WEST HARTFORD, CT Oct 5 20217— After 15 years of dedicated service to West Hartford Public Schools, crossing guard John Singletary, 88, celebrated his retirement on Friday. Singletary, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War who was a longtime employee of the Connecticut Department of Corrections, was a stalwart guard at his post on […]
Billings MT Nov 5 2017 A man crashed his car into Big Bear Sports Center at 3 a.m. Saturday, barricaded himself inside the store for nearly 10 hours and then died in a shootout with police. The suspect’s identity has not yet been released. Events began to unfold earlier than that, Billings Police Chief Rich St. […]
THUNDER BAY Ontario Canada Nov 5 2017 — Thunder Bay Police Association president Greg Stephenson is joining his provincial counterparts in warning that the Ontario government’s planned update of the Police Services Act opens the door to the privatizing of core policing duties. The Police Association of Ontario has said the new legislation announced on Thursday […]
Covington KY Nov 5 2017 The former campus safety director at a small Kentucky college was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison on child porn charges dating back to 2014. Robert Marshall, 54, pleaded guilty to 36 counts of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor. Marshall will also […]
Oak Lawn IL Nov 5 2017 A 19-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the groin while robbing a hot dog stand, the Chicago Tribune reports. Police said the suspect, Terrion Pouncy, robbed the Original Maxwell Street Polish at gunpoint Tuesday morning. He demanded money from the register and also stole an employee’s wallet and cellphone, according […]
LAKELAND FL Nov 4 2017 It’s possible to be arrested for a DUI while riding a horse. That’s what happened to a Florida woman who decided to ride a horse on a busy road, according to Polk County deputies. Thursday afternoon, deputies say, a passerby noticed the female horse rider — later identified as Donna Byrne […]
INDIANAPOLIS IN Nov 4 2017– An armored car company employee is facing felony theft charges for allegedly stealing $75,000-worth of money bags. On Oct. 26, IMPD officers were called to the Brinks location in the 400 block of Dorman Street on a report of a possible employee theft. Police were informed that and Indianapolis Armored […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. Nov 4 2017 An inmate who broke free during a doctor’s appointment and escaped has been captured after a security officer spotted him according to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Van Duncan made the announcement during a news conference Thursday morning that Michael Calloway, 42, was back in custody. He was […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Nov 4 2017 – An attempted robbery suspect was shot and wounded by a Loomis employee at an Orlando gas station, Orlando police said. The attempted robbery happened just before 4 p.m. Thursday at the Wawa on Goldenrod Road and Hoffner Avenue, police said. Police said the attempted robber, Elrod Morris Curry, 30, […]
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. Nov 4 2017 On Saturday, October 28 at approximately 3:30 p.m., Pleasant Prairie Police were notified by security at the Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets of a possible shoplifting occurring at that time. Responding officers began checking with stores at the mall and identified multiple people involved in shoplifting merchandise from several stores. During […]