By Brandon KingdollarTampa Bay TimesTAMPA — The Florida Association of Crime Stoppers is doubling down on a tool that helped solve two murder cases that went cold in the state: playing cards.The cards, which debuted Monday at a news conference at the Falkenburg Road Jail...
Associated PressROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — Nine people were injured, including two young children and their mother, after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families gathered to escape the summer heat Saturday. Law enforcement tracked a suspect to a...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1SOUTH WALES, U.K. — A South Wales Police officer is taking on multiple endurance challenges in a quest to help retired K-9s.Officer Jamie Davies, 27, from Rhondda, serves with the department’s organized crime unit, according to the Thin Blue Paw Foundation, a charity...
By Anabel SosaLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Legislative leaders plan to fast-track bills to crack down on retail theft in California and are using the package of reforms to pressure supporters of a proposed tough-on-crime initiative headed for the November ballot to abandon that effort.In...
By Martín BilbaoThe Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Steilacoom man driving a stolen car used a kayak to flee from law enforcement on the Chehalis River last week, the Centralia police report.Centralia police arrested the 39-year-old man on June 6 with help from multiple...
By Danny WestneatThe Seattle TimesSEATTLE— Bennie Radford lives in Florida these days. It’s 3,000 miles and a lifetime away from pre-pandemic Seattle.But in the days since yet another shooting this spring at Seattle’s Garfield High School, Radford hasn’t been able to think of much else.“My...
By Shaina McLawrenceStaten Island Advance, N.Y.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Christian Varvaro, the son of Staten Island native and fallen Port Authority Police Officer Anthony Varvaro, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the New York Mets game at Citi Field Wednesday night.The honor was part...
By Larry Higgsnj.comSTATEN ISLAND — People who commit crimes and think they can get away undetected using Port Authority bridges and tunnels better think again.On Monday, the bi state agency and law enforcement and elected officials commemorated the near completion of a $10 million program...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1EVERETT, Wash. — Two of Washington State’s largest 911 centers have established an innovative partnership to guarantee the continuity of emergency communications services during disruptions or system outages.Snohomish County 911 and Valley Com 911’s Regional Resiliency Initiative combines Next Generation 911 (NG911) capabilities...
By Greg SmithThe Day, New London, Conn.GROTON, Conn. — Jay Johnson of Salem has been ridding homes of nuisance wildlife, snakes included, for more than two decades.But he can’t recall ever dealing with a python.The owner of the aptly named Critter Cop business said Thursday...