Boston MA October 21 2018 Colonel James McGinn, the head of the Massachusetts Environmental Police, was fired Friday after an internal state review found he fixed two tickets, installed unauthorized surveillance cameras, and hired a private investigator to follow an officer. A Friday report from that review, which was conducted by the legal office for […]
SNELLVILLE, Ga. October 21 2018—Two teen-aged suspects, including one who is still being sought by police, have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a George police officer. Officer Antwan Toney was killed while responding to a suspicious vehicle parked near a middle school in the Snellville area, Gwinnett County Police said in […]
SOUTH BEND IN October 20 2018— A South Bend police officer has been charged with theft after reportedly switching the price tags on items at a local Walmart. Brandon Jones, 33, turned himself in at 2:23 a.m. Thursday, according to the St. Joseph County Jail. After his afternoon arraignment, a judge released Jones from jail […]
Pittsburgh PA October 20 2018 Fox Chapel Area School Board last week hired three officers to round out the district’s newly-formed police force and add a security presence at the elementary schools. The new officers are Scott Bailey, Dennis Lynch and Eric Valentine. The board is expected to hire a fourth officer in coming […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn October 18 2018 A federal judge in Nashville has ordered the state to stop suspending the drivers licenses of people who are unable to pay traffic fines and court costs. In an order Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger also instructed the state to allow indigent drivers to get suspended licenses back without fees. […]
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio October 17 2018 — Chief Tristan Harker of Southwest General Health Center’s Protection Services Department wants police powers conferred on his 23 hospital officers. He appeared Oct. 8 before the Middleburg Heights Safety Committee to state his case. “They are all ready to go and have already gone through the police academy,” Harker […]
LAKELAND, Florida –October 14 2018 A Florida woman charged with killing her husband told investigators she accidentally stabbed him after tripping on a rug. The Orlando Sentinel reports Rachel Fidanian of Lakeland was charged this week with second-degree murder for the June 25 death of her 40-year-old husband, Bryant Fidanian. The 38-year-old suspect told Polk […]
Rochester NY October 9 2018 A Rochester police officer is recovering after he accidentally shot himself in the hand in a police locker room Saturday night. The unidentified male officer was ending his tour of duty around 11 p.m. Saturday when he accidentally discharged an off-duty weapon in the locker room of a police station, […]
Maryland October 9 2018 The stereotype of Irish cop family where son follows in father’s footsteps for generations upon generations is often seen in the movies. Many a popular television show has been written around the police family that spans generations. The reality of this circumstance is often lost in the popular fiction that leans […]
Kenmore NY October 8 2018 7 Eyewitness News has confirmed that Chief of Kenmore Police Peter Breitnauer is under arrest on a federal drug charge. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Breitnauer was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of hydrocodone on Friday. Breitnauer could face a maximum penalty of one year in prison […]