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The 6th Circuit upheld a man’s carjacking conviction, ruling a police photo lineup was not unduly suggestive
Court upheld a 15-year sentence after ruling a defendant who claimed he was “saving” minors targeted in a child sex sting
In U.S. v. Glover, the D.C. Circuit ruled ambiguous references to “warrants” may have led to involuntary consent for a home search
Stanley Lawrence was a 20-year veteran of the Atlanta Police Department
Former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik was convicted in 2010 of crimes including tax fraud and lying to the White House
Police pursued the unidentified suspect in a vehicle and on foot before taking him into custody
Brandon McCall, who proclaimed he wanted to go to war with police, is accused of fatally shooting Officer David Sherrard
The two boys, ages 14 and 11, were fatally shot while sitting in a minivan in an elementary school parking lot
If the bill becomes law, Hawaii would follow several states that have decriminalized possession of certain drugs from felonies to misdemeanor offenses
Sgt. Allen Brandt was shot as he responded to a report of gunfire in downtown Fairbanks
Aaron Cody Smith was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of Gregory Gunn
Judge Robert Heffron Jr. said he found convincing evidence that Prince George’s County Police Cpl. Michael Owen Jr. posed a danger to the community
Randy Bishop has been arrested nearly three months after he shot at a deputy while escaping custody inside a hospital
Police are still looking for two other men they say were involved in the rush-hour shooting
The bill is in response to a Idaho Supreme Court ruling stating it was unconstitutional for an officer to make a misdemeanor arrest without seeing the crime
Lorraine Shanley allegedly took money from Survivors of the Shield, a charity that supports families of NYPD officers killed in the line of duty
Steven Young was arrested in Washington, D.C. after commenting on a sheriff’s office Facebook post requesting help to locate him
One agent was struck in the back and the other in the leg
Sgt. Michael Cheff supervised five former patrol officers who have pleaded guilty to taking money from people they illegally stopped
Grover Cannon was sentenced in the death of Officer Thomas LaValley
Master Patrol Officer Spencer Bristol was hit by a vehicle while involved in a foot pursuit
State officials estimate that 116,000 convictions involving 30 grams or less of marijuana are eligible for pardons
The suspect was stopped in Manhattan and taken into custody by NYPD, officials say
One has been charged with capital murder in the Saturday death of Det. Cliff Martinez
Commissioner Michael Harrison announced 118 arrests during a press conference meant to dispel claims that the department does not have a ‘sense of urgency’
A federal indictment alleges Anthony Boen used unreasonable force three separate times on pretrial detainees
Authorities arrested Hugo Villanueva-Morales in Mexico in connection with the Tequila KC bar shooting in Kansas City
Supervisors found body camera footage of the alleged act during a random inspection of body camera footage
Sgt. Kaila Sullivan was killed when Tavores Henderson fled a traffic stop in his vehicle
Police say the two suspects knew each other, were involved in an ongoing feud that led to the shooting
Excessive force, warrantless blood draws and civil asset forfeiture were some of the issues SCOTUS addressed in 2019
Arturo Solis told investigators he shot Sgt. Christopher Brewster to avoid being arrested
Officers arrested Elmer Maldonado as he stood near the fully-engulfed, unoccupied vehicle