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
Since March 1, Bradley County Jail officials have refused entry on medical grounds to at least three men
Police have arrested five people in the theft of more than 40 cellphones, cash and credit cards at the Coachella music festival
Defense lawyer William Ruzzo said Eric Frein tried to emulate his dad but didn’t measure up
Authorities closed off several blocks while SWAT searched a building where the suspect had barricaded himself inside
The district attorney vowed she’ll seek the death penalty against Nathan LeForce because of the “particularly heinous, atrocious and cruel” nature of the crime
Eric Frein was convicted of all 12 charges he faced more than two years after targeting the state troopers in a late-night sniper attack
The committee is made up of four commanders who review homicide cases in which detectives and prosecutors disagree on whether evidence is strong enough to proceed
Officials are seeking to arrest and prosecute anyone involved in crimes at the rallies
Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes was one of two men who remained fugitives in the 2010 murder of Agent Brian Terry
Troopers tracked down the men because one of them posted pictures of the bull elk on the public Oregon Big Game Hunting Facebook page
The officer is expected to survive
A realty company grew suspicious of the activities of a tenant when they found hundreds of condoms clogging a waste disposal unit
Police said Christopher Sutton suggested hiding boards with exposed nails and animal traps in thick grass and asked for videos of officers being injured
Police said Juan Weaver placed his hand in his pocket after officers asked him to remove his hand for officer safety
Alize Castilleja was driving a car that was possibly involved in a home burglary
Prosecutors said moving the trial wouldn’t achieve anything because the case received widespread publicity
Derrick Smith was released even though corrections officials acknowledged that early in his detention, he made threats to LEOs and aligned himself with “sovereign citizens”
Armondo Vinaja was being treated at the hospital, but escaped and stole an ambulance
Officers removed the man from the fence, but his pants ripped in the process
Eric Frein was taken to the hospital around 8 a.m.
Prosecutors sought search warrants in 2013 for the accounts of 381 people in connection with a disability benefits fraud case against NYC police and fire retirees
Markeith Loyd was arrested in January after a weeklong manhunt and charged in the killing of his ex-girlfriend Sade Dixon and Lt. Debra Clayton
Michael Caruso removed an exhaust fan from the bathroom ceiling then climbed into the attic and out of the building
“This appears to be a deliberate act, where our deputies were called into an ambush in a violent attempt to take the lives of our law enforcement officers”
A drug dealer who fatally shot an officer during a foot puruit in 2015 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole
Derrick Stafford was convicted in the November 2015 shooting that killed Jeremy Mardis and critically wounded his father after a pursuit
In each case, the high court ruled that because the jury did not unanimously vote for the death penalty, the defendant must be resentenced
The judge ordered the men to carry signs outside the courthouse that said “This is the face of domestic violence”
22-year-old Robert Martin of Staunton pleaded guilty Wednesday to malicious injury to a law enforcement officer and drug charges
Byron James Shepard opened fire on Officer Justin Terney during a foot pursuit
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