SURFSIDE, Fla. — A wild police pursuit ended on a South Florida beach when a driver crashed near the border of Bal Harbour and Surfside, then waved an American flag and his passport as officers attempted to remove him from the vehicle, Local 10 News...
By Zaeem Shaikhoregonlive.comPORTLAND, Ore. — People in a street takeover crowd threw mortar-style fireworks Sunday evening at Portland police officers who were working to disrupt the event.They were in a nearby parking structure and rained down fireworks that burst near police patrol cars, Capt. Chris...
By Nakayla McClellandAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.GRANT COUNTY, N.M. — Four Grant County deputies were fired after a video surfaced of one of the deputies throwing a small rabbit into a patrol vehicle.In the video, deputy Alejandro Gomez smiled at the camera while holding the rabbit. Moments...
By Charlie McKennamasslive.comBOSTON — A Boston Fire Department lieutenant is facing more than 40 criminal charges after prosecutors say he refused to turn over numerous guns he had hidden in his Milton home after being served with a restraining order taken out by his wife,...
By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer PeltzAssociated PressNEW YORK — Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges and saying he was sorry for helping flood the...
By Kendrick Calfee, Robert A. CronkletonThe Kansas City StarKANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas City, Kansas, officer died Tuesday after being struck by a stolen truck fleeing other officers, Chief Karl Oakman announced during a morning press conference.Oakman identified the officer as 26-year-old Hunter Simoncic,...
NEW YORK — The nonprofit that operates the National September 11 Memorial and Museum is awarding sharply higher salaries to its top leaders while continuing to post hefty losses, leading to outrage among many victims’ families, according to the New York Post.Created to honor the...
WASHINGTON — A coalition of national public safety associations is calling on Congress to grant state and local law enforcement and corrections agencies the authority to counter drones used for criminal purposes.In a joint letter sent to congressional leaders on Aug. 20, 17 organizations —...
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A foot pursuit was brought to a quick end after a rideshare driver gave a deputy a lift, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office shared on Facebook.The video starts by showing two deputies speaking to a vehicle passenger and instructing him to...
TREMONTON, Utah — A deadly ambush in Utah that killed two officers and wounded a deputy has highlighted a troubling and growing trend: law enforcement officers are increasingly being targeted in unprovoked surprise attacks, CBS News reported.The latest incident unfolded in Tremonton, where officers responding...
