SEATTLE — Nick Pivetta dominated but George Kirby was slightly better.The Red Sox righty held the Mariners scoreless through the first 5 ⅓ innings Friday before J.P. Crawford took him deep with a 381-foot blast to right field. It was only the Mariners’ third hit...
Dear Amy: I am the “maid of honor” for my best friend’s wedding, which is happening this summer.It’s a big job and I have done my very best to step up in all of the expected ways. Like other people who have faced this demanding...
By Ken RitterAssociated PressLAS VEGAS — Images of a campus police officer diving behind a patrol vehicle to escape gunfire and then fatally shooting a gunman outside a building at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, are among newly released video of a deadly rampage...
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A former New York City police officer has been acquitted of murder in the shooting of his childhood friend during a confrontation on Long Island.A jury on Thursday convicted Errick Allen, 30, only of menacing in the May 12, 2020, shooting of...
By Kristen A. GrahamThe Philadelphia InquirerPHILADELPHIA — When Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel worked in the Philadelphia Police Department’s narcotics division, he’d sometimes go into homes of school-age children who had witnessed deeply upsetting events, and think: What’s going to happen to them?For years, Bethel dreamed...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1OAKLAND, Calif. — Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state would be installing nearly 500 cameras in Oakland to aid police in combatting “criminal activity and freeway violence, a news release states.The network of 480 Flock Safety cameras will will enable law enforcement...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. — Video released by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office shows the pursuit and arrest of an armed 14-year-old carjacking suspect, FOX 5 reported.The March 11 incident began when deputies spotted a vehicle known to be stolen in a carjacking, according...
By Amy GraffSFGate, San FranciscoOROVILLE, Calif. — A Northern California 9-year-old trying to drive himself to school smashed into a CHP car and led officers on a chase Wednesday, officials said.“A scene straight out of a movie” is what the the California Highway Patrol’s unit...
By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverHAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — A motorcyclist on the run inadvertently got himself caught when he posted video of himself escaping on Instagram, East Tennessee investigators say.In fact, the suspect posted multiple videos of himself breaking traffic laws on the popular social...
By Angie DiMicheleSouth Florida Sun-SentinelFT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Margate resident who had a documented history of struggling with a mental health illness texted 911 on the morning of March 21 with the address of a Fort Lauderdale hotel and the word “murder.”Karl Chludinsky’s 911...