NASHVILLE, Tenn. October 14 2022 Governor Bill Lee just announced a new investment to help curb crime. The state is now investing $100,000 in grants for local law enforcement to go toward proven crime-reduction programs. A line of hearses sit staged and ready at the SAG Funeral Home in North Nashville. Owner Steve Ganaway says sadly, […]
Richmond VA October 14, 2022 Traffic stops are down slightly since state lawmakers passed legislation blocking police from pulling over drivers for minor infractions like a broken tail light. Yes, but: The racial disparities that those restrictions were intended to address continue. Black drivers in Virginia are still being pulled over at higher rates than white […]
Union County TN October 13 2022 A Tennessee deputy was found dead inside his patrol car following a crash Sunday. The incident happened shortly after midnight as Union County sheriff’s deputies and Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers responded to a crash, the sheriff’s office stated in an online release. When they reached the scene, authorities discovered Deputy […]
Greenville MS October 13 2022 A Mississippi police officer was shot and killed during a shooting that left several other people wounded Tuesday. Greenville Police Det. Myiesha Stewart, 30, was on duty at the time of the shooting. According to WTVA-TV, a man shot his girlfriend before fleeing by car, and several other people also were […]
Las Vegas NV October 13 2022 A Las Vegas police officer was killed Thursday morning after an exchange of gunfire. The officer, Truong Thai, 49, was pronounced deceased at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Sheriff Joe Lombardo said at a news conference. The shooting took place near the 800 block of East Flamingo Road. The suspect, […]
Dallas TX October 13, 2022 A Dallas police officer died after crashing with a wrong-way driver late Tuesday, according to police. The crash happened shortly before midnight on Spur 408 northbound at West Kiest Boulevard, authorities said. Officer Jacob Arellano, who was beginning his shift and on his way to work, was driving in the middle […]
DETROIT MI October 13 2022—U.S. Border Patrol agents and officers from multiple police departments worked together to stop an infant abduction this week. The ordeal began at approximately 10 a.m. on Wednesday when agents from the Gibraltar station learned that officers from the Flat Rock Police Department were pursuing a suspect who had allegedly abducted […]
Bristol CT October 13 2022 Two Bristol, CT, police officers were killed and a third seriously wounded in a shooting during a domestic violence call Wednesday night. The suspect was killed. Connecticut State Police said a call came in to Bristol 911 about a domestic dispute between two “siblings” around 10:30 p.m. Responding Bristol officers […]
PHILADELPHIA PA October 13 2022 — A Philadelphia judge dismissed all charges Tuesday against former city police officer Ryan Pownall, ruling that prosecutors had failed years ago to provide proper legal instructions to a grand jury as it weighed whether to charge him with murder in a 2017 on-duty shooting. Common Pleas Court Judge Barbara A. […]
Deputy Sheriff Sidnee Carter Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas End of Watch Friday, October 7, 2022 BIO Age 22 Tour 2 years Badge Not available INCIDENT DETAILS Cause Automobile crash Deputy Sheriff Sidnee Carter was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a disturbance call at about 9:30 pm. Another vehicle ran a stop […]