BY Peter YankowskiNew Haven Register, Conn.WATERBURY, Conn. — Two people were arrested last week after police say they attempted to flee in a stolen car in a lot on Hillside Avenue .Video shared by Waterbury police showed the stolen car struck a police vehicle that...
By Jillian KramerThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS — Following a months-long pause in promotions, New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick announced Monday that the agency was “back on track” to advance its ranks.Kirkpatrick’s announcement came days after a federal judge cleared the...
By Jack Dura Associated PressBISMARCK, N.D. — The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges in connection with a crash out of a North Dakota hospital’s ambulance bay that preceded a pursuit and collision resulting in the death of a...
NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. — A former Nassau County Police Department officer has died as a result of cancer from serving at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terror attacks, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.Officer Philip Schifini, 63, served with the Nassau County Police Department...
By Thomas TracyNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — The city has settled a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a group of nursing NYPD moms who claim that the department didn’t provide them with clean, safe spaces to express breast milk — then punished them when...
FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo police officer who was critically injured in a 2023 ambush shooting has returned to duty after months of recovery, KMSP reported.Officer Tyler Hawes underwent 19 surgeries over 18 months following the July 2023 attack that killed Officer Jake Wallin and...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. —A former Alachua County Sheriff’s Office sergeant has been awarded more than $15 million in a racial discrimination lawsuit against the department under a former sheriff’s administration, The Gainesville Sun reported.A jury determined that Kevin Davis, who is white, was denied promotions and...
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A man led deputies on a high-speed pursuit through Volusia County after refusing to comply with a traffic stop, WFTV reported.The Feb. 8 incident began when Volusia County Sheriff’s deputies pulled a vehicle over and approached the driver, video shows. When...
By Jeremy GornerChicago TribuneSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure Monday aimed at shoring up protections for domestic violence victims by spelling out when law enforcement is required to take guns from alleged abusers with orders of protection against them.What was popularly known...
By Anna RomanThe Charlotte ObserverRALEIGH, N.C. — The family of the Raleigh police officer shot and killed in the Hedingham mass shooting has won their workers’ compensation claim against the city of Raleigh.Gabriel Torres was one of five people killed on Oct. 13, 2022, in...