Arrests and Sentencing
The best practice: Avoid a custodial arrest for misdemeanors not committed in the officer’s presence
“Everything was in slow motion, and I saw a flash. Suddenly I was down on my stomach, but I didn’t even know I was shot.”
SCOTUS has rejected the argument “that reasonable cause for an investigative stop can only be based on the officer’s personal observation, rather than on information supplied by another person”
As Campbell officers approached the man, he fled, leaving behind a bag full of weapons and a hole in the roof
After a Memphis Police Department K-9 caught up with and bit the fleeing suspect, he tried to use the K-9’s chain collar to choke the dog
"[The suspect] didn’t think twice about shooting a New York City police officer in full uniform...This individual altered a police officer’s life forever,” the union president said
“As heartbroken as I was, I did my duty without fail,” said Tony Araujo, a 42-year law enforcement veteran currently serving at the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
The inmates left the campus with the detention officer’s equipment, hiding in an abandoned vehicle until they were found by St. John’s County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Bane
Security video shows the man, wearing a fake police badge, entering a hotel room; he is accused of claiming to be an officer, handcuffing a woman inside and stealing her wallet
Pierce County deputies noticed that two cars appeared to be chasing another deputy that was pursuing a separate vehicle; a 15-year-old and a 20-year-old were apprehended
The suspect allegedly banged on the window of a Port Authority police cruiser before climbing in and trying to drive away; the officer was injured as he prevented the theft
The man was at the station when Lexington County deputies realized that he had an active warrant; when they tried to arrest him, he fled in a vehicle, striking one
After a vehicle pursuit that reached speeds of up to 100 mph, a suspect fled on foot before being taken to the ground by Tacoma police K-9 Odin
Chief Robert Tracy was leaving the event when the city’s Crime Center broadcast the license plate of a vehicle involved in a carjacking; the car was in front of Tracy, in traffic
“We are on to you, and we are coming for you. We know who you are,” San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said
As the suspect sprints toward the moving car, clutching a large black bag, the rear door on the driver’s side closes and the car speeds away
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office stated that the suspect had threatened and attempted to assault deputies during previous encounters
Since July, at least 14 7-Eleven stores in Los Angeles have been targeted by organized groups arriving on bicycles, stealing items and causing damage to store property
The man eventually fled from Corsicana Police officers; he was pursued and then arrested on several charges, including aggravated assault
Video footage from the scene shows the deputy in pain as the suspect fled; Lee County Sheriff’s deputies located the suspect at a nearby store, where she resisted arrest
The man was convicted on all counts and given 10 life sentences plus 1,334 years in the shooting at Table Mesa King Soopers on March 22, 2021
Video shows Stark County Sheriff’s deputies working to de-escalate the situation; as the man ran toward a busy road, deputies deployed a TASER, bringing him to the ground
“Month after month, the CHP’s tireless efforts to crack down on organized crime continue to yield results,” Gov. Gavin Neswom said in the news release
After using drills to remove a false wall, the trooper discovered 16 people “crammed inside a small compartment with no air ventilation”
The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours
“The suspects are believed to have been involved in an...enterprise to buy and sell stolen property, with more than $6.4 million in transactions [in 2024],” San Pablo police said
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The Aurora Police Department maintains that the gang-related crime is localized in a few specific areas, stating that the city has been working for months to address the issue
Now, the suspect is charged with concealing a death as investigators are still working to figure out who killed Nicole Alston 17 years ago
“Participants closed an intersection to do donuts, drift, and engage in other knowingly illegal and reckless driving activities,” the Florida Highway Patrol stated
After he was placed inside a cruiser to be transported to the scene of the robbery, the man escaped and fled; bodycam video shows him trying to flee again as he was re-arrested
City Council President Paul Krekorian announced that 16,000 pounds of copper wire valued at $40,000 has been recovered during a recent two-month LAPD crackdown
Occupants of a vehicle sprayed water on officers as they drove by a traffic stop in progress; one male passenger told the police “he meant to scare them”
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