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
“People have been yearning for [Duane Davis] to be arrested for a long time. It’s never been unsolved in our minds. It’s been unprosecuted,” retired LAPD detective Greg Kading said
The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said that harvesting saw palmetto berries illegally is dangerous because it often involves trespassing on private land
“This destructive and illegal behavior cannot and will not be tolerated in our city,” Mayor Jim Kenney said
One of the injured Taunton police officers was stabbed in the face and back of the head; the chief, who lived nearby the scene, received a puncture wound to his chest
The appellate court decides whether an officer’s entry into the curtilage of a home was unlawful in a recent case
The suspect took the deputy’s gun during the altercation, but the deputy was able to regain control of his firearm and fire several shots at the man
The pursuit, which lasted for 10 miles, reached speeds of about 19 miles per hour; the man attempted to flee on foot while carrying the dog but was apprehended in a parking lot
Shortly after the suspect’s car was pinned by the pickup truck, he began to surrender but got stuck while climbing out of the window
“There’s hornets everywhere,” an officer can be heard saying on the video with the wasps visibly crawling on his uniform and skin
Melvin Emde was charged with statutory child rape in North Carolina, allegedly faked his drowning death in the Mississippi River and was arrested in Georgia
The suspects recorded the killing of retired Bell Police Chief Andreas Probst on video, which was provided to the police by an SRO
Prosecutors said the Pennsylvania Constitution typically prohibits bail for offenses carrying a life term or if there is evidence the defendant poses a threat to the community
The battery-powered Power Wheels Jeep has a top speed of 5 mph and no lights
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
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