TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. May 9 2017 – An officer working off-duty for a charity car show shot and killed a man he says came at him with a knife. The shooting happened near a large intersection in downtown Tarpon Springs, where classic cars and festival-goers lined the streets. Tarpon Springs police say around 1:30 p.m. […]
SAN DIEGO Ca May 8 2017 — Police shot and killed a 15-year-old student Saturday after he pointed a BB gun at them in a high school parking lot, authorities said. The Torrey Pines High School student called 911 shortly before 3:30 a.m. to ask officers to check on the welfare of an unarmed boy […]
ATLANTA Ga May 8 2017 — DeKalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Mann was arrested in Atlanta Saturday night on charges of indecency and obstruction. The Atlanta Police incident report states that at about 11 p.m. the reporting officer, identified only as Officer Snell, was in an area of Piedmont Park along 10th Street, NE, […]
Balch Springs TX May 6 2017 Roy Oliver, the fired Balch Springs police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards as he was driving away from a party, was arrested on a murder charge Friday night. Oliver, 37, turned himself in at the Parker County Jail. Bail was set at $300,000. He posted bond […]
Madison VA May 5 2017 A detective with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office has been charged with four counts of sexually exploiting minors. Bruce A. Harvey, 40, has been charged with two counts of transporting minors across state lines with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and two counts of interstate travel with […]
NASHVILLE TN May 5 2017 — Former Rutherford County sheriff Robert Arnold will spend four years in prison for illegally selling electronic cigarettes to Rutherford County inmates, U.S. Judge Marvin Aspen ruled Thursday. Arnold’s sentencing comes nearly two years after the FBI and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation raided Arnold’s home and office to investigate his […]
BETHEL AK May 5 2017 – An off-duty local police sergeant was the driver who hit two pedestrians on Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway late on the night of April 22, the Bethel police chief said Wednesday. One of the victims, Julia Steven, 49, later died at a hospital in Anchorage. Sgt. Kadri Limani, who oversees […]
Melbourne FL May 3 2017 Investigators are conducting a criminal investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of a Sebastian Police Department K-9 Unit dog in the officer’s car in Melbourne on Friday. The Sebastian officer found the German shepherd’s remains in the sweltering vehicle about 7:30 p.m. Friday. Sebastian Police Department’s dispatchers contacted Melbourne’s, who […]
GARNER, North Carolina April 30 2017— Law enforcement officials are disappointed and disturbed by what happened to police officers at a Garner restaurant. On Jones Sausage Road, the message by the drive-thru at Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q says that it’s “grateful to serve.” Friday night, that service came with a side of disrespect. A member […]