By Jake BuschMarietta Daily Journal, Ga.AUSTELL, Ga. — A 10-year-old boy had his wish come true Friday when he was sworn in as a member of both the Cobb County Police and Fire departments.Arya Patel, who has osteosarcoma, a bone cancer, spent the day motivating...
By Shaina McLawrence and Gail LubinStaten Island Advance, N.Y.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As dawn broke Wednesday, a stunning police action unfolded on Staten Island, as 21 people were taken into custody during coordinated raids of three locations, as part of a drug sting that centers...
By Hallie LauerPittsburgh Post-GazettePITTSBURGH — As concerns about police staffing levels continue to plague Pittsburgh, City Council members approved a $315,000 grant from the state to help recruitment efforts.A large portion of the grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency will go to...
By Robert RodriguezThe Fresno BeeFRESNO, Calif. — For nearly a month, a Fresno police officer and his family were the targets of a relentless campaign of harassment and revenge by a man furious over being given a ticket for jaywalking, according to a civil lawsuit.The...
By Warren Kuloal.comESCAMBIA, Fla. — A convicted felon is back in a Florida jail after he was found by deputies searching for him.He was hiding. In a dryer.According to the Escambia County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old David Jerome Jackson of Pensacola was wanted for aggravated...
By Gayla CawleyBoston HeraldBOSTON — Boston’s mayor rolled out a lengthy summer safety plan that focuses on addressing the “root causes” of violence, but much of the work will center around what police say they already do: target the same group of people who drive...
By Dawn Baumgartner VaughanThe Charlotte ObserverZEBULON, N.C. — Local law enforcement leaders are looking for more support to help them fill vacancies faster and keep more officers on the job.Zebulon Police Chief Jacqui Boykin said her department has four vacancies.“That doesn’t sound like a lot....
By Ruben VivesLos Angeles TimesHIGHLAND, Calif. — San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department on Thursday arrested a 15-year-old boy suspected of trying to carjack a sheriff’s deputy as a mob of people at an illegal street takeover attacked his patrol car.The teen, who was not identified...
By Prerana SannappanavarThe Arizona Daily Star, TucsonTUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities have released video footage of a fatal officer-involved shooting during a domestic violence call in April on Tucson’s east side.The incident began about 10 p.m. April 3 when police were called to a house in...
By Garrett CabezaThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.SPOKANE, Wash. — Pasco police Lt. Thomas Groom wasn’t expecting to turn his walk to dinner into a foot pursuit of a fleeing hit-and-run suspect in another city.But that’s what he and a few other high-ranking Pasco police officers felt...
