With a wild opening night of the 2024 NFL Draft in the books, it won’t be long until the Patriots are back on the clock in Round 2. After taking Drake Maye at No. 3 overall, New England’s next selection is No. 34, the second...
By Stephen Owsinski The way our society is nowadays, with cops increasingly in the crosshairs of maniacs brazenly launching cold-blooded killings, laying hands on law enforcement officers, and persistently praying over their lives is always paramount. In the small space of a few days, several heinous murders...
By Robert A. CronkletonThe Kansas City StarJACKSON COUNTY, Mo. — A Jackson County judge sentenced a 20-year-old Tonganoxie man to 10 years in prison for causing a crash that killed two people, including a Kansas City police officer.Jerron A. Lightfoot pleaded guilty in February to...
By Melissa GomezLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police arrested three people who they said burglarized and targeted as many as 131 commercial businesses throughout L.A. County, many of them independent and family-owned restaurants.Between March and June 2023, police said, three people they came...
By Chris Sommerfeldt and Thomas TracyNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — An NYPD chief blasted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wednesday over her criticisms of police treatment of Columbia University pro-Palestine protesters who were temporarily cleared out of their encampment.Ocasio-Cortez slammed Columbia’s decision to call on the...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1DENVER — A Denver Sheriff’s Department K-9 will not be euthanized as originally planned following an investigative report and community concerns, Denver7 reported.Sheriff Elias Diggins reviewed the situation after a community member voiced concerns about the fate of K-9 Riggs, a Belgian Malinois...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — An officer has died from gunshot wounds sustained while on duty, the Corpus Christi Caller Times reported.“It is with a heavy heart that we announce to our police family and the Corpus Christi community the passing of Officer Kyle...
By Margaret BakerThe Sun HeraldHANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. — A Mississippi judge denied qualified immunity to a former Hancock County Sheriff’s K-9 deputy who kept his police dog on a leash when he shot and killed a Florida college student stunned by a Taser and armed...
By Paul Walsh and Abby SimonsStar TribuneMINNETONKA, Minn. — Law enforcement body-worn camera video released Wednesday afternoon shows a man with a high-powered rifle firing several volleys of gunfire at sheriff’s deputies last week in a Minnetonka neighborhood before they took cover, returned fire and...
Top Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer reached base four times, including belting a home run in Double-A Portland’s 7-4 win over Hartford.He also singled twice, walked, scored three runs and struck out once. He did have a throwing error.Mayer, a 21-year-old shortstop who Boston selected...