By Ryan BalloggThe Bradenton HeraldBRADENTON, Fla. — A Hialeah man is charged with murder after he allegedly led law enforcement on a chase over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in a stolen car on Wednesday night and then caused a fatal wreck, Florida Highway Patrol said...
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS — Two Indianapolis police officers were acquitted early Saturday of using excessive force to strike two women with batons during arrests at a May 2020 protest.Officers Jonathan Horlock and Nathaniel Schauwecker had been charged with battery and official misconduct in the case. They...
By Travis LollerAssociated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville Police have “exhausted all available investigative avenues” in the hunt for the person who leaked pages from a school shooter’s journals to a conservative commentator, the department announced in an email sent to media late on Friday. The...
By Will Katchermasslive.comBOSTON — The largest union representing Boston police officers has agreed to a new contract with the city, including a first-time provision that could make it easier to dismiss any officer facing certain serious criminal charges.Members of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association approved...
By Mike StunsonThe Charlotte ObserverGENOA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A woman was caught shoplifting from Walmart as dozens of police officers were there for a Shop with a Cop event, Michigan authorities say.The event at a Walmart in Genoa Township on Saturday, Dec. 2 , was...
By Stephanie Barrymasslive.comSPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A man who shot a state trooper in the leg during a gunfight on New Year’s Eve in 2020 agreed to serve 15 years in prison Monday.Christopher Gardner, 33, a city resident, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to murder...
By Anthony G. Attrinonj.comGLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. — An escaped pig was captured after trying to outfox police in Gloucester County.“Sometimes the jokes just write themselves,” Deptford police said on Facebook in sharing video of the caper.“Albert Einswine,” as officers named him, was first observed running...
By Dave Dawson, Assistant editorJacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Adam Mefford was not displeased to see the city of Springfield move to increase salaries for police officers by 21% over four years.“It’s about time police salaries get into range with other public service jobs,” said...
By Haleluya HaderoThe Associated PressWESTFIELD, N.J. — A mother and her 14-year-old daughter are advocating for better protections for victims after AI-generated nude images of the teen and other female classmates were circulated at a high school in New Jersey.Meanwhile, on the other side of...
By Steve KarnowskiAssociated PressELY, Minn. — The police department in the remote north woods Minnesota town of Ely faces the same challenges of recruiting and keeping new officers as countless other law enforcement agencies across the country. So it’s offering a unique incentive: canoes.Ely, a...
