By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverHALL COUNTY, Ga. — Alligators aren’t supposed to be in north Georgia, but you’ll have a hard time convincing one Hall County sheriff’s deputy who found himself trying to outrun one that popped out of a pond.Hall County is northeast of...
By Lea SkeneAssociated PressBALTIMORE — A Baltimore man was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder in the 2021 deadly shooting ambush of a city police officer — a verdict the jury reached without hearing evidence about a potential motive during a trial that spanned several days.Jurors...
By Morgan LeeAssociated PressSANTA FE, N.M. — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”The verdict against movie armorer Hannah...
By Editorial StaffWASHINGTON — Representative Norma Torres (CA-35) will be bringing a 911 dispatcher as her guest to President Joe Biden’s upcoming State of the Union Address. Richard Montoya Jr., a seasoned 911 dispatcher and an active member of the AFSCME Union, will join Torres...
By Janie HarAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco voters showed strong support for a pair of controversial public safety ballot measure that expand police powers and compel treatment for adult welfare recipients who use illegal drugs, two efforts Mayor London Breed said would crack down...
By Evan Simko-Bednarski, Thomas Tracy, Chris Sommerfeldt and David CruzNew York Daily NewsALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Hochul is deploying 750 members of the New York National Guard and 250 state and MTA police officers to NYC subway stations to inspect passenger bags following a spate...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1NEW YORK — An NYPD officer has been suspended after newly released body camera footage showed him kicking a suspect detained for hitting an officer with her car on purpose, the New York Post reported.The incident occurred on Jan. 17 when Sahara Dula,...
By Kellie LoveHartford CourantBOLTON, Conn. — The Connecticut Office of Inspector General has released the body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting in Bolton on March 1.The Connecticut State Police received a report around 2:15 p.m. last Friday that a man, later identified as 29-year-old...
Associated PressCHICAGO — A man was found guilty Tuesday of shooting and killing a Chicago police officer, wounding her partner and firing at a third officer in August 2021.Emonte Morgan, 23, of Chicago was found guilty in the slaying of Officer Ella French and wounding...
By Alex GaultWatertown Daily Times, N.Y.ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul on Monday announced that the New York State Police have been seizing record numbers of illegal firearms since she took office, and said that major crime reports are significantly down.According to the governor,...
