LOS ANGELES — Joseph Wambaugh, a former Los Angeles Police Department officer who transformed his 14 years of service into gripping novels such as “The Onion Field,” “The New Centurions” and “The Blue Knight,” died on Feb. 28, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was...
By Susan Montoya Bryan and Brian MelleyAssociated PressSANTA FE, N.M. — Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs were apparently dead for some time before a maintenance worker discovered their bodies at the couple’s home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, investigators said.The...
By Meredith Colias-PetePost-Tribune (Merrillville, Ind.)JASPER COUNTY, Ind. — An Indiana special prosecutor said Thursday he will not charge a Jasper County Sheriff’s deputy who killed a former Jan. 6 defendant during a traffic stop last month.A 10-minute released bodycam video appeared to show Matthew Huttle...
By Martha Rose BrownThe Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C.CALHOUN COUNTY, S.C. — A 34-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night after he triggered a boobytrap set at a home near St. Matthews, Calhoun County Sheriff Thomas Summers said Wednesday morning.Jordan Dove, of Lugoff, went...
By ABC11The News & Observer (Raleigh)RALEIGH, N.C. — The man accused of shooting and killing a Wake County deputy is being extradited back to the United States to face murder charges, according to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office.In August 2022, Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo was indicted...
By Ishani DesaiThe Sacramento BeeELK GROVE, Calif. — The Elk Grove Police Department released Thursday a video of officers fatally shooting a man this month following a pursuit in which the suspect allegedly shot at a law enforcement vehicle and rammed another.The call began about...
By Brian RokosThe Press-EnterpriseTEMECULA, Calif. — Recordings from Riverside County sheriff’s deputies’ body-worn cameras released on Tuesday, Feb. 25, show the deputies shooting a man after he threw an object at one while sitting in a car he had set ablaze.On the recordings of the...
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria received $180,000 in longevity bonuses he was not entitled to, then hid the payments from the City Council and the public, Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro wrote in a letter issued Thursday. In July 2016, DeMaria asked the City Council to consider...
INDIANAPOLIS — The Patriots want to upgrade their pass catchers. They’d love to add a No. 1 receiver, but there’s skepticism that’ll happen this offseason. In free agency, the Patriots are viewed as Tee Higgins, Chris Godwin or bust, per a source with knowledge of...
A Chicago-based celebrity barber and rapper was sentenced in Springfield federal court Thursday after he plead guilty in connection with a nationwide fraud scheme to score luxury perks for emerging rappers.Terrence Bender, 32, aka “Dopeblends” or “Blends,” pleaded guilty in November to a single count...