Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, who spoke openly about her struggles with depression and addiction, has died. She was 88.Dukakis died on Friday night surrounded by her family, her son, John Dukakis, said on Saturday by...
A 60-year-old man tried to offer Worcester police officers $10,000 cash if they would leave before the officers said they found drugs, hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and stolen car parts during a search of an apartment he was in on Friday.Police were...
By Sandra McDonaldLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — A failed heist was followed by a flawed getaway for burglars who recently broke into an Upland chain restaurant, authorities say. The group was interrupted mid-theft. Then, as they were being pursued by officers, they drove into a...
By John Agarmlive.comGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A state police helicopter helped Grand Rapids police capture a motorcyclist who went off-road after fleeing a traffic stop.The incident happened Friday, March 14.Grand Rapids police attempted a traffic stop before the motorcyclist fled at a high speed.Patrol officers...
By Max LevyThe Denver PostCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A federal judge this month dismissed a lawsuit alleging a Colorado Springs police officer used excessive force on a man who was shot with a Taser, fell and broke his neck in May 2022.The man, Jacob Root,...
Indianapolis – March 22, 2025. Police dogs are essential to law enforcement’s mission of maintaining order and keeping our communities safe. These four-legged heroes help locate missing people, track criminal suspects, detect drugs and explosives, and protect their human partners. Because these dogs work on...
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah College of Art and Design has awarded the City of Savannah a $972,000 grant to fund technology upgrades for the Savannah Police Department, the Savannah Morning News reported.The funding, part of the SCAD SERVE Community Fund, will support crime-fighting and...
Indianapolis/ March 29, 2025/ — The National Police Association’s #31 Toyota, driven by full-time police officer and Rise Motorsports co-owner Rita Goulet, will feature a photograph of missing Pensacola teenager Caleb Nathaniel Cook during the ARCA Menards Pensacola 150 race at Five Flags Speedway. The...
By Mark SchlinkmannSt. Louis Post-DispatchBROOKLYN, Ill. — A driver fleeing a traffic stop hit and seriously injured a Metro East police officer after he laid down a spike strip, authorities say.Prosecutors in Madison County on Thursday announced that multiple felony chargtes had been filed against...
By Dana RieckSt. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS — Police on Thursday said they have tracked down the identification of the carjacking suspect hit and severely injured on Interstate 70 on Monday morning.The 15-year-old boy from Illinois remains hospitalized in critical and unstable condition, St. Louis police...