By Tess KennyNaperville SunNAPERVILLE, Ill. — All’s fair in strikes and splits.The Naperville Fire Department and Naperville Police Department left it all in the alley Thursday night. The bowling alley, that is.In a contest of public safety primacy, the two departments went head to head...
By Mike StunsonThe Bradenton HeraldEMMETT TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A man accused of ramming a vehicle his girlfriend was in was arrested with help from a deer hunter, Michigan authorities say.Michigan State Police said on Friday, Nov. 15 — the first day of firearm deer hunting...
By Richard StradlingThe News & Observer (Raleigh)DURHAM, N.C. — A Durham police officer shot and wounded a 16-year-old boy after a confrontation at a reported racing meetup event off Hope Valley Road early Sunday, according to the police department.The shooting took place at a shopping...
By Don SweeneyMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — A 46-year-old man faces charges of trying to meet a child for sex acts after a “sting” operation organized by youths, California sheriff’s officials reported.Deputies received a tip that a man was meeting with a child...
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By Estelle AtkinsonLas Vegas Review-JournalLAS VEGAS — A Clark County School District police officer dressed up as a turkey to walk pedestrians across a busy intersection and raise awareness for pedestrian traffic safety on Thursday.More than 100 citations were issued for drivers who didn’t yield...
By Ed WhiteAssociated PressDETROIT — A suburban Detroit police officer whose patrol car smashed into another vehicle, killing two men, was charged Friday with manslaughter.Charges against Warren Officer James Burke were filed nearly two months after the 5 a.m. crash.“Our thoughts remain with those whose...
By Brittny MejiaLos Angeles TimesRIVERSIDE, Calif. — When a man who called himself Luis Miguel Martinez moved into a $1.2-million home in an exclusive Riverside, California, neighborhood in 2023, he brought standard luxuries.Parked outside were luxury cars, including a BMW and another car with Mexican...
By Ryan Macasero, Ethan VarianBay Area News GroupSAN MATEO, Calif. — A San Mateo County official on Thursday revealed an explosive memo addressed to embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus from second-in-command Dan Perea detailing an alleged scheme to conceal weapons stored in the department’s executive office.The...
By Jonathan PhelpsThe New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterPHILADELPHIA — A jury in Philadelphia awarded $11 million in damages to U.S. Army veteran George Abrahams, who claims his SIG Sauer P320 pistol fired in its holster without his hands touching the gun.Abrahams is the latest to...
