Arrests and Sentencing
This case focused not only on the significant threat of danger faced by officers at the moment they resort to lethal force, but also on officer conduct directly leading up to the shooting
We can learn a lot from the magnificent combination of tactics and courage shown by the Philly officers who brought a dynamic sudden assault to a successful conclusion
When someone tells you they aren’t going back to jail that is a clue there will likely be a fight
A judge ordered that Syed’s conviction be vacated as she OK’d the release of the now-41-year-old who has spent more than two decades behind bars
The suspect who hurled the object had 15 previous arrests and eight outstanding warrants
The incident began when an officer entered a store and found the suspect in an altercation with a clerk
Officer Richard Houston was fatally shot in a supermarket parking lot while responding to a disturbance
Casey White and Vicky White may have planned his escape over the phone, but authorities must listen to each call before making a determination
Sonny Thomas Almanza was arrested in connection with the shooting death of Officer Dillon Vakoff
Police believe the motive behind the shooting stemmed from road rage, but the investigation is still ongoing
Gig Harbor PD shared a photo of two suspects who appeared to be passed out in a car after smoking fentanyl to illustrate ongoing enforcement challenges
The department announced Jason DiPrima’s decision after he was previously placed on administrative leave
Philip Lee shot Officer Seara Burton in the head when she stopped him for suspected drug activity last month
Warrants will no longer be served at private residences for non-violent felonies and misdemeanors during the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Deputy Devin Williams Jr.'s mother said her son had been in a romantic relationship with Maria Tran and he believed she was unmarried
The 16-year-old was taken into custody on the same day Officer Muhammed Chowdhury left the hospital
“In plain terms, it’s very simple. My two deputies were ambushed this evening and killed,” Sheriff Craig Owens said
The deputy was wanted in the fatal shootings of a husband and wife — less than two hours after finishing an OT shift
An officer was speaking to someone and had their vehicle open when the woman got into the driver’s seat and sped off
“I stopped you because you weren’t wearing your seatbelt,” the deputy says. “I apologize, man,” the suspect responds
Police said they believed Capt. James Tappen Hall had interrupted a burglary in progress while working as a part-time security guard
The suspect, who was high on meth, later confessed to trying to intentionally hit as many officers as he could
Jason DiPrima was accused of agreeing to pay a prostitute, but the “high class prostitute” was an undercover detective
The man made comments to the girl, including, “I’m going to make you famous” and “I’m going to turn you into a woman,” according to the sheriff’s office
The suspect had been arrested on charges of terroristic threats and acts, willful obstruction of LEOs and simple battery
Deputy Ned Byrd, who had responded to an earlier domestic incident, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds outside his unmarked SUV last month
Jetarvius Q. Thompson was wanted for murder and vehicular theft
One of the suspects tried to escape by scrambling through an interview room ceiling
The ruling recommends law enforcement agencies adopt protocols to pull data from the devices under more narrow parameters
Prosecutors said Thomas Webster tackled an officer, choked him and led the assault on a line of officers
“This is real danger. This person was wanted for murder. This person had a loaded gun,” Mayor Eric Adams said
“Nothing good can come from a gun loaded with more than two dozen rounds of ammunition,” officials said
Krystal Mitchell was discovered beaten to death inside an apartment in San Diego in 2016
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