By Daniella SeguraMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — Rescuers trekked 8 miles in “dangerous” conditions amid a storm to reach a hypothermic hiker, California deputies said.The hiker sent an SOS using a GPS device at about 12 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 , saying they...
By Mara H. GottfriedPioneer PressBURNSVILLE, Minn. — As the one-year anniversary approaches of the killings of three first responders in Burnsville , the women closest to each of them wondered how they should mark the day that had been the worst of their lives.Did they...
By Mark ScolforoAssociated PressYORK, Pa. — A man armed with a pistol and carrying zip ties entered a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit Saturday and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police in a shootout that also left an officer dead, authorities...
The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press staffThe Virginian-PilotVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Two city police officers died after a shooting during a traffic stop late Friday night, authorities said in a news release.The second officer “succumbed to his wounds” Saturday morning, according to an email from Jody...
By Tanasia KenneyThe News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)ATLANTA — A couple nearly made off with more than $38,000 in clothing they’re accused of stealing from a Lululemon store in Atlanta, Georgia police said.A 35-year-old woman and 34-year-old man were arrested on charges of theft by taking...
Associated PressNEW HAVEN, Conn. — An underweight baby seal is getting all the fish it could want at an aquarium after being rescued off the streets of Connecticut near Yale University.The seal was found Sunday afternoon by the New Haven Police Department after a passerby...
By Theresa BraineNew York Daily NewsBEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. — Police in North Carolina are investigating after a tip led them to unearth nearly 150 pounds of methamphetamine embedded in a load of landscaping paving stones.A canine sniffed out narcotics in the pallets containing the stones...
By Ty VinsonThe OlympianOLYMPIA, Wash. — Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders posted on his social media Feb. 19 about a DUI arrest he said was one of the most bizarre cases he’d seen.Sanders said TCSO deputies arrested the same man two nights in a row...
By Sara SchillingThe Charlotte ObserverMARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — A 34-year-old man accused in a deadly attack on an Arizona sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison, prosecutors said.Clinton Hurley pleaded guilty to 16 charges, including first-degree murder, following the...
By George HunterThe Detroit NewsDETROIT — The Detroit Police Department , which less than three years ago was hemorrhaging officers at a rate of about one per day, has filled 98% of its sworn officer positions, Police Chief Todd Bettison said Friday.There were 2,630 officers...
