Arrests and Sentencing
A recent case from the 4th Circuit applies the Gant rule, demonstrating its impact on a warrantless search incident to arrest
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And could significantly expand warrantless entries into homes
During the last time the vehicle showed up near the officers’ location, the driver attempted to flee by driving in reverse, hitting another cruiser with his vehicle
Jordan Steinke was found guilty of reckless endangerment and assault for the Sept. 16, 2022, crash
Ismael Lopez was shot after allegedly pointing a rifle at officers who were serving a warrant at the wrong address
The judge fined Willie Warner Sims and his partner, Alfonzo Cole, $40,000 and ordered the former officers to repay the one victim they robbed together $5,000
The trooper was dragged several yards down the pavement, curling his legs up into his body while holding onto the car before he landed in the middle of traffic
Alfonzo Cole and his partner, Willie Warner-Sims, pleaded guilty last month to four counts of robbery and theft in office, both third-degree felonies
The man’s plot was discovered when a cellmate and an undercover deputy got an audio recording of the scheme
As the officers were on patrol, a man stood across the road and pointed a handgun at them; he then walked toward the cruiser and fired at them
Abran Raya Leon drove the getaway car in a stolen firearms trafficking scheme that led to the fatal shooting of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown
The judge found the man knew Maria Rosa was a deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department when she was killed while heading into work
“While we know that our officers are the Greatest Of All Time, it really was the GOATS who get the credit on this one,” the Tulsa Police Department said
San Diego Police said the bike “is back home, much to the delight of Ace, a very good boy,” and that the arrest shows “the power of community collaboration”
Under the new Colorado law that took effect in July, police departments can only use no-knock warrants if there’s a credible threat to human life
Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat had said Trump would be treated like anyone else: “It doesn’t matter your status, we’ll have a mugshot ready for you.”
When officers asked the suspect to exit the homeowner’s vehicle, he began to drink gasoline out of a gas can
“The victim told deputies he was vomiting for about 30 minutes before he was able to call for help,” the Volusia Country Sheriff’s Office said
A jury convicted Grady Wayne Wilkes of capital murder in Officer Buechner’s death, and of attempted murder in the wounding of two other officers
“There are many routes that one can take to end up in jail....this is a new one,” the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said
At the time of the 2019 killings, Michael Cummins was close to being arrested for probation violations
“They faced down deadly physical force against civilians and themselves, and they used their vehicle to stop that threat,” the Nassau Police commissioner said
The suspect hit Det. Karli Travis multiple times with a hammer; the prosecutor said the suspect has a history of assaulting law enforcement members
The chief said criticism leveled at the officers by social media users who watched video of the arrest was enough “to warrant an investigation”
Any SWAT team still doing things the same way they did even 10 years ago should quickly reevaluate the viability of their tactics
The cousin of the gunman responsible for the deadly Uvalde school shooting was arrested after his family told police he was trying to buy a gun and “do the same thing”
Panelists will review the training required for officers to manage custody transitions, as well as highlight strategies to improve safety during this process
Judge: “Thao’s actions were objectively unreasonable from the perspective of a reasonable police officer, when viewed under the totality of the circumstances”
The man admitted that he shot and beat Deputy Peter Herrera during a traffic stop
The officer was grazed by the shot but continued to hold down the suspect
Firefighters had to cut part of the flagpole off for the victim to fit into an ambulance
The suspect told the woman he was an undercover officer, showed her a badge and placed her in handcuffs before putting her in the back of his vehicle
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