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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
One suspected gunan died at the scene, another person was hospitalized in critical condition and two firefighters sustained minor injuries
One firefighter head-butted an officer after being stopped for running a red light; the other kicked an officer’s leg when he was restrained at a bar
Spring breakers were drinking on a beach Sunday when between 10 and 15 people started fighting
Four officers grappled with the suspect while he kicked and spit before they were able to get him into a cruiser
Officer say they faced retaliation when they complained and refused to meet alleged ticket and arrest quotas
Plot to kill police officers and blow up a police station meant to trigger an uprising against the government
Trooper Tressa Winans was called to the bus Thursday to remove an unruly passenger when the attack occurred
Made a post on Facebook inviting friends to join him at batting practice in Boise
Officer arrested a college student as he photographed a police encounter with a homeless woman
Man is accused of threatening police officers with a hammer and using his children as shields
Department’s police chief credited his officers for their handling of the potentially deadly incident
Report concluded that city law enforcement practices are discriminatory and unconstitutional and calls for sweeping changes
City attorney described then-photojournalism student as “a meddlesome 24-year-old” with “very high-minded ideas about government”
Man responded to Facebook alert seeking his arrest for robbery, other charges
FBI believes suspect is responsible for shootings along highways, including one near the Fort Meade Army installation, which is home to the NSA
Shot an officer and a volunteer sheriff’s posse member minutes after robbing two strip-club employees of $18K by gunpoint
Officer was dragged for more than 30 feet Saturday, then thrown into a parked car when the vehicle’s driver swerved in a bid to escape
A carjacker picked the wrong vehicle Saturday in Florida
British newspaper that alleged people have been illegally detained, beaten and denied access to counsel in a Homan Square facility
Police have opened a criminal investigation into an officer who was videotaped pushing and slapping a homeless man at a bus terminal
Police didn’t mislead more than 700 Occupy Wall Street protesters into getting arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge, a federal appeals court decided
Defense attorneys for a man accused of killing mother of four after a car chase said Monday that the case has been mischaracterized
Two have been released from the hospital after being shot Thursday during a raid on a suspected drug house
With two Chicago cops beaten and on the verge of getting shot, Ray Robinson knew he needed to join the fray
Risk of transmitting the disease depends on whether the HIV carrier has a “high viral load” and the severity of the bite
Erich Nowsch, 19, was arrested on suspicion of murder Thursday after SWAT teams surrounded his home
Woman was uncooperative and combative and was dragged away “kicking and screaming”
Gunman opened fire on two officers Halloween night in 2009