By Joanna PutmanPolice1SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A bystander’s dash camera footage recently captured an LASD cruiser getting into a violent rollover crash, KABC reported.The May 29 incident occurred while the deputy was responding to a burglary, according to the report. As he was driving through...
By Hunter LeeSan Gabriel Valley Tribune, West Covina, Calif.PASADENA, Calif. — A San Fernando man who led Pasadena Police on a foot pursuit in April that ended in a scuffle with a police K9 was fatally shot after attempting to reach for a handgun, officials...
By Lyndsay WinkleyThe San Diego Union-TribuneSAN DIEGO — Body-worn camera footage released this week shows the moment a San Diego police officer opened fire on a man he thought was pointing a gun at him.What Officer Robert Gladysz apparently didn’t see was the baby the...
By Rosalio AhumadaThe Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities arrested two 16-year-old boys who led detectives on a high-speed pursuit that ended Tuesday afternoon with a crash and a car fire on a busy stretch of Highway 50 in Sacramento, sheriff’s officials said.Investigators recovered three guns...
Associated PressSEATTLE — Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed, Mayor Bruce Harrel said Wednesday.Harrell said at a news conference that he met with Adrian Diaz on Tuesday and they agreed Diaz should step down. He will work on special assignments for the mayor with...
By Dylan LovanAssociated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world’s top golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisville during the PGA Championship.Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell asked a judge Wednesday...
By Wayne ParryAssociated PressATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey’s statewide police union said Wednesday there needs to be “real consequences” for drunken, rowdy teens and adults who create mayhem in public places following a series of disturbances at Jersey Shore towns over the Memorial Day...
By Bob WarrenThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocatePONCHATOULA, La. — An autopsy will be conducted Wednesday on a Ponchatoula police officer who died while on duty Tuesday morning at a local grocery store.Police Chief Bry Layrisson was not available for comment Tuesday afternoon, but...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1BATON ROUGE, La. — A new law in Louisiana now allows people to be sentenced to jail time if they approach within 25 feet of a working law enforcement officer after being asked or ordered to back up, WVUE reported.The bill was signed...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police have released body camera footage of an officer-involved shooting of a man who opened fire at officers, KDFW reported.The May 19 incident began when a police alert flagged a car connected to a shooting from the...
