PRESS RELEASETAMPA, Fla. — Verizon Frontline announced the deployment and activation of more than 950 5G Ultra Wideband (UW)-enabled smartphones as part of a mission-critical communications upgrade for the Tampa Police Department (PD).The new devices support the department’s “Connected Officer” initiative, which was developed to...
By Justin DiepOmaha World-Herald, Neb.WASHINGTON COUNTY, Neb. — The Washington County Sheriff in Nebraska said he received death threats after social media posts misidentified him as the father of Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer. Multiple social media posts have misidentified Sheriff Mike Robinson as the father...
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Polk County woman has been found guilty in connection to the death of a young deputy who was fatally shot by friendly fire during a 2022 drug raid at her residence, Local 12 reported.Cheryl Lynn Williams was convicted on Sept....
By Jesse Bedayn and John SeewerAssociated PressOREM, Utah — DNA on a towel wrapped around a rifle found near where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated matched that of the 22-year-old accused in the killing, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Monday.Investigators also have used...
By Joseph WilkinsonNew York Daily NewsMCCAYSVILLE, Ga. — A man suspected of shooting a Georgia police captain in the head was captured Saturday evening, police said.Timothy Ramsey, 26, was wanted for the Friday night shooting of McCaysville Police Capt. Brantley Worley, the Georgia Bureau of...
By Dakota SmithLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — The California Legislature on Thursday passed a pair of bills to prohibit on-duty law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from masking their faces and to require them to identify themselves.Senate Bill 627, written by Sens. Scott Wiener,...
By Shira Moolten, Angie DiMicheleSouth Florida Sun-SentinelBROWARD, Fla. — The Broward Sheriff’s Office has concluded its internal investigation of the Tamarac triple murder, Sheriff Gregory Tony announced Friday, firing an additional six deputies and disciplining 11 others.Nathan Gingles is accused of shooting his estranged wife,...
By Kai UyeharaThe Seattle TimesKITSAP COUNTY, Wash. — Kitsap County prosecutors on Monday charged a security guard at a local Salvation Army with felonies after he allegedly impersonated an Edmonds police officer at the scene of a fire last week in Bremerton.He had even acted...
By Teri FigueroaThe San Diego Union-TribuneSAN DIEGO — San Diego police Chief Scott Wahl had been chatting with one of his sergeants, Andre Thomas, at SeaWorld as they attended a “Shop with a Cop” event with school kids last year when Thomas excused himself. He...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — As a judge considers arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys over whether delusional beliefs about the legal system are enough to keep a South Carolina prisoner from being executed, the inmate himself decided to weigh in with his own handwritten legal papers.Just...
