By Sean MurphyAssociated PressOKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general dismissed a felony assault charge Friday against a police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, breaking his neck, during an argument over a traffic ticket.Gentner Drummond announced that he had intervened in...
By Nate GartrellBay Area News GroupOAKLAND, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom held a news conference Friday to pressure Oakland officials to scale back a policy that only allows the cops to chase someone if there’s reasonable suspicion they have committed a violent crime.Calling the city’s...
DETROIT — Body camera video released by the Detroit Police Department shows the moments leading up to a fatal shooting during an eviction. On July 12, a bailiff was at an apartment to evict a 44-year-old man, CBS Detroit reported. The bailiff reported that the...
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — On Christmas night, a Garfield Heights police officer became the first in Ohio to successfully use the Grappler Police Bumper to halt a high-speed pursuit, WJW reports. This technology, the brainchild of Leonard Stock, a seasoned roofing contractor, has been designed...
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga.COBB COUNTY, Ga. — On Thursday, the Cobb County Police Department announced the apprehension of three murder suspects wanted in connection with multiple cases across various jurisdictions.The three suspects were not named in the department’s news release or its video posted to...
LUMBERTON, N.C. — North Carolina is launching a new drone initiative to improve disaster response efforts, particularly in the aftermath of events like Hurricanes Helene and Florence.The program, supported by a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, will enable faster delivery of...
By Clara HarterLos Angeles TimesSONOMA COUNTY, Calif. — A woman in Sonoma County tried to get away with retail theft by pretending to be a 12-year-old girl, police say. But her alleged ruse failed, and the 29-year-old was arrested. It turned out she already had...
By Dave GoldinerNew York Daily NewsWASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden on Tuesday for commuting the death sentences of 37 federal prisoners in an act of holiday clemency.Trump said relatives of victims are angry that Biden spared the lives of some of...
By Police1 StaffAn Illinois State Police trooper has returned to duty, 11 months after he was shot and beaten by a suspect during a traffic stop, WMAY reports.Trooper Dakotah Chapman-Green spent two weeks in the hospital and rehabilitation center following the shooting on Oct. 24,...
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Body camera video shows a man standing over a woman and two children while pointing a gun at responding officers, leading to an officer-involved shooting.The scene unfolded on Dec. 22 when Evansville Police Department officers were dispatched to a house for domestic...
