By Robert McCoppinChicago TribuneSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The smell of raw cannabis is grounds for police to search a vehicle, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday.The decision runs counter to the court’s previous ruling that the smell of burnt cannabis by itself is not sufficient reason...
By Jeff A. ChamerThe Charlotte ObserverCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police leaders are planning to launch a pilot program that bumps the shifts of some patrol officers from 10 hours to 12 hours, according to the local Fraternal Order of Police.The pilot program was announced in...
By Tony MarreroTampa Bay TimesTAMPA — A Hillsborough deputy fatally shot a man who was holding a woman at knifepoint during a call in the Carrollwood area Thursday night, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies responded about 9 p.m. to a call about a...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1TERELL, Texas — A Terrell police officer was shot and killed late Sunday night during a traffic stop, and the suspect is now in custody, WFAA reported. Officer Jacob Candanoza, 28, was conducting a traffic stop around 11 p.m. on December 8. According...
By Emily Alpert ReyesLos Angeles TimesPAM SPRINGS, Calif. — Ten people were injured Saturday night when a motorcycle officer crashed a bike into a crowd of revelers gathered for an annual holiday parade in Palm Springs, California, according to the city.The crash happened just after...
By Geoff Herbertsyracuse.comROCHESTER, N.Y. — New York State Troopers say they rescued a woman who was stranded in a snowstorm over the weekend as she was on her way to get a heart transplant.A 64-year-old woman left the Rochester area with her husband on Friday...
By Daniella SeguraMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — A “suspicious package” mailed to a California business led authorities to a property with more than 2,800 bags of psilocybin mushrooms, deputies say.The package, delivered to a Lake Elsinore business in August, had “psilocybin mushrooms and...
By Natalie DemareeMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)CHESTER, Va. — An accused shoplifter tried sneaking away with a cart full of items during a holiday shopping event in Virginia involving dozens of law enforcement officials, police said.Police officers and sheriff’s deputies gathered at a Walmart Supercenter on...
By Cory Shaffercleveland.comCLEVELAND — Mayor Justin Bibb on Friday announced that 46 recruits have agreed to join the city’s next police academy class beginning later this month.The latest class brings the total number of recruits to enter academy classes this year to 134, the most...
By Jennifer RodriguezThe Bradenton HeraldANTIOCH, Calif. — One person was arrested after police in California say he broke into a church on Thanksgiving and was fought off by a pastor.In the early morning hours of Thanksgiving, an alarm went off at First Family Church, according...
