LOUISVILLE, Ky. Feb 1, 2022— A Kentucky woman says in a federal lawsuit that when she couldn’t afford to pay for home incarceration a Letcher County deputy sheriff told her she would receive “favorable treatment for sexual favors.” In the suit filed Monday in U.S. District Court, Sabrina Adkins says Deputy Ben Fields met her […]
Blue Island IL Jan 14, 2022 A probationary Chicago police officer who was off duty shot three people at a suburban bowling alley Tuesday night, according to the agency that investigates police shootings. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Wednesday said it had responded to a shooting that occurred just before midnight Tuesday night […]
KINGSBURG, Calif. Jan 12 2022 A Corcoran state prison correctional officer from Kingsburg has been arrested suspected of having sex with a minor multiple times, police say. According to police, Javier Gomez, 40, was booked into the Fresno County jail on Jan. 6. Gomez faces charges of sexual penetration with a person under 16 years […]
Fairfax County Virginia December 23, 2021 A federal lawsuit alleges that police officers in Virginia protected a sex trafficking ring for years. The high-ranking officers worked against a lone detective looking into the operation, per the suit. The detective eventually resigned after agreeing not to pursue his investigation under threat, it added. A federal lawsuit […]
KEY WEST, Fla. Dec 20 2021– Two sheriff’s deputies have been suspended after they were arrested for an off-duty brawl with U.S. sailors in Key West early Saturday, leaving one of the sailors injured, officials said. Monroe County deputies Connor Curry, 23, and Trevor Pike, 25, remained jailed Saturday morning, charged with disorderly conduct, jail […]
DORCHESTER, S.C. Dec 14 2021 The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) on Friday arrested a Summerville man after he allegedly pointed a gun at two people at a bar on Old Trolley Road. Carmelo Manuel Viera (47) was arrested on two counts of pointing and presenting a firearm, unlawful carrying of a pistol, and resisting arrest […]
ORLANDO, Fla. Dec 13 2021— A civilian law enforcement officer at Joint Base Charleston was arrested Dec. 7 after threatening to drive his car into a hospital, among other mass killings, in a series of text messages written to another law enforcement officer at the base. Thomas James Stephan, 30, was charged by the Florida […]
Smithsburg MD November 20 2021 Four people were pronounced dead following an attempted traffic stop in Maryland, as a manhunt was underway in the state for two former police officers who were considered armed and dangerous. On Thursday night, police confirmed two of the deceased were the former officers. Three passengers were pronounced dead at the […]
Soldotna Alaska October 14 2021 A Soldotna-based Alaska State Trooper was arrested Wednesday and is facing seven charges of sexual abuse of a minor, the state’s public safety commissioner said. The Kenai Police Department notified troopers Saturday that there was an allegation against 39-year-old Benjamin Strachan of sexual abuse of a minor, Public Safety Commissioner James […]
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Sept 30 2021 The Assistant Police Chief of the Vanderbilt University Police Department was arrested in Clarksville on DUI charges. Clarksville police say Ricky Burr was arrested Tuesday on charges of driving under the influence, open container, possession of a handgun while under the influence and violation of implied consent law. Assistant Chief Burr […]