Arrests and Sentencing
Lincoln Police and the Nebraska state capitol, lit up in blue, honored Investigator Mario Herrera after he died in the line of duty this month
Paramount in the grand jury’s findings was that although the warrant contained a ‘no-knock’ provision, it was not served in that manner
A court’s opinion recites critical factors for officers who request and serve a no-knock warrant
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
Lt. Michael Boutte of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department was shot in the face and head on Feb. 1, 2021, while responding to a call about a suicide threat
“The calls were annoying and harassing and prevented staff from quickly attending to other legitimate emergency calls,” the sheriff’s department said
“He answered the officers’ questions truthfully and he just said he was broke,” Huron Police Chief Terry Graham said
The suspect threw knives at the responding officers; he also stabbed and slashed the hood of a cruiser before he managed to get inside a cruiser and take off
The suspect, who was inside a vehicle, attempted to light it on fire; that’s when police sent K-9 Diko to help arrest the suspect
Officer Fernando Arroyos, 27, was house-hunting with his girlfriend when the three men took his wallet, saw he was a LAPD officer, then began shooting
“We love our citizens and greatly appreciate all the support that we get from you, this was definitely a case of 110% support,” Tulsa Police said
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison gave credit to the task force that was formed last year; saying if not for them, “he would still be out on the streets today”
Former Officer Brian Cummings was sentenced to 9 months in the county workhouse, with eligibility for electric home monitoring in 3 months
The death penalty filing cites four aggravating circumstances, including that Deputy Durm was killed while performing “his duty as a law enforcement officer”
The suspect’s truck crossed the center line during a pursuit and collided head-on with a cruiser driven by Officer Jessica Ebbighausen
Officer Calvin Hall was asked to help settle a dispute among some partygoers; That’s when Christian Bey walked up behind Hall and started shooting
The deputy and suspect, who the constable’s office called “a career criminal,” were taken to a hospital after the assault
“You wanna run, seriously? Are you a cop?” one deputy asked. The now-former deputy replied, “I am one, yes.”
“When you killed my husband, you also killed a part of me. You took my other half. I may be broken, but I won’t be destroyed,” Deputy Hilliard’s widow said
The officer grabbed the 2-year-old from the bathtub, took her into the living room and started performing CPR; The girl also had two stab wounds
“Joseph Williams has taken away my purpose in life; therefore he deserves to spend the rest of his natural life in prison,” Officer Vail said
An officer kicked open a locked door and found a woman holding a toddler underwater in the bathtub
Detectives had developed a case where it was found the suspect was selling hundreds of thousands of stolen items on the internet
Officer Mark Christopher Wagner II was killed during a struggle with the suspect over his department-issued handgun
The Chicago Police Board voted to fire Sgt. Alex Wolinski for multiple rules violations and “failure of leadership” in the raid at the apartment of Anjanette Young
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