Arrests and Sentencing
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
The suspect slammed the trooper’s arm in his car window and sped away from the checkpoint established outside a tornado-damaged neighborhood
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Officer Breann Leath was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call
Lorraine Maradiaga is charged with making a terroristic threat after a video of her threatening to infect others with the coronavirus circulated on social media
The judge denied Lee Baca’s request, citing the precautions taken in federal prisons to mitigate infection
Advocates of accused offenders have called for “cash bail” to be ended, citing economic inequities
The 2-year-old was safe and turned over to police after the suspect crashed his vehicle on an interstate ramp
Lawmakers voiced opposition to loosening bail laws due to coronavirus; law enforcement officers maintain that an uptick in crime is linked to bail reduction
Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said arrest practices are currently under review but have made no specific changes
San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju has called for the city’s PD to halt arrests in non-violent cases in an attempt to battle the spread of coronavirus
Agents were attempting to arrest two county constables in Pulaski County when the shooting occurred
The mom of the man who killed 14 people in the 2015 attack shredded a map used to plan the massacre
“I think it did send a message today. If you kill a cop in Texas, we’ll give you a fair trial, but you’re gonna die”
Terry Kielisch faces life in prison for firing at the helicopter he “didn’t like” flying near his home
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
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