By Olivia LloydThe Charlotte ObserverLAKELAND, Fla. — A man appeared to have survived an alligator attack while swimming across a lake, then he charged deputies with a pair of shears and was shot dead, a Florida sheriff said.The man has been identified as 42-year-old Timothy...
By Rachel MergenWinona Daily News, Minn.WHITEHALL, Wis. — While Arcadia might not currently have a police department beyond an interim chief, members of the community don’t need to worry about whether law enforcement will be available.“We will be there,” said Trempealeau County Sheriff Brett Semingson....
By Martha BellisleAssociated PressWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he is pardoning a former Virginia sheriff who was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a jury convicted him on federal bribery charges for deputizing several businessmen in exchange for cash payments.Former Culpeper...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Oak Ridge Police Department will launch a body-worn camera program after state lawmakers announced $2.5 million in funding from Tennessee’s Violent Crime Intervention Fund. The appropriation will cover the purchase of cameras and related technology for the 57-officer agency that serves...
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators is calling on police chiefs to enlist their departments in Operation Dry Water 2025, a nationwide boating-under-the-influence (BUI) enforcement and education push set for July 4-6. The annual initiative pairs local, state and federal...
By Taylor LaneLas Vegas Review-JournalLAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas police helicopter filmed and assisted with the capture and arrest of a man who police say stole a car on Tuesday.Officers were first notified about a stolen car around 11 a.m. , but when the...
Associated PressCALICO ROCK, Ark. — A former police chief in Arkansas who is serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape escaped from prison Sunday, state corrections officials said.Grant Hardin, the former police chief of the tiny town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, escaped from...
By Alene TchekmedyianLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — The family of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who died after a mobile shooting range erupted in flames is suing the Sheriff’s Department for wrongful death, alleging that its failure to properly clean the trailer resulted in...
By Brooke BaitingerCentre Daily Times (State College, Pa.)DURANGO, Colo. — An “unexpected repeat offender” led cops on a chase through a Colorado town — for the second time in less than a year.The creature tries to hop around an officer in a narrow alleyway along...
By Jennifer RodriguezThe Peninsula Gateway (Gig Harbor, Wash.)NEWCASTLE, Okla. — Surveillance video at the Newcastle Police Department in Oklahoma caught an unexpected surprise during severe weather.On May 19 , a lightning strike hit a police cruiser in the department’s parking lot.Video shows the strike of...
