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The department, sheriff’s office and state bureau of investigation have steadily released information about the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols as the community and nation braces for the release of bodycam video
Mayor Eric Adams told shop owners to forbid patrons from entering with masks on in order to capture their image on video in case a crime occurs
Staff Inspector Ernest Ransom says his job is to ensure the supervisors are doing their jobs and that they’re held accountable
Chief Eric Smith says he is in favor of juveniles facing more consequences and having a stronger juvenile justice system
Dealers would have to enter information into an electronic database to help law enforcement trace the parts
The chief credits his detectives’ tenacity to solve crime, as well as technology the department is utilizing
Aurora Interim Chief Art Acevedo believes a visible response will make criminals uncomfortable
As he was being led from the courtroom, the man looked at the deputy and his family and said that “it should of been worse than what it was”
The study was spurred after hundreds of suspects were released on zero-dollar bail during the COVID-19 pandemic and then rearrested in Yolo County, Calif.
The man told deputies he intentionally left his card so he “could come back later and pay” for the items he stole
Michelle Woodfork also laid out what the department is doing to tackle a historic drop in the size of the NOPD’s force
The two officers were each shot in the torso, but returned fire, hitting the man in one of his ankles
Officers quickly worked to remove the man from the cruiser’s broken front window as a train’s horn is heard in the distance and rapidly approaching
A marine unit located the nude man, who was caught on camera breaking into a restaurant and defecating on the floor, swimming in the Caloosahatchee River
“I’ve only been here a couple weeks ... I’m looking at how we respond to all these crimes. Give myself a chance. Give the department a chance,” Chief Robert Tracy said
The theft came as videos with #KiaBoys have been encouraging teens to steal certain kinds of cars off the streets using USB cords
“The facts support a finding that Deputy Feller made a mistake that a reasonable officer could have made in the same situation,” a prosecutor said
“These same micro hot spot locations that are disproportionately impacting residents and business owners in these locations also negatively impact our officers.”
Legal experts said the shooting likely falls under the state’s self-defense law, but some questions remain
The department will send more than 100 officers to high-crime districts for a 30-day cycle of coverage that will last for several weeks
The incident occurred as police were helping clear an unrelated wreck and a driver, trying to get around the crash, hit the officer and kept going
The funding enables the department to engage in social intervention via youth police academy programs and proactive patrols in “hot spots”
Mayor Eric Adams said he picked Keechant Sewell in part because of her compassion and emotional intelligence
The man was “rewarded by detectives with a set of handcuffs after he was identified as the suspect who initially stole the furniture,” deputies said
When deputies arrived, they identified the male as a suspect in a burglary at a Dollar General store where several items were stolen earlier in the day
The suspect was attempting to rob a business on Christmas Day when he fell on a patch of ice, hitting his head in the process
Craig Cope, who spawned a get-tough slogan to commemorate the confrontation, died two months after suffering a stroke
Law enforcement officials said the majority of looters are “just using the storm as an excuse to steal,” rather than out of desperation for essential supplies
Homicides dropped by 20%, while the number of shootings decreased from 672 in 2021 to around 440 this year
“If you come here and murder people at our mall, you get one of these at at Christmas,” said Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges while holding up an orange prison suit
Photos taken from surveillance video shows the suspect sporting all black, including a vest emblazoned with “police,” and a star badge around his neck
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