Arrests and Sentencing
The 6th Circuit upheld a man’s carjacking conviction, ruling a police photo lineup was not unduly suggestive
Court upheld a 15-year sentence after ruling a defendant who claimed he was “saving” minors targeted in a child sex sting
In U.S. v. Glover, the D.C. Circuit ruled ambiguous references to “warrants” may have led to involuntary consent for a home search
The violence reduction initiative will include Cleveland police, Cuyahoga County prosecutors, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and the FBI, ATF and U.S. Marshals Service
The Houston-area officer sustained facial burns and a cut requiring 13 stitches after a suspect threw a metal coffee cup at him, the Department of Homeland Security stated
“We will rip you off of your bike, tow it and provide you with free transport to our jail,” the Fall River Police Department said in a statement
Days after shooting a Jacksonville PD officer and her K-9 partner, Bobby Michael Dennis was found hiding in a wooded area and taken into custody using the officer’s handcuffs
Brandon O’Neel shot Washington State Patrol Trooper Dean Atkinson Jr. in the hand and face after O’Neel was evicted from his Walla Walla apartment earlier that day
The Slidell officer hitched a ride with a bystander, who followed the suspect as she got in a vehicle to flee; the cop relayed information to colleagues, who arrested the suspects
The suspect was driving on the wrong side of the road when he nearly crashed into a Port St. Lucie police sergeant returning home from his shift
After unsuccessfully attempting to carjack a vehicle, the armed man fled from Fresno officers on foot; the officers pursued the man into a parking lot before striking him with a cruiser
Novi PD says a man carjacked a Medstar ambulance with a paramedic and patient inside, crashed into another vehicle, then fled on foot and tried to disarm responding officers
Thurston County Sheriff’s deputies and Chehalis Tribal Police deployed spike strips and a Grappler to end the pursuit of a suspect attempting to steal farm equipment
Investigators believe the plot was inspired by Islamic State extremism and are investigating whether those in custody were potentially radicalized online, sources told AP
The U.S. Navy master-at-arms pleaded not guilty to one count of murder and one count of gross vehicular manslaughter in the death La Mesa Officer Lauren Craven
The indictments say law enforcement officers provided armed escort services on multiple occasions to an FBI agent posing as a member of a Mexican drug cartel
The pursuit ended with “an off-duty deputy sheriff who put himself on duty and conducted a legal intervention by hitting the suspect on the motorcycle,” Sheriff Shannon Dicus said
Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty to falsely reporting a shooting, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct; he resigned after being suspended without pay
Coweta County Deputy Eric Minix was struck and killed by another officer involved in the pursuit; De’Cedric Vonche Donson, who had already been arrested 17 times, pleaded guilty to felony fleeing
While the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s quarterly report showed a drop in crime, officials expressed frustration that 60% of arrests for violent crimes were repeat offenders
Cartersville police Capt. Greg Sparacio, whose department received the initial tip from family members, said the suspect “had the intention to inflict harm to as many people as he could”
The suspect, who had allegedly assaulted the mother of his children in her home, told officers he was allowed to hurt them since they came into “his house”
Dash cam footage from the Livingston County Sheriff’s office shows the suspect traveling directly into traffic at high speeds
A Geauga County Sheriff’s deputy later spotted the ambulance near the intersection of Ohio 44 and Ohio 87 and stopped it
The 2023 law states that groups who steal more than $5,000 worth of goods over a 90-day period are guilty of a felony punishable by at least five years in prison
After unsuccessful attempts, the pursuing Pierce County deputies were able to PIT the truck, causing it to crash off the road; they then rescued two occupants and took them into custody
Charges were dismissed against Benjamin Plank, accused of ambushing and murdering Oklahoma County Deputy Bobby Swartz in 2022, due to mental incompetence
DHS pointed blame at the Hanover Park Police Department for hiring Radule Bojovic, accused of overstaying his visa; the agency said that Bojovic held federal work authorization
Kevin Golphin is serving life in the murders of State Trooper Ed Lowry and Corporal David Hathcock; he has tried to argue that his sentencing at age 17 violated the Eighth Amendment
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