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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
Bryan Lee Batchelor allegedly rammed his truck into multiple patrol cars
The suspect charged Deputy Bagby and tried to fight the deputy even after a TASER deployment
According to police, the demonstrators sprayed bottles with an unknown substance on officers
Police pepper-sprayed a few protesters in the early afternoon as they tried to block police
A 911 caller saw “two white males, no shirts and several tattoos” putting a JEA light pole on top of their Kia
The trooper was not seriously injured during the incident
Sarcasm can be a tricky thing. Just ask Andrew James Harris, who discovered the joke was on him when he ended up the subject of an undercover drug sting
While police were interviewing someone who reported shots fired, suspect Benjamin Chavez fired several shots at officers
The officer was stuck with the needle while searching a woman’s purse
As the owner was cleaning up after the burglary less than three hours later, a knife-wielding man walked in and demanded money
Shannon Miles accepted a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for the slaying of Darren Goforth
A couple said someone entered their home and stole their pet pig named Spam, jewelry, TVs and a camera
After Amika Witt was taken to the McLean County jail, a female CO found a loaded handgun inside the suspect’s body
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The suspect rammed his truck into a gate and parked patrol car at a Sacramento police substation
“I don’t think they knew it was a police facility. They were hiding behind a vending machine in our lobby”
Miami police issued a curfew Saturday night in part to ward off looters by giving officers probable cause to stop people for simply being on the street
Jesse Hanes was a fugitive wanted in connection for an Ohio murder when he fatally shot Officer Jose Chavez
Authorities say they arrested one person and took a gun, and no one was hurt
Cole Allen Wilkins faces 25 years to life in prison and is due to be sentenced this month
The trash collector unknowingly picked up the felon and was activating the blade when he heard shouting
Police say three other employees pulled out handguns and opened fire when two masked robbers entered the restaurant and ordered employees to lie on the floor
Sources said police ordered everyone to get down when they responded to a possible shooting, but Michael Bennett ran
Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Carrie Horstman said the effort will allow residents to feel safe in the shelters and will encourage more turnout
Detective Jeff Payne worked for Gold Cross as an EMT and paramedic since 1983
While the two officers searched her belongings, Toscha Fay Sponsler escaped out of one of the handcuffs and crawled through the sliding partition
Scott Lauderbaugh provided troopers with a fake name and date of birth during a traffic stop
Deputy Robert French rushed to the hotel parking lot after hearing reports of shots fired at the Ramada Inn
Protesters who cooperated with officers were ticketed and released without fingerprinting, the mayor’s spokesman said
Detectives asked a criminalist to run DNA again, hoping improved technology would finally help them ID enough markers to upload the sample in the state’s system
Kisu Brown was arrested and charged with attempted murder