ATLANTA — Five Georgia counties have applied to join a federal program that allows some deputies to perform some immigration enforcement activities, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.The program, known as 287 (g), is backed by a Georgia state law that requires agencies to assist in immigration...
CHARLESTON, Ill. — Illinois State Police have released body camera video of a fatal officer-involved shooting where a 22-year-old man took an officer’s firearm and shot himself at a gas station, WAND reports.The video, released by the Illinois State Police on Jan. 30, includes dash...
By Carolyn KomatsoulisThe Idaho StatesmanMERIDIAN, Idaho — Last January, Jeremiah Gaver told police that he thought they’d kill him.He was pursued after an Ada County sheriff’s deputy saw him looking into backyards and walking around businesses, all while wearing a tarp, according to the Meridian...
By Chris Trainor, Javon L. HarrisThe StateRICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — As the Richland County Sheriff’s Department last year mourned the loss of two K9s killed while pursuing thieves, two of the department’s own K9 handlers were stealing from it, Sheriff Leon Lott said Wednesday.Two K9...
By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Brian Melley and Sarah BrumfieldAssociated PressARLINGTON, Va. — All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter were feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a...
UPDATE (11:15 p.m. EST):By Lolita C. Baldor and Eric TuckerAssociated PressARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.There was no immediate...
By Claudia LauerAssociated PressNEW YORK CITY — Ten members or associates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been indicted on charges of running a gun trafficking scheme in New York City that stretched across the country and aspired to spread internationally, officials said...
By Charles E. RamirezThe Detroit NewsDETROIT — A 19-year-old Detroit man accused of dragging a police officer while fleeing on the city’s west side last month has been ordered to stand trial, officials said Tuesday.The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said a 36th District Court judge...
By Chris Megerian and Zeke Miller Associated PressWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with...
By Police1 StaffATLANTA — The Elk Grove (California) Police Department has become the first law enforcement agency in the nation to receive a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver allowing its Drone as First Responder (DFR) system to fly without a human observer, up to 400...
