By Jeremy RedmonThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAUGUSTA Ga. — Fourteen years ago, Jim Banish found himself with a bottle of booze in one hand and a gun in the other. Cumulative traumatic stress from his job in policing and grief over his older brother’s suicide two years...
By Missy WilkinsonThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS —A wide, weeklong security zone around Caesars Superdome and swarms of federal and state agents armed with drones in downtown New Orleans are among the public safety measures in the works in the lead-up to...
By Lillie DavidsonFort Worth Star-TelegramFORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Police Department is almost halfway through clearing a backlog of rape kits, and the city’s crime lab is almost fully staffed, authorities said Monday.In October, 898 kits were reported overdue for the state’s 90-day...
By Irene Rotondomasslive.comBOSTON — In a public safety milestone, Boston slashed its 2024 homicide rate to 24 killings, positioning itself as one of the safest major cities in the nation, according to officials.There were 37 homicides in the city in 2023, 40 each in 2022...
By Max LevyThe Denver PostDENVER — A suspected fuel thief crashed into Moffat County Sheriff’s Office deputies during a vehicle chase Thursday morning, leaving three with minor injuries.Geomar Gomez-Hernandez, 35, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of first-degree assault on a peace officer, vehicular...
By Jozsef PappThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCOBB COUNTY, Ga. — For Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens, helping veterans housed in his jail is more than an official duty.“For 30-plus years, serving this country and knowing what the men and women put on the line every day for...
By Olivia Mitchellcleveland.comCLEVELAND — Cleveland is set to end 2024 with the fewest number of homicides in five years.Through Dec. 23, the city had 104 violent deaths, city records show. That’s a major drop from the 192 total in 2020.The numbers follow a national trend...
By Sean MurphyAssociated PressOKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general dismissed a felony assault charge Friday against a police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, breaking his neck, during an argument over a traffic ticket.Gentner Drummond announced that he had intervened in...
By Nate GartrellBay Area News GroupOAKLAND, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom held a news conference Friday to pressure Oakland officials to scale back a policy that only allows the cops to chase someone if there’s reasonable suspicion they have committed a violent crime.Calling the city’s...
DETROIT — Body camera video released by the Detroit Police Department shows the moments leading up to a fatal shooting during an eviction. On July 12, a bailiff was at an apartment to evict a 44-year-old man, CBS Detroit reported. The bailiff reported that the...
