A deadly no-knock raid in Houston last month exemplifies the deadly consequences of no-knock raids and the use of confidential informants — particularly when they’re the figments of a police officer’s ...

The Globe Spotlight Team’s latest investigation examined widespread misconduct in how police across Massachusetts use — and exploit — confidential informants to fight the war on drugs. The multipart ...

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Confidential informants' names are typically kept out of police records to protect them. But in newly released documents, Laura Willsey's name is listed—and that could ...

A Chattanooga man who questioned the Police Department's use of confidential informants in his case will serve less than a year in jail as part of a plea deal. He was facing 12 to 20 years. Wendell ...

First there was Rachel’s Law (2009) in Florida, then Andrew’s Law (2014) in North Dakota, and Matthew’s Law (2021) in Minnesota as lawmakers in those states responded to the tragic deaths of three ...

A report found the New Bedford Police Department relies on criminally active confidential informants for drug busts. The city commissioned the report following a Boston Globe series that investigated ...