NEWBURGH HEIGHTS, Ohio — An 11-year-old boy led Newburgh Heights Police on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle, with two other children, ages 8 and 12, riding along, WKYC reported.After the car was reported stolen out of Parma, a license plate reader alerted officers as...
By Bill Barrow Associated PressWASHINGTON — The Trump administration is suing the local government of Washington, D.C., over its gun laws, alleging that restrictions on certain semiautomatic weapons run afoul of Second Amendment rights.The U.S. Department of Justice filed its lawsuit Monday in U.S. District...
By Kimberlee Kruesi and Jeff Amy Associated PressPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University’s president on Monday placed its campus police chief on leave as the Rhode Island university reviews its security policies after a gunman killed two students and injured nine others earlier this month.Questions surrounding...
PRESS RELEASELAKE MARY, FL — CentralSquare Technologies, the leading provider of public sector technology, today announced the acquisition of FirstTwo, a pioneer in situational intelligence software. FirstTwo delivers real-time, map-based intel to first responders’ devices to make faster, smarter, and more informed decisions on the...
By Jeff HorvathThe Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.PHILADELPHIA — Col. Christopher L. Paris, commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, will retire from that role early next month after accepting a position with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Wednesday.Shapiro nominated Paris, a Dunmore resident,...
By Nicolette CavallaroStaten Island Advance, N.Y.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York Police Department retirees’ Verrazano 10-13 Association held their annual Christmas holiday luncheon on Wednesday, where they awarded educational scholarships to family members and announced a change in leadership.The luncheon, held at LiGreci’s Staaten...
HOUSTON — The Houston Police Department released body camera footage showing an officer-involved shooting of a man holding a store employee hostage at gunpoint. The Dec. 1 incident began when officers responded to the scene of a panic alarm call at a check cashing store,...
BOSTON — A Suffolk County jury has awarded $11 million to Major Kathryn Downey, the highest-ranking woman in the Massachusetts State Police, after finding that the department discriminated against her based on her gender and retaliated against her following a misconduct report, the Boston Globe...
By Lucas Daprilecleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio — A Canton man is facing attempted murder charges after he pointed a gun at a police officer and pulled the trigger, police said.At about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Canton police officers responded to the Walmart on Atlantic Boulevard after employees said...
By Alex HalversonThe Seattle TimesTACOMA — Tacoma police believe a second vehicle hit a Washington State Patrol trooper who died Friday night on Highway 509.Officials said Saturday that Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting, 29, was struck and killed in Tacoma while she was investigating a two-vehicle collision...
