By Twumasi Duah-MensahThe News & Observer (Raleigh)DURHAM, N.C. — Police are investigating after Durham Police Chief Patrice Andrews opened a threatening letter containing a powdery substance Tuesday morning.Andrews received the letter at 7:15 a.m., police said. The Durham Fire Department tested the substance, which did...
NELSON COUNTY, Va. — A Nelson County judge sentenced Daniel Barmak to 48 years in prison on Monday for the 2023 murder of Wintergreen Police Officer Chris Wagner, who was killed while responding to a violent domestic situation at a mountain cabin, WSET reported.Judge Michael...
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana’s governor asked for National Guard deployments to New Orleans and other cities, saying Monday that his state needs help fighting crime and praising President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops to Washington and Memphis.Gov. Jeff Landry asked for up to 1,000...
By Ed White Associated PressDETROIT — The man who shot up a Michigan church and set a fire that killed four people was a former U.S. Marine who expressed animosity about the Mormon faith to a city council candidate knocking on doors just days before...
By Jack BrookAssociated Press/Report for AmericaOREM, Utah — The Utah college where conservative leader Charlie Kirk was assassinated lacked several key public safety measures and practices that have become standard safeguards for security at events around the country, an Associated Press review has found.Utah Valley...
PRESS RELEASEGREENVILLE, S.C. — TRULEO, the agentic AI platform trusted by more than 1,100 law enforcement agencies, today announced the expansion of its AI Analyst tool to serve police chiefs and administrative staff. The same secure, U.S.-made technology that has supported investigators for months is...
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — An off-duty Gwinnett County deputy was killed and her teenage son wounded in a domestic violence incident, FOX 5 reported.Authorities have identified the officer as Master Deputy Tamara Tuitt-Bartlett, a nearly 20-year veteran of the department.Tuitt-Bartlett was found shot to death...
INDIANAPOLIS — Newly released body camera footage shows vehicle theft suspects shooting and wounding an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officer who was working to take them into custody, FOX 59 reported.The officer, identified as Officer Renteria, who was outnumbered four-to-one, was attempting to detain...
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. — Nearly 30 Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies are also certified paramedics, enabling the agency to send cross-trained first responders to emergency medical calls in addition to routine law-enforcement duties.WBRC reported that at a recent training, deputy paramedics practiced a low-angle rescue by...
By Carolyn P. SmithBelleville News-DemocratFAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — A Fairview Heights man has been charged after authorities say he rammed a police squad car on Wednesday, forcing it into another vehicle during a traffic stop on Old Collinsville Road, just south of Frank Scott Parkway.St....
