By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverBREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The K-9 partner of a Florida sheriff’s deputy did something horrifying — and potentially deadly — at a crime scene when it jumped without warning from a high-rise bridge over the Indian River.It happened on the 528...
By Michael Goldberg and Emily Wagster PettusAssociated PressJACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge on Thursday finished handing down prison terms of about 10 to 40 years to six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and...
By Gene Johnson and Mark ThiessenAssociated PressBOISE, Idaho — Police on Thursday arrested two gang members — an Idaho prison inmate and the accomplice who helped him escape — following an attack on corrections officers at a Boise hospital, and investigators are looking into whether...
By David AaroThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAUGUSTA, Ga. — Two teenage inmates were taken back to jail Thursday afternoon, hours after they allegedly knocked out a Jenkins County deputy and escaped custody, authorities said.Brandon Davis, 14, and Corinthian Newton, 15, were re-arrested at about 5 p.m., according...
By Lyndsay WinkleyThe San Diego Union-TribuneSAN DIEGO — After months of searching, San Diego’s mayor tapped a familiar face to be the city’s next top cop.At a news conference in his office Thursday morning, Mayor Todd Gloria announced his appointment of San Diego police Assistant...
By Sam CharlesChicago TribuneCHICAGO — A Cook County judge on Thursday ruled that Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct will have the right to have their cases decided by a third-party arbitrator, but those hearings must remain publicly accessible.The ruling from Judge Michael Mullen...
AUSTIN, Texas — Round Rock Independent School District Police Department is using Oracle’s Public Safety Suite to improve information access and communications across the 55 school campuses and over 47,000 students it supports. Previously, the department relied on contracted county dispatch services that did not...
The women’s March Madness tournament is here with a full slate of games beginning Friday morning. After the First Four concluded earlier this week, each team now has an opponent and will look to make their way to the NCAA Final.The first game between No....
Winter weather on the first weekend of spring will likely complicate travel plans Friday night into Saturday.While snow totals will likely be modest across the state — most can expect less than an inch, with some regions getting up to 4 inches in the northwest...
A $1 million lottery prize was sold at a lottery and doughnut shop in Massachusetts, with the winner coming forward to claim the prize on Thursday.The $1 million prize was from the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “777″ scratch ticket game, which costs $10 per ticket to...
