By Karen Mathews Associated PressPINE CITY, N.Y. — An orphaned squirrel that became a social media star called Peanut was euthanized after state authorities seized the beloved pet during a raid on his caretaker’s home, authorities said Friday.After anonymous complaints, officers from the state Department...
By Lauren LiebhaberThe Bradenton HeraldBLOOMINGTON, Minn. —A Minnesota woman was arrested after police say she committed “a crime city dwellers don’t often have to talk about.”The 42-year-old woman was charged with livestock rustling, Chief Booker T. Hodges of Bloomington Police Department said in an Oct....
By Thomas TracyNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — Contract negotiations between New York City and NYPD sergeants — many of whom are now getting paid less than some police officers they oversee — have completely broken down, forcing the union to declare an impasse with...
At a Missouri campaign event on Oct. 22, Senate candidate Lucas Kunce was involved in a shooting range incident where a ricocheted bullet fragment struck a TV reporter. Kunce, a former Marine, was demonstrating his marksmanship when the shrapnel injury occurred, prompting him to provide...
By Natalie DemareeThe Bradenton HeraldPALM COAST, Fla. — Deputies rescued a struggling dog from a canal in Florida, a sheriff’s office said.“Just toss me out,” said Flagler County Deputy Alex Wolfe as other deputies pushed his kayak into the water.A little earlier, the sheriff’s office...
By Gregory HasmanAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nearly three-quarters of a million fentanyl pills were confiscated during a recent federal-local drug operation in Albuquerque — enough to “provide every citizen of Albuquerque with at least one pill,” the feds say.Tomas Rubalcaba, 45, Joaquin Rubalcaba, 40,...
By Roni Jacobson, Kerry BurkeNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — An NYPD officer’s leg was injured Tuesday when a driver plowed into him in Brooklyn after cops tried to stop the man for driving without a license plate, police said.At around 9:30 p.m., officers spotted...
By Dylan LovanAssociated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead.The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier...
By Helena WegnerMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)STOCKTON, Calif. — A man tried taking the law into his own hands and fired his gun at deputies thinking they were “fleeing suspects” in California, authorities said.Before the shooting, deputies responded to a security alarm at 1:26 a.m. Oct....
By Joanna PutmanPolice1MIAMI — The Miami-Dade Police Department has released body camera footage showing a confrontation with a man who fired multiple shots from a rifle into the air that led to an officer involved shooting, according to a State Attorney Investigation report.Police responded to...
