By Don SweeneyThe Charlotte ObserverVALLEJO, Calif. — Officers chasing down a 2007 Cadillac CT6 fleeing a sideshow got a surprise when they pulled it over — a 10-foot-long python inside the car, California police reported.Sideshows are illegal street takeovers in which drivers spin doughnuts and...
By Will Katchermasslive.comBOSTON — A Boston man who authorities said fired a water gun at police officers during a traffic stop was arrested over the weekend. During the arrest, officers found a real gun in his waistband, according to Boston Police. ...
Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A firearms instructor failed to make sure his gun was empty and fired a fatal shot into the chest of prisons department officer during a training exercise in April, according to investigative records released by the victim’s family. ...
PRESS RELEASESTATE COLLEGE, Pa. —Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced today the lineup for its fifth annual Conference for Advancing the Public Sector (CAPS). The two-day, virtual conference, which will be held September 17-18, 2024, is created for leaders of public-sector organizations.As in past years, CAPS...
By Brian Witte and Lea SkeneAssociated PressANNAPOLIS, Md. — Adnan Syed’s murder conviction still stands after Maryland’s highest court Friday ordered a redo of the hearing that freed him. The court ruled that the earlier proceeding violated the rights of the victim’s family, marking the...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership (ARORP) has announced the launch of “The Sentinel Project,” a new initiative funded by opioid settlement money aimed at combating drug issues across the state, KATV reported.This project will distribute Thermo Fisher Scientific narcotic...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1BOISE, Idaho — A business owner has filed a lawsuit against an Idaho university, alleging that the closing of her coffee shop on the college campus was a retaliation against her support of the police by using the thin blue line flag, the...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1FULSHEAR, Texas — A police department in Texas recently released videos showing an officer’s response to a family’s uninvited reptilian houseguest, Click2 Houston reported. ...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1MENLO PARK, Calif. — The Menlo Park City Council is reevaluating its use of Tesla vehicles for police patrol following a pilot program that revealed several operational challenges, The Almanac reported. ...
By Ronn RowlandMuskogee Phoenix, Okla.MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Two Muskogee police officers were involved in a shooting Monday. ...
