Associated PressWOBURN, Mass. — Police in a Boston suburb have arrested a man who they say entered a courthouse while wearing a gas mask and tactical gear and attacked several people with pepper spray.The man police identified as Nicholas Akerberg, 28, of Yarmouth Port, wore...
By Richard WintonLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — The FBI is now investigating a jewelry heist that involved thieves tunneling through multiple walls to break into a downtown Los Angeles jewelry store over the weekend.Millions of dollars in gold and jewels were stolen from a downtown...
By Alexis StevensThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionATLANTA — A former Atlanta police officer who contributed to the death of a 62-year-old church deacon when he deployed his Taser should not get his job back, the city’s Civil Service Board ruled this week.That officer, Kiran Kimbrough, should have...
By Harry HarrisBay Area News GroupSAN LEANDRO, Calif. — Two days after his 104th birthday, retired Oakland police Officer Toft Jessen was celebrated Thursday by dozens of Oakland police officers past and present, along with many others who lauded him as “an impressive individual” whose...
By Matt Graynj.comGLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. — A Gloucester County borough councilman seen on video berating a police officer during a January traffic stop has not filed to run for a new term in office, an official confirmed.Paulsboro Councilman Theodore D. Holloway II was stopped for...
By Ariane LangeThe Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Police Department plans to spend $33,660 of a road safety grant to issue targeted citations to cyclists and pedestrians, public records show.In a grant application submitted to the California Office of Traffic Safety, the department described...
On April 17, a lone gunman opened fire at Florida State University, killing two people and wounding six others. As students ran for their lives and others barricaded themselves in place, responding officers raced toward the sound of gunfire. Their swift, decisive action stopped the...
By Taylor SixLexington Herald-LeaderLEXINGTON, Ky. — Did Lexington officials overstep when they banned no-knock search and arrest warrants without discussing it with local police?That was the question before the Kentucky Supreme Court justices Thursday during oral arguments: whether Kentucky cities can enact such changes for...
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City bombing remains one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. As the 30th anniversary approaches, law enforcement officers who responded that day are sharing their stories, reflecting on what they saw and how it changed them...
By Police1 StaffMICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — Move over, JCPenney — Cat MacDonald Photography just dropped the most iconic photoshoot of 2025, featuring none other than the Michigan City (Ind.) Police Department.The result? A series of photos that look straight out of a 1997 JCPenney catalog...