By Kimberlee Kruesi and Alanna Drukin Richer Associated PressPROVIDENCE, R.I. — A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded eight others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, and police were searching for...
By Mitch HottsThe Macomb Daily, Mount Clemens, Mich.STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — Several passersby and five Sterling Heights police officers are being hailed as heroes after they were able to rescue a woman from a burning vehicle following a crash.The heroics took place about 6:30 p.m....
By Mark RiceColumbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Police Department has reported a significant overall reduction in the most serious crimes this year compared to last year.Comparing the period from Jan. 1 to Dec. 2 in 2024 to the same period in 2025, the...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio lawmakers approved $40 million for a new state fund that will provide direct financial assistance to firefighters, police officers and EMS personnel diagnosed with post-traumatic stress injury. The funding is included in House Bill 184, a wide-ranging spending measure that is...
By Mike Grimalamasslive.comBOSTON — A Massachusetts State Police crisis negotiator is being hailed for his compassionate and empathetic approach while rescuing a man in distress on Boston’s Tobin Bridge on Thursday.Body camera footage released by the State Police shows Trooper Rassan Charles engaging the man...
By Corey WilliamsAssociated PressDETROIT — Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat the ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.It is the latest cat-and-mouse move that the automaker hopes will help customers avoid the costly and frustrating...
By John O’Connor Associated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Chicago Police Department knew that Officer Carlos Baker was reckless and posed a threat to his partner, Krystal Rivera, before Baker fatally shot her last summer while the pair attempted to apprehend a suspect with a gun,...
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Ormond Beach Police Chief Jesse Godfrey issued a statement on Dec. 11 supporting an officer’s decision to arrest a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office detective for fleeing or eluding, the Daytona Beach News Journal reported. The arrest occurred Dec. 4 when Sgt....
By Andrew J. CampaLos Angeles TimesOAKLAND, Calif. — A federal grand jury in Oakland indicted nine people on a slew of drug and conspiracy charges related to a series of burglaries at a marijuana grow facility in 2023 that led to the death of an...
By Alexandra DugganThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho. — Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris has banned leaders of the Coeur d’Alene and Rathdrum police departments from doing any law enforcement work outside their cities.Norris sent a letter to Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White, Capt....
