By Juan A. LozanoAssociated PressHOUSTON — Houston police said Thursday that they are still reviewing if DNA testing in connection with thousands of sexual assault and sex crime cases that were dropped due to staffing issues could have led officers to potential suspects and possible...
By Amanda BartlettSFGateSONOMA COUNTY, Calif. — A woman was airlifted from a cliff on the west side of Mount Tamalpais Wednesday after driving 200 feet into a ravine and crashing, leaving her vehicle teetering on the edge of the rocky hillside while she waited for...
By Louis KraussStar TribuneST. PAUL, Minn. — Interim Col. Christina Bogojevic will be the next chief of the Minnesota State Patrol, making her the second woman ever to lead the State Patrol, the Department of Public Safety announced Thursday.Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson praised the...
By Police1 StaffWASHINGTON — The Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) in collaboration with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) is hosting a virtual forum to discuss the escalating issue of financial sextortion. Scheduled for...
By Thomas TracyNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — NYPD cop was fired after he was accused of making multiple 311 calls against his lieutenant, claiming that the female officer was transgender and “mean,” the Daily News has learned.Police Commissioner Edward Caban signed off on Police...
Associated PressCERESCO, Neb. — A veteran police officer was killed when his cruiser was struck by another vehicle after he made a traffic stop in eastern Nebraska, authorities said Saturday.The Nebraska State Patrol said in a news release that Ceresco Police Officer Ross Bartlett, 54,...
Dale AndersonThe Buffalo News, N.Y.ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. — The Erie County Sheriff’s Air 1 helicopter helped track three vehicles as Buffalo Police made five arrests Saturday night and Sunday morning, the Buffalo Police Department announced.The helicopter first assisted Northeast District officers who spotted a stolen...
By Jesse Leavenworth and Ethan FryThe Middletown Press, Conn.WEST HAVEN, Conn. — A Bronx-based beer theft ring, the focus of a recent federal indictment, stole a staggering amount of Mexican beer from a West Haven distributor late last year, according to an arrest warrant for...
By Mara H. GottfriedPioneer PressST. PAUL, Minn — Copper wire theft that’s darkened streetlights have discouraged teenagers in St. Paul’s North End from playing basketball at their local courts, caused older couples to discontinue early-morning walks around Como Lake and led to local shops struggling...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1WASHINGTON — The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department unveiled its new real-time crime center to aid investigations and support officers during critical incidents.During a ribbon cutting on April 8 for the RTCC, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and MPD Chief Pamela A. Smith also...
