By John O’ConnorAssociated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home.Sean Grayson, 31, was convicted in October. Grayson received...
BLENDON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Blendon Township trustees voted unanimously to reinstate Officer Connor Grubb to active duty following his acquittal in a 2023 fatal shooting, WOSU reported. Grubb had been placed on paid administrative leave since November, shortly after a jury found him not guilty...
NEW YORK — The NYPD released body camera footage showing an officer-involved shooting of a former cop who brandished a sharp, broken piece of a toilet seat and threatened himself, officers and others in a hospital.The Jan. 8 incident unfolded when multiple 911 callers reported...
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans Police Department recruit was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick stated.The individual, not identified by police, had lived in the U.S. for a decade, Nola.com reported. ICE has not released additional details.|...
By Matthew Brown and Colleen Slevin Associated PressARIVACA, Ariz. — A man who authorities say was involved in a human smuggling operation was shot Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a federal helicopter near the U.S.-Mexico...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new bill introduced in the California State Assembly would bar individuals who worked for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Trump administration from becoming teachers or law enforcement officers in the state, KTVU reported. Assembly Bill 1627 would disqualify current...
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey law enforcement officers — along with other paid first responders — will now have explicit job protections when seeking treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder under a new law.Outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy on Jan. 14 signed S2373/A2145, known as the New...
RICHMOND, Va. — Outgoing Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin granted a full pardon to a former Fairfax County police officer convicted in a 2023 fatal shooting, the Associated Press reported. According to state records, former Sgt. Wesley Shifflett received an absolute pardon on Jan. 15, just...
By Gayla CawleyBoston HeraldBOSTON — Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said the department ignored all 57 immigration detainer requests issued by federal authorities last year, citing a city law that shields noncitizens from deportation under certain circumstances.Cox attributed the police department’s non-compliance to the Boston...
CHICAGO — Motorola Solutions has announced the launch of Assist Suites, a new portfolio of role-based artificial intelligence tools designed to deliver verified, multi-source intelligence to public safety professionals across dispatch and field operations.According to the company, Assist Suites synthesize information from multiple data sources...
