Alton Sterling Protesters Confronted With 'Militarized' Police, Suit Says. The lawsuit was filed over the way police's military-style response to protests. By ABC News. July 13, 2016, 9:30 PM.

The 1033 Program is just one of several ways law enforcement agencies can acquire surplus military equipment, including grants offered by the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department ...

The Washington Post reports that as the temperatures in Cannon Ball, N.D., dipped into the 20s, police in riot gear sprayed the water protectors with hoses mounted on top of an armored vehicle.