By Paul Walsh, Kim HyattStar TribuneRED LAKE, Minn. — An on-duty Red Lake tribal police officer was one of two drivers who died in a traffic collision Wednesday.The crash occurred on Hwy. 1 east of the Red Lake community, according to the Red Lake Police...
By John O’ConnorAssociated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois appellate court ruled Wednesday that a former deputy sheriff charged with the death of Sonya Massey should be released from jail pending his first-degree murder trial.The 4th District Appellate Court’s unanimous decision found that a circuit court...
By Susan SmileyThe Macomb Daily, Mount Clemens, Mich.WARREN, Mich. — Two Warren Police officers received the Carnegie Medal for heroism after saving a child who had been electrocuted by a downed power line.Officer David Chapman and Cpl. Daniel Rose were given the medals at a...
By Joseph TucciThe Middletown Press, Conn.ROCKY HILL, Conn. — Rocky Hill Police Officer Will Jordan made it a tradition to watch “Wheel of Fortune” with his son Sean almost every night. However, after going viral during an episode of the show that aired on Monday...
By Brennan StewartCarroll County Times, Westminster, Md.CARROLL COUNTY, Md. — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has added four deputies to its Crisis Intervention Team, bringing the total number of countywide personnel trained to respond to emergency situations involving people with behavioral or mental health disorders...
By Missy WilkinsonThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police on Tuesday released body-worn camera footage of a shootout between a murder suspect and NOPD’s special ops division that culminated in a nine-hour standoff last month in the Florida neighborhood.Nobody was...
By Caleb AmickThe Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Ind.DALEVILLE, Ind. — As small towns and police departments across Indiana encounter rising fuel and maintenance costs, many are exploring creative ways of saving money.That was the case for Todd Bertram in 2019.Bertram is the police chief in Bargersville,...
By Libor JanyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Allegations of cheating by officers on a promotional exam that swept through the Los Angeles Police Department over the summer were found to be false after an internal investigation, officials said this week.As first reported by the Los...
By Andrew DysThe Charlotte ObserverYORK COUNTY, S.C. — Lt. Nathan Clark stands tall in his York County Sheriff’s Office uniform — and wears two shoes to do it.Then he pulls up his left pants leg at the bottom. One of those shoes is at the...
By John WenzelThe Denver PostDENVER — One month before the 28th anniversary of JonBenét Ramsey’s murder, Netflix will premiere a three-part “Cold Case” documentary about the Boulder crime, which captivated the world and remains unsolved.“Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?” debuts on Netflix on Monday,...