Ferguson, Mo.
  • When a white Ferguson policeman fatally shot a young black man nearly a year ago, the St. Louis suburb erupted in violent protests and the nation took notice.
2015-08-02 17:53:41sentencessite
  • Numerous cities from coast-to-coast, including Ferguson, also began using the cameras without waiting for legislative direction.
  • Any Ferguson-inspired changes should focus on training police commanders to make better decisions on when and how to use their officers and equipment, said Jim Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police.
  • Police unions still hold considerable sway in some states, including in Missouri, where lawmakers filed about 65 bills stemming from the events in Ferguson.
  • "As a state, we have not done much," said Missouri state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, who represents Ferguson and was among the protesters who were tear-gassed by police.
2015-08-02 17:53:41sentencessite
  • Ferguson spurs 40 new state measures; activists want more
2015-08-02 15:53:14sentencessite
  • Chappelle-Nadal, who was among the those tear gassed by police while protesting Michael Brown's shooting with her constituents in Ferguson, Mo., said as a state, Missouri has not done much.
  • Lawmakers filed about 65 bills stemming from the events in Ferguson passing just one, a measure limiting municipal court fines and traffic tickets.
  • ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, AUG. 3, 2015 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2014 file photo, protesters march in the street as lightning flashes in the distance in Ferguson, Mo.
2015-07-27 16:25:15sentencessite
  • Ferguson presses several-hour, unity-minded cleanup effort ahead of Brown anniversary
2015-07-27 16:25:04sentencessite
  • Ferguson presses cleanup bid ahead of Brown anniversary
  • One of the areas hardest hit by last year's unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, that followed the police shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown is getting a little sprucing.
  • An organizer, Roy Gillespie, says the cleanup was less about beautification than it was about building regional unity by drawing in Ferguson residents and outsiders to pitch in.