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A traffic stop leads to finding guns and marijuana, with social media proving illegal possession of firearms
In U.S. v. Keller, the 5th Circuit reaffirms the legality of Fourth Amendment border searches at immigration checkpoints
Accessed too early, the hand holding the handcuffs is useless until the arrestee is in a position of control
“While (investigators were) on scene, the father of the suspect brought his son ... to the Leesburg Police Department, where he turned himself in,” the department stated
The driver fled after reversing into a Marion County Sheriff’s Office cruiser multiple times, eventually crashing through a fence and going airborne before being apprehended
The legislation requires the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to investigate quota-related complaints and to provide an online form for officers to report alleged violations
Edward Kelley created a list of 36 law-enforcement officers to target for assassination and shared it with an accomplice, calling it their first “mission”
Nampa Police Officer Cody Huss attempted to stop the fleeing woman using a P.I.T. maneuver, which led to both vehicles crashing into a cornfield
An attorney said ex-Antioch cop Morteza Amiri “misused his police dog to inflict unnecessary and excessive force against a victim and cheated his way into a pay raise”
The Santa Cruz County grand jury report finds Watsonville officers are more likely to handcuff and transport misdemeanor suspects than counterparts in neighboring agencies
The suspect commented on multiple Polk County Sheriff’s Office Facebook posts, taunting deputies for failing to apprehend him; two weeks later, he was in custody
Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies worked to de-escalate for 40 minutes as the man stood in a pond and refused to come out; a deputy then used the lasso to take him into custody
“Of all the protests I’ve been involved in, which is well over a hundred now, I’m most proud of what I did today,” the man said in a social media post that included photos and video
“To our law enforcement officers: thank you for your courage, your service and your professionalism,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz stated
Vance Boelter is accused of posing as a police officer and fatally shooting Rep. Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband, Mark
Demonstrators threw water bottles and rocks at officers and spray painted nearby buildings, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department stated
The suspect is also facing attempted robbery, attempted aggravated assault of an NYPD officer and weapons possession for the attack against Officer Chowdhury Nafees
A charging document said the case centers around a money-laundering operation through an illegal gambling house run by suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez
The West Palm Beach officers allegedly left two people trapped in their vehicle without rendering aid, reporting the crash or initiating a foot pursuit of the still-fleeing suspect
“I believe he should have never went back on the street after Hickory Police Department charged him with those crimes,” Catawba County Sheriff Don Brown said
During an argument, Jacqueline Villasenor produced a gun and said she would kill herself; German Villasenor was attempting to intervene when the gun fired, killing him
Grabbing and firing an officer’s gun during arrest results in a felon in possession of firearm conviction and a 110-month prison sentence
“Come for one of us & you’ll have the full force of the NYPD coming for you,” Commissioner Jessica Tisch said while announcing the arrest of the second suspected mugger
The two Orleans Parish Jail escapees led Huntsville PD on a pursuit, driving on the wrong side of the road and weaving through traffic before abruptly stopping and surrendering
The incident occurred after Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a fleeing vehicle; the man got out of the stopped vehicle and tried to carjack the trucker
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The man allegedly made false statements under the guise of two investment companies; he gained $35 million from investors but paid them only $8.8 million
“The owner of this sullied spoon assumed his brother’s identity during a field detention,” the Tustin PD posted. “To his dismay, his brother had an active arrest warrant!”
A maintenance worker shut off water to a toilet covering a hole in the wall after an inmate threatened to “shank” him, arrest documents state
The man fled from Ocala PD officers at high speeds, driving in the wrong direction before colliding with another vehicle and crashing into an apartment complex