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Recruit and in-service training on ethical police practice must emphasize the many pitfalls of such conduct
Never assume that because you know a person, they will not be aggressive toward you
One overlooked “victim” of the opioid epidemic are children born to opioid-dependent mothers who actively used throughout pregnancy
“NYPD detectives will go to the ends of the earth to ensure these criminals are brought to justice. Our message to them: There’s nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.”
Officer Muhammed Chowdhury was beaten so badly he couldn’t speak to police colleagues and first responders
Steven Carrillo shot and killed Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputy Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller during a firefight with law enforcement
Since its inception, the Human Trafficking Squad has made a total of 360 arrests and eight rescues
Kevin Johnson, 36, is scheduled to die by lethal injection for the death of 43-year-old Kirkwood Police Sgt. Bill McEntee
Prosecutors had argued the “hot pursuit” exception negated the need for a warrant
Inside the first dumpster, officers located a Beretta M9 9mm pistol with a live round in the chamber and a magazine of 15 live rounds inserted
When the officers confronted the man at a convenience store, he pushed a deputy to the ground and punched the back of his head, leading to the arrest seen in the video
“Operation Flying Ice” led to the seizure of over $12.8 million in drugs, including 268 pounds of methamphetamine and 31 pounds of cocaine
Police released images of a table covered with three handguns, at least seven long guns with scopes, clips and boxes of ammunition
“She was able to figure out how to put a round in it, put it on fire and she fired approximately 10 rounds at our deputies and a civilian,” police said
Indira Sheumaker’s countersuit says two officers used excessive force and violated her civil rights when they arrested her during a 2020 protest
Deputy Ned Byrd, who had responded to an earlier domestic incident, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds outside his unmarked SUV
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane to serve his 2 1/2 years at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood
Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death
“The fries are lukewarm, but they’re not hot,” Antoine Sims told an officer
The slaying of three officers was the deadliest for law enforcement in a single incident in Kentucky since 1923
One deputy identified the suspect because the incident was similar to an August 2021 incident involving the same man running naked in the area
Daria Jalali was sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years of probation
The #1 offender on the list has been arrested 101 times – and 88 of those arrests occurred after the city’s 2020 bail reform law
The court rules a suspect effectively resisted arrest by fleeing
In 2020, L.A. outlawed the possession of laser pointers and laser-style devices during public demonstrations, rallies, protests or picket lines
The 16-year-old is facing his third felony arrest in less than four months – including gun possession
The YouTubers provided video and transcripts that helped officers separately arrest two men on luring charges
J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced to three years and Tao Thao was given 3.5 years
The suspect allegedly fired 17 rounds into the officers’ car
Kelvin Vickers, 21, who has an “extensive criminal background,” was charged with second-degree murder, attempted murder, assault and weapons counts
The complex formulas for calculating their sentences will use the crime of involuntary manslaughter, rather than murder, as a starting point
Chief denounced the behavior and commended the officer who acted inline with the department’s policy to intervene
Stephan Cannon was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of retired Capt. David Dorn