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
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
British press reports suggest Khalid Masood used the messaging service owned by Facebook just minutes before the Wednesday rampage
Derrick Stafford and another deputy city marshal opened fire on a car — killing Jeremy Mardis and critically wounding his father — after a pursuit
Counterterror Officer Mark Rowley said two more “significant” arrests have been made, bringing the number of people in custody to nine
The attacker was born in Britain and known to authorities who had once investigated him for links to religious extremism
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld described the suspect as a hacker, but said his motives were still unclear
Around 25 rioters were outside throwing rocks, sticks and setting off fireworks
State Attorney Aramis Ayala said the governor overstepped his bounds when he removed her from a case after she pledged to not pursue the death penalty in any cases
Brandon Wiley struggled with Sgt. Shawn Anderson and another deputy at a hair salon when shots were fired
The suspect allegedly returned to the crime scene and got stuck in the hole he made in the window
Leoul Yosef robbed an apartment and then jumped off the second-story balcony after the owner returned home
Florida’s governor took a case involving the killing of a police officer out of the hands of its prosecutor Thursday
Don Talbert stopped his pickup truck Saturday next to a detective sitting in an unmarked car and screamed that he should leave the neighborhood
Officer Kenneth Grubbs was shot in the abdomen while responding to a domestic violence call
No hazardous materials were found during a search of a backpack the individual carried
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