By Mike StunsonThe Charlotte ObserverGENEVA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A K-9 with track record for helping find missing children has done it again, this time aiding in the recovery of a 3-year-old boy, Michigan authorities say.The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office said the toddler went missing...
By Molly Walshcleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio – University Circle police are rewarding Cleveland Metropolitan School District students for good behavior, a move that seeks to build relationships between officers and the community they serve.The “Tip Our Badge” program brings officers into Mary McLeod Bethune School once a...
By Susannah BryanSouth Florida Sun-SentinelMIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Spring Breakers looking for a good time will surely find it here in the Sunshine State.But troublemakers intent on causing chaos and mayhem also will find more cops on patrol and ready to enforce the laws of...
By Associated PressASHTABULA, Ohio — Two Ohio women have been accused of driving the body of a deceased 80-year-old man to a bank to withdraw money from his account before dropping his body off at a hospital.Karen Casbohm, 63, and Loreen Bea Feralo, 55, were...
By Brooke BaitingerThe Charlotte ObserverWELD COUNTY, Colo. — A driver spotted an oversized bird in the road and called authorities to report the “ostrich” sighting, Colorado officials said.But when animal control deputies arrived, they realized it wasn’t an ostrich at all, the Weld County Sheriff’s...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1BRISTOL, Tenn. — An off-duty correctional sergeant thwarted an armed robbery, WJHL reports. The Bristol (Tenn.) Police Department received a report that an armed robbery was in progress on March 4 at a gas station convenience store. Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Samantha...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1NEWARK, N.J. — LexisNexis is facing a class action lawsuit after law enforcement officers alleged it retaliated against them by tarnishing their credit report, a news release from Morgan & Morgan states.The suit covers approximately 18,000 judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers who...
By Susan MontoyaAssociated PressROSWELL, N.M., — Famous for being the spot where a spacecraft purportedly crashed in 1947, Roswell, New Mexico, has become a mecca for people fascinated by extraterrestrial phenomena. So it’s only fitting that the city’s police force has uniform patches that are...
PRESS RELEASELA VERNE, Calif. — PROJECT7 Armor is pleased to announce new additions to the in-demand Xternal Patrol Vest (XPV) product line as well as the company’s production process. Effective immediately, the XPV is available in a new Uniform style carrier as well as two...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1AUSTIN, Texas — A jury found two former Williamson County Sheriff’s Office deputies not guilty on all charges related to the death of a man who died while they were restraining him, the Austin-American Statesman reported.The jury hearing the case of Zach Camden...