AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would prevent law enforcement officers from being charged with deadly conduct for actions taken while on duty, The Texas Tribune reported.House Bill 2436 would exempt officers from the deadly conduct statute, which was originally...
Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police have released video from the shooting of author Jillian Lauren, the wife of a Weezer band member, during a backyard confrontation that culminated in an officer-involved shootings.Lauren’s wounds were not life-threatening in the April 8 shooting in the...
By Andrew J. CampaLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles police pursuit ended in dramatic fashion Friday afternoon with SWAT team members using armored vehicles to box in the suspect’s truck then shattering the windows and tossing in gas canisters to coax the driver...
By Alexis Stevens and David AaroThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCOLUMBIA, Ga. — One deputy was killed and a second remains in critical condition after being shot in the face during a traffic stop Saturday in east Georgia, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.The deputy killed was...
Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say they’ve arrested a man who used a chainsaw to cut down large trees in at least three neighborhoods around the city.Outraged residents began reporting the destruction last Friday afternoon. Photos posted online showed multiple mature trees toppled...
By Bill McClellanSt. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS — When a group of St. Louis police officers came up with the idea of a podcast revolving around cops and their stories, nobody figured that Paige Spears would someday be a featured guest.But one Thursday last month, in...
By Jessica DelfinoThe Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.Whether you’re interested in working in law enforcement, with animals or as a musician, the Pennsylvania State Police may offer the right role — and they need more officers, says the state.State Sen. Marty Flynn , D-22, Dunmore believes his...
By Mitchell WillettsMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)WARRICK COUNTY, Ky. — A woman wearing a motorcycle helmet andwaving a sword at an Indiana police officer stole his car and led authorities on a chase that ended violently in Kentucky, officials say.A Chandler police officer was responding to...
By Mark PriceMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. — A man’s ambitious plan to use a stolen excavator to carry away a bank’s ATM was thwarted when a cop at the police station next door saw the crime in progress, according to investigators in the...
By Alex CoffeyThe Philadelphia InquirerPHILADELPHIA — Kelly Davis is at every Phillies game, home and away, and is almost always in the background. Sometimes, he’ll sit on a stool behind third base coach Dusty Wathan. Other times, he’ll stand at the bottom of the dugout...