By Joanna PutmanPolice1SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Police Department has released body camera footage of an officer-involved shooting of a man carrying a crossbow, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.A 911 caller reported that a man was walking around carrying an AK-47, according to the...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WEST PLAINS, Mo. — The Howell County Sheriff’s Office announced it is creating a crisis intervention team specifically to help veterans, Ozark Radio News reported.The Veteran Intervention Team will assist veterans suffering from a mental health crisis by sending volunteer veterans along with...
By Aldo SvaldiThe Denver PostAURORA, Colo. — The Aurora Police Department released a 911 recording and bodycam footage Thursday of the fatal shooting by two of its officers on May 4 of Jose Luis Rodriguez-Balderrama, a suspect in an earlier shooting at an apartment near...
By Graham RaymanNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — A 2022 NYPD promotion exam for future sergeants was riddled with problems that contributed to cheating on the test, a new oversight report concludes.In one case, a retired captain who runs a promotion test school for cops...
By Matthew ReisenAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police waited outside the store entrance for Mark Benavidez, having already cuffed his girlfriend — an armed robbery suspect — in the Walmart parking lot.“What’s up Mark? Stop right there,” the detective says when he spots Benavidez, according...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A police officer has died just over a week after being struck by a vehicle while conducting traffic for a funeral procession, WABI reported.Senior Officer Vicente Ortiz of the Corpus Christi Police Department died on June 1, according to...
PRESS RELEASEPITTSBURGH — On February 15, 2023, Allegheny County police found the bodies of Megan Campbell (39) and her 7-year-old daughter Lyla. Barricaded in their Swissvale apartment, the Pennsylvania women had been shot in the head at close range. The detectives saw signs of a...
PRESS RELEASEIn 2002, a man’s burned remains were found in a metal locker near a Michigan blueberry field. Ten years later, police identified the remains as Roberto Caraballo. Other evidence suggested he was murdered in his basement. Detectives suspected the victim’s wife, Beverly McCallum, and...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1HOWARD COUNTY, Md. -- A Virginia carpenter, frustrated by repeated thefts of his tools, successfully used Apple AirTags to track down stolen equipment, leading to the recovery of approximately 15,000 construction tools valued at $3 to $5 million, the Washington Post reported.After experiencing...
Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors plan to dismiss murder and manslaughter charges against a Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot Ricky Cobb II as Cobb tried to pull away from a traffic stop, saying the decision comes in response to recent statements from the trooper’s attorney...