By Joanna PutmanPolice1KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A new Tennessee law, called the “Back the Blue Act,” has been enacted to harshen penalties for assaulting law enforcement officers, 10 News reported. ...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1CHICAGO — Body camera footage released by Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) shows a suspect attacking and repeatedly stabbing another man before officers intervened, fatally shooting the attacker, WTTW reported. ...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department has released body camera footage showing the moments leading up to a fatal police shooting of a man who threatened a woman and ran at officers with a knife, NBC DFW reported. ...
By Roni Jacobson, Leonard GreeneNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — Years before slain NYPD cop Rafael Ramos joined the Police Department, he was a safety officer at a Staten Island middle school trying to keep young kids out of trouble.One of those students was Mohammed...
By Don SweeneyThe Charlotte ObserverWEST LINN, Ore. — A hole in a road construction zone made short work of an accused bank robber’s getaway, Oregon police reported.A 55-year-old man brandishing a large knife leaped over the counter to rob a West Linn bank at 12:25...
By Steve KarnowskiAssociated PressMINNEAPOLIS — Police investigating a potential sexual abuse case in a Minneapolis suburb found themselves in a gunbattle against a well-armed resident in a darkened home while trying to protect seven children inside, a prosecutor said Tuesday in a report on the...
The Northampton City Council voted unanimously to pass a $40 million school budget, even though some councilors said they were not in favor of this decision.“I felt like this entire budget process was very rushed,” Ward 4 Councilor Jeremy Dubs said during the meeting. “I...
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A longtime Tex-Mex restaurant in the heart of Boston is closing after more than three decades.Fajitas & ‘Ritas, located at 25 West St. in Boston, said on Facebook Tuesday that the restaurant’s last day of service will be on Saturday, July 13.“After 35 incredible years,...
The U.S. flag and Commonwealth of Massachusetts flag are being lowered to half-staff on Wednesday in honor of a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who died in June. Pierre D. Dushime, of Natick, died on June 25 “while serving our country,” according to a GoFundMe for funeral expenses.Gov. Maura...