By Michael R. Sisak and Jake OffenhartzAssociated PressNEW YORK — The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to state murder and terror charges while his attorney complained that statements coming from New York’s mayor would make it...
By Will Weissert and Darlene SupervilleAssociated PressWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. ...
By Carol Robinsonal.comJEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. — Santa took a quick break during his busiest time of the year to help Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies nab a suspected teen car thief.Deputies were working a traffic checkpoint detail Sunday on Forestdale Bend Road and Roberta Road when...
By David A. Lieb and Heather HollingsworthAssociated PressJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A former Kansas City police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in a fatal shooting was released from prison Friday after Missouri’s governor commuted his sentence to parole.The decision by Gov. Mike Parson...
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash.THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office will receive $19,809 in federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funding to purchase two “Grappler Police Bumper” pursuit technology systems, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.The system utilizes a net and...
By Bruce FinleyThe Denver PostDENVER — The Regional Transportation District is deploying more counterterrorism dogs for station sweeps and inspections on buses and trains, the latest effort to ramp up security and encourage riders to return.Three new K-9 team members, Belgian Malinois dogs, include Milo,...
By Nathan Clarkmlive.comJACKSON COUNTY, Mich. — The time it takes the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to respond to calls for police service will slow in the foreseeable future as budget cuts eliminate six deputy positions.The sheriff’s office has cut four positions from road patrol and...
By Nicholas GilmoreThe Santa Fe New MexicanSANTA FE, N.M. — An initiative to get Santa Fe police officers into hybrid vehicles is on hold this year due to supply chain issues that have created delays and price hikes, city officials said.Instead, the agency is ordering...
By Flint McColganBoston HeraldBOSTON — A Boston Police officer who was fired for sending pro-Trump tweets anonymously on Jan. 6, 2021 , had his termination vacated by the state civil service commission.“The Commission’s decision finds the Appellant’s tweets to be protected speech and are not...
By Don SweeneyThe News & ObserverCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. — A man cut through a power line, causing an outage, burning his clothes and melting a hacksaw before fleeing, Colorado police reported.“We assumed we were looking for a body,” police in Commerce City said in a...
