By Dylan LovanAssociated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world’s top golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisville during the PGA Championship.Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell asked a judge Wednesday...
By Wayne ParryAssociated PressATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey’s statewide police union said Wednesday there needs to be “real consequences” for drunken, rowdy teens and adults who create mayhem in public places following a series of disturbances at Jersey Shore towns over the Memorial Day...
By Bob WarrenThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocatePONCHATOULA, La. — An autopsy will be conducted Wednesday on a Ponchatoula police officer who died while on duty Tuesday morning at a local grocery store.Police Chief Bry Layrisson was not available for comment Tuesday afternoon, but...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1BATON ROUGE, La. — A new law in Louisiana now allows people to be sentenced to jail time if they approach within 25 feet of a working law enforcement officer after being asked or ordered to back up, WVUE reported.The bill was signed...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police have released body camera footage of an officer-involved shooting of a man who opened fire at officers, KDFW reported.The May 19 incident began when a police alert flagged a car connected to a shooting from the...
PRESS RELEASEBELLEVUE, Wash. — With hurricane season starting this week and wildfire season already here, T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) is ready to help make sure customers, communities, businesses, first responders, government agencies and others can reach the people they care about, get the information they need and...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1WASHINGTON — Recent research by High Rise Financial has revealed significant variations in the growth rates of police forces across the United States.The study analyzed data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, focusing on job titles related to law enforcement, such as...
By Jason DearenAssociated PressRALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge on Friday sentenced a North Carolina man to 25 years in prison for teaching someone how to make bombs meant to kill federal law enforcement officers.A jury had found Christopher Arthur, 40, guilty in 2023 for...
By Scott SonnerAssociated PressRENO, Nev. — A Reno police officer accidentally shot an unarmed suspect in 2020 when he flinched and pulled the trigger on his service revolver in an inadvertent response to being stuck by a Taser fired by another officer, a prosecutor said...
BALTIMORE — The Red Sox had doubts about whether a sick Brayan Bello would be able to make his start against the Orioles on Tuesday.“He actually wasn’t feeling great,” manager Alex Cora said. “And at one point last night (Monday), we were like, ‘He’s not...