Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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Police Officer and Utility Worker Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash at Work Site
Dec 8 2023 // A pickup truck driver in a suburb of Boston is accused of crashing into a police officer and a utility employee at a work site, killing them, then pulling a knife on another officer before stealing his cruiser and...
Texas Prosecutor Drops Most Cases Against Austin Police Officers Over Tactics Used During 2020 Protests
Dec 6 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments against more than 20 Austin police officers for tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd`s killing said Monday he was...
Louisiana State Police Open Criminal Investigation Into McClenny Moseley
Dec 4 2023 // Louisiana State Police have opened a criminal investigation into efforts by McClenny Moseley & Associates and Apex Roofing to solicit customers after receiving a complaint by the state Insurance Department about...
Colorado Woman Shocked with Taser Suing Police Officer And Chief for Not Reporting It
Nov 30 2023 // A woman who was shocked in the back with a Taser while lying on the ground in Pueblo, Colorado, last year is suing the police officer who stunned her and the city`s police chief, accusing the police department of failing...
Maryland County Sued for $16 Million Over Death of Pet Dog Shot by Police
Nov 30 2023 // Roommates who are suing a Maryland county claim police officers illegally entered their apartment without a warrant, detained them at gunpoint without justification and unnecessarily shot their pet dog, which was left...
Thick Fog Likely Caused 30-Vehicle Collision on Idaho Interstate, Police Say
Nov 29 2023 // A thick layer of fog is believed to have caused a roughly 30-vehicle collision on an Idaho interstate, state police said. The collision occurred Monday morning on eastbound Interstate 86, near milepost 56, west of...
Former St. Louis Alderman Indicted in Insurance Fraud Case Charged With Lying to Police About Carjacking Incident
Nov 27 2023 // ST. LOUIS (AP) – A former St. Louis alderman indicted in a fraud case was charged with lying to police about getting carjacked last year, authorities said. Brandon Bosley was charged Wednesday with one misdemeanor count...
Justice Department Investigating Lexington, Mississippi Police Practices
Nov 22 2023 // The Justice Department has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into the city of Lexington, Mississippi, and the Lexington Police Department (LPD) seeking to determine whether there are systemic violations of...
District Police Combating Car Thefts and Carjackings With Dashcams and AirTags
Nov 22 2023 // Jeff Pena contacted his father as soon as he heard that police were passing out auto tracking devices to try to stem a sharp increase in carjackings, auto thefts and other crimes in the nation`s capital. “It`s just...
Louisiana State Police Open Criminal Investigation Into McClenny Moseley, Apex Roofing
Nov 13 2023 // Louisiana State Police have opened a criminal investigation into efforts by McClenny Moseley & Associates and Apex Roofing to solicit customers after receiving a complaint by the state Insurance Department about...
Off-duty US Park Police Unintentionally Shot Fellow Officer in Virginia, Police Say
Nov 7 2023 // McLEAN, Va. (AP) — An off-duty U.S. Park Police officer fatally shot another off- duty officer in a Virginia apartment in what local authorities are describing preliminarily as an unintentional shooting involving...
Wife of Troubled Grammy Winner Killed by Nashville Police Sues City
Nov 2 2023 // NASHVILLE (AP) — The wife of Grammy-winning sound engineer Mark Capps, who was killed by police in January, filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Nashville and police Officer Ashley Coon on Monday. Three police...
Man Accused of Drunken Driving Can Sue Michigan Police Officer Who Misread Breath Test
Oct 31 2023 // A man from Japan wrongly accused of drunken driving can sue a Michigan police officer who grossly misread a breath test and conceded during the stop that she had “no idea” what she was doing, a federal appeals...
Illinois County to Pay $3.3 Million to Woman Killed in Police Pursuit
Oct 24 2023 // ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – Winnebago County officials will pay $3.3 million to the family of a Rockford woman killed in a police pursuit. Joy Lambert, 55, was killed when a driver fleeing a sheriff’s deputy at speeds...
Justice Department Launches Probe of Trenton Police Department
Oct 18 2023 // The Justice Department (DOJ) announced it has has opened a civil rights practices investigation into the Trenton, New Jersey police department. Officials said the investigation will seek to determine “whether there...
Report on Virginia Beach Mass Shooting Stresses Training for Police, Fund for Victims
Oct 17 2023 // A state commission has called for numerous changes to how Virginia and its communities respond to mass shootings, from establishing a victims` fund to teaching people how to slow bleeding before paramedics arrive. But the...
Atlanta Police Chief Fires Officer Who Used Stun Gun on Man, Causing Death
Oct 12 2023 // ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta`s police chief on Tuesday fired an officer who shocked a 62-year-old Black church deacon with a stun gun during a dispute over a traffic ticket, leading to the man`s death. Police Chief Darin...
Connecticut Governor Says Police Retirements Not Driven by Ticket Probes
Oct 11 2023 // The top two leaders of Connecticut State Police will be stepping down in the middle of multiple investigations into whether troopers submitted bogus data on thousands of traffic stops that may have never happened, Gov. Ned...
Police Didn’t Give Alabama Homeowner Time to Respond Before Firing, Lawyer Says
Oct 10 2023 // DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — An attorney representing the family of a Black man who was fatally shot at his home by police said Friday that officers did not give the man time to respond before they opened fire. Steve...
Army Officer Pepper-Sprayed During Traffic Stop Seeks New Trial Against Police
Oct 4 2023 // A U.S. Army lieutenant who was struck, pepper-sprayed and handcuffed during a traffic stop in Virginia asked a federal appeals court on Monday to overturn rulings by a trial judge after jurors found mostly in favor of the...
