Joseph Cranney is an author with a focus on topics related to the United States. His work often explores various facets of American life and governance, reflecting a commitment to in-depth reporting. Joseph's writing has been featured in notable publications such as NorthcentralPA.com, WWL-TV Channel 4, The Advocate, and The New York Times.
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By: Mukta Joshi
Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford submitted his resignation letter to city leaders days after Mississippi Today, Verite News and The New York Times revealed that he had frequently used racist slurs in text messages. Aldermen fired him instead.
Harold Vanderford submitted his resignation letter to city leaders days after Mississippi Today, Verite News and The New York Times revealed that he had frequently used racist slurs in text messages. Aldermen moved to terminate him instead.
By: Mukta Joshi, Joseph Cranney
Mississippi Today, Verite News and The Times had revealed the chief’s texts as his officers were under scrutiny for the fatal shooting of a Black toddler.
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The development comes after three months of silence from authorities about the June shooting, with no additional details about the state agency’s findings.
By: Joseph Cranney, Mukta Joshi
Many details of the incident remain unknown, and it wasn't immediately clear if or when law enforcement would release footage.
By: Joseph Cranney, Mukta Joshi
Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued a terse statement, months after officers, responding to a report of stolen diapers, surrounded a car, guns drawn.
By: Mukta Joshi, Joseph Cranney
It was also unclear what other evidence state authorities had considered. Several witnesses, including Vellesiya Wiley, who was holding her son Kohen when the officer shot him, said as recently as this month that they had never been interviewed by investigators. Wiley also denied having taken anything from the store, and said she believed the woman she was with had paid for her items at self-checkout.
By: Tayler Dailey, Mukta Joshi, Joseph Cranney
The police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley while chasing two women accused of shoplifting was justified in shooting at their car as it pulled out of a Walmart parking space in June, the Mississippi Attorney General's office ruled Monday.
Newly released video shows the chaotic moments before a Mississippi police officer fired into a car outside a Senatobia Walmart in June, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.
