By Bill CareyPolice1PARIS — France’s high-speed rail network faced widespread vandalism and arson on July 26, paralyzing travel to Paris from across France and Europe, the Associated Press reported. The disruption also hindered Olympic athletes’ travel just hours before the opening ceremony for the Games.French...
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. New details will be added as information becomes available. By Claire TaylorThe Advocate, Baton Rouge, La.LAFAYETTE, La. — A Lafayette police officer has died as a result of injuries sustained during a hostage-taking and standoff Thursday in Jeanerette. ...
By Fernando Albasyracuse.comSYRACUSE, N.Y. — In 22 calls to 911, a Salina man threatened to shoot up police headquarters and a 911 call center, adding that he had an AR-15 and would ambush police if they came to him, police said. ...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LOWELL, Mass. — A police department has teamed up with other agencies to provide free swimming lessons for kids with the goal of reducing drowning incidents and bringing awareness to water safety, according to a department news release.The program, which ran from July...
Associated PressPHILADELPHIA — A fired Philadelphia police officer who pleaded guilty to murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy was sentenced Monday to at least eight years in prison. ...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Newly released police body camera footage captured the dramatic moments when a woman and a teenage girl were held at knifepoint inside a Victoria’s Secret store in 2023, WSVN reported.The swift actions of Miami Beach Police officers saved the...
By Mona DarwishLos Angeles Daily NewsLOS ANGELES — Bodycam footage of a fatal police shooting of a 23-year-old woman armed with a knife in Panorama City on June 15 shows there was confusion among the officers over deploying a Taser or using a gun.After the...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1THE COLONY, Texas — Quick actions by police officers in The Colony saved a man’s life after a car crashed and became trapped between two barriers on an overpass, NBC 5 reported. ...
By Nadia Lathan and Jim Vertuno Associated PressUVALDE, Texas — A former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School pleaded not guilty during a court appearance Thursday. ...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1BUTLER, Pa. — Testimony from FBI officials revealed additional details surrounding the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, including that the suspected shooter researched the Kennedy assassination and flew a drone over the area before the event, CNN reported. ...
