HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A controversial bill that prevents police from handcuffing children in Connecticut was signed into law on Thursday. Gov. Ned Lamont held a signing event at 11 a.m. at The Carver ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The handcuffing of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) raises the stakes for future clashes between Democrats and the administration as ...

Sen. Herron Gaston, D-Bridgeport, shares his personal experience during the discussion on an act that prohibits the use of handcuffs on children on May 20, 2025. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Governor Ned Lamont (D) on Thursday signed into law a bill forbidding law enforcement from using handcuffs to restrain anyone under the age of 14. The law will be effective ...

A police impersonator in Maryland picked the wrong driver to pull over. Mount Airy resident Eric Baummer found himself in actual handcuffs after posing as an officer and attempting to stop a military ...

Update: After publication of this article, the mother of the girl reached out to IndyStar and said she has filed a complaint with the Marion County Sheriff's Office. The image on Facebook of a girl ...

The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office should stop justifying the use of handcuffs on an 11-year-old Syracuse girl and apologize for traumatizing her in their zeal to catch a car thief. The girl and two ...

The state Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to prohibit a police officer from placing handcuffs on a child under the age of 14 who has not been charged with a crime. The bill does provide exceptions ...

The handcuffing of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) raises the stakes for future clashes between Democrats and the administration as acts of protest have been met with swift law enforcement action.