Prince George MD December 9 2018 A man fatally shot inside a discount store Wednesday afternoon was killed by an armed licensed special police officer, authorities said. Prince George’s County police identified the man slain in the Discount Mart in Seat Pleasant, Md., as Joseph Dance, 49. Dance, of Riverdale, was suspected of shoplifting laundry […]
Cook County IL December 9 2018 A former security guard and south suburban police officer has been stripped of his law enforcement credentials in Illinois as part of a plea deal, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office. Adrian Santos III, 35, pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge of attempting to impersonate a […]
Olympia WA December 8 2018 A private security company has indefinitely suspended its nightly patrols of downtown Olympia after an encounter with protesters last weekend. Starting last spring, Tacoma-based Pacific Coast Security was hired to patrol certain downtown businesses in response to people sleeping outside and leaving behind trash and waste. The business group Olympia […]
Boston, MA December 7 2018 – When Suffolk County’s district attorney-elect Rachel Rollins takes over the prosecutor’s office in January, criminals will no longer need to worry about being held accountable for many offenses – including resisting arrest. “It’s a recipe for disaster,” veteran Boston defense attorney, Robert Griffin, told the Boston Globe. “The problem is […]
WICHITA, Kan. December 8 2018 The Attorney General reports that three carnival workers have been charged with capital murder along with other, related charges after being linked to the deaths of a Wichita couple at the Barton County Fair. 52-year-old Kimberly Younger, 54-year-old Michael Fowler Jr., and 35-year-old Rusty Frasier were charged Thursday in connection […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. December 7 2018— A more than 24-hour standoff with a Kansas City police officer Monday and Tuesday is bringing new attention to the stress cops face on the job. Last year nationwide more police died by suicide, 140, than were killed in the line of duty, 129, according to a study by […]
Clark County NV December 7 2018 A Clark County School District police officer was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the theft of camera equipment from West Career and Technical Academy. School police had been investigating the theft of the cameras and possibly other materials since Monday, following the report of a burglary at the school […]
Dallas TX December 6 2018 A man accused of attacking a security guard with a machete died early Wednesday after an officer tased him in southeast Dallas. The security guard called police to report the assault at the Creekside Villas Apartments in the 300 block of north Jim Miller Road around 2:45 a.m., Dallas police spokesman […]
RANDOLPH, Vt. December 6 2018 — The small-town police force here was like something out of an old black-and-white folksy movie — a relic of an era when gas was cheap and kids gathered at the local depot to watch the big trains rumble through. Members of the Randolph Police Department walked a beat on Main […]
SALEM, Ore. December 5 2018— Daniel Ensley’s dream was to become a police officer. “I made it so close to the end, this had been my dream job,” said Ensley. “My dad is law enforcement; my grandpa is law enforcement and my great grandpa is law enforcement. So, I was going to be fourth generation.” […]