JOLIET, Ill. — A police officer and firefighter are being credited with a swift and effective rescue after an apartment fire trapped a family on the third floor.The blaze broke out on June 9 around 12:30 p.m. at 115 Essington Road. Joliet Fire Department Battalion...
By John BuzbeeThe Virginian-PilotNEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — A vehicle crash involving a van hauling barrels of blue crabs temporarily closed Interstate 64 early Thursday morning after the crustaceans were scattered all over the roadway, the New Kent County Sheriff’s Office said.Images shared by deputies...
By Peter TalbotThe Peninsula Gateway (Gig Harbor, Wash.)TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma Police Department’s former deputy chief, Paul Junger, wasn’t fired for one egregious incident, an investigation report shows, but because of consistent demeaning behavior that created a hostile work environment for women.One instance, in...
On June 12, Democratic Senator Alex Padilla was captured on video being ejected from a press conference with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. The video begins with federal agents pushing the senator out of the room, then shows him being forced to the ground and handcuffed...
By Tim SullivanAssociated PressBROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — A man posing as a police officer shot and killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in a brazen attack at their home early Saturday, and a second lawmaker and his wife were wounded in a separate shooting...
By Kristen SpickerDayton Daily News, OhioMONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ohio — A chase involving multiple law enforcement agencies ended in a six-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 that sent several people to the hospital Thursday.The exact number of people injured was not released, but none of the injuries...
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state lawmakers have passed a bill to preserve media access to police radio feeds as law enforcement agencies increasingly encrypt their communications.The proposal, which was approved Thursday, would require police departments to grant journalists and emergency services organizations access to...
Staff reportscleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio — The Ohio Parole Board has refused to release Douglas Prade, the former Akron police captain convicted of killing his wife in 1997.The board, in a decision released Friday, noted that Prade, 79, will come up for parole again in 2033. The...
By Rocco Parascandola and Rebecca WhiteNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — The NYPD is bringing 38 new surveillance cameras to high-crime areas in upper Manhattan, including outside some bodegas, officials said yesterday.“It’s not only an initiative to capture the bad guys but it prevents also...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis police officer received an unexpected assist during a foot pursuit when a passing driver offered a lift, a moment that was captured on video and has since gone viral on social media, WMC reported.The driver, amused by the scene, began...
