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Those conducting illegal activity on the Darknet are often technologically savvy individuals who are on the lookout for officers
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Jury on Monday convicted James Robert Hill on all counts for shooting and paralyzing Pittsburgh police officer Morgan Jenkins
Sheriff’s deputy remained in critical condition Sunday after being assaulted by a domestic-disturbance suspect
Missouri’s governor on Monday ordered the National Guard to a St. Louis suburb convulsed by protests over a fatal police shooting
First night of a state-imposed curfew in Ferguson, Missouri, ended with tear gas and seven arrests
Man accused of posing as a TSA agent and privately screening 2 women at the San Francisco International Airport will not face charges
22-year-old Felicitas Flores was booked into jail on counts including auto theft and drunk driving
Police said the man shot at police and six officers returned fire on two occasions Saturday
St. Lawrence County Sheriff Kevin Wells said at a news conference Saturday that more charges may be filed
Fugitive mixed martial arts fighter War Machine was arrested Friday in California on suspicion of beating his ex-girlfriend so severely she feared for her life
Prosecutors will not file criminal charges in the February incident, saying the shooting was an accident and the deputy had no criminal intent
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson released police reports stemming from the case during a news conference where he also identified the officer involved
Prison agency in the nation’s busiest death penalty state paid $13,500 for its most recent batch of pentobarbital at a cost of $1,500 per vial, compared to $350 per dose last year
Woman called 911 and said she was going to kill her family with an Uzi if the cops didn’t show up
Death prompted a backlash on social media against the LAPD, with some comparing it to the shooting of Michael Brown
Deputy sheriff shot his 16-year-old daughter after mistaking her for an intruder, then crashed his car as he rushed her to the hospital
A sheriff’s deputy died during the pursuit of a suspect Thursday
18-year-old Michael Brown, whose fatal shooting by police ignited days of heated protests, was suspected of stealing cigars and pushing a clerk at a convenience store
Ryan James Mullins was dragging the safe when he was caught Tuesday
Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Yvette Clarke led a group of six who called into question whether the DA can adequately investigate the case
Man was shot dead August 4th by a deputy after ramming multiple vehicles — including the officer’s — and attempting to run over his girlfriend
On Wednesday, LAPD released a detailed narrative of the confrontation, alleging that the man tackled one officer and went for his gun before police opened fire
Police and prosecutors have declined to name the officer, citing concerns that his life, and the lives of his relatives, could be endangered
U.S. authorities on Wednesday filed smuggling charges against the driver of a car carrying two Mexican men found dead inside the trunk
James Hill is on trial for charges of attempted homicide and related counts in the shooting
60-year-old man who shot at officers and firefighters Monday espoused anti-government views and claimed to be starting his own nation called “Doug-E-Stan”
A protest is being planned for Sunday in front of Los Angeles police headquarters in downtown after a man was shot and killed by an officer Monday
Officer Richard Christopher, 32, collided with the vehicle head-on during the morning rush hour traffic on the New York State Thruway