Washington DC October 16 2021 The U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal over a New Jersey police shooting case involving the controversial legal defense of “qualified immunity” that protects officers from civil litigation, an issue the court has already avoided weighing in on earlier this year. According to a Reuters report, the court rejected an […]
Charlotte NC October 16 2021 A Charlotte man violated his parole after posting his illegal activities on social media for all to see. Court documents said that Joseph Banks, 30, flashed suspicious wads of cash, a stash of marijuana, and a number of firearms, thus violating his parole agreement. Banks was currently under supervised release from […]
Huntsville AL October 16 2021 Huntsville police said video from a surveillance camera appears to show Christina Nance entered the van at the city’s public safety complex 12 days before her body was discovered. Police showed the video to members of the media during a news conference this afternoon. Police Chief Mark McMurray said Thursday […]
Springfield MO October 16 2021 A Missouri police officer in need of a kidney found a donor – a fellow Independence officer and organ donor who was recently killed in the line of duty. Springfield police officer Mark Priebe started dialysis after a 2020 car crash left him paralyzed, according to the Kansas City Star. Fortunately […]
Evans County GA October 14 2021 At a brief ceremony held in the Joseph E. Kennedy Building at Ogeechee Technical College on Thursday, September 30, Director for Campus Safety, Ryan McNeal, and OTC Officer, Kelli Powers, were sworn in as deputies of the Evans County Sheriff’s Department by Sheriff Mac Edwards. “It is great to have […]
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 […]
Chicago IL October 14 2021 – A shooting that happened just outside of Wendell Phillips Academy High School on Tuesday injured a 14-year-old female freshman and 45-year-old security officer. Authorities say the male security officer at Wendell Phillips Academy opened the campus’ double doors at the end of the school day, after 3 p.m. The suspect […]
Lawrenceville GA October 14 2021 A 41-year-old police recruit died nearly 45 minutes into his first day of physical training. Ronald Donat “experienced a medical emergency” at the Gwinnett Police Department’s 112th Training Academy in Lawrenceville Tuesday morning, according to police. Lawrenceville is about 32 miles northeast of Atlanta. Although lethargic and advised to […]
Phoenix AZ October 12 2021 A Phoenix sheriff’s deputy succumbed to his injuries Monday after being beaten unconscious over the weekend. Juan Miguel Ruiz, a three-year veteran of the force, responded to a call Saturday around 11 a.m. about a suspicious person, later identified as 30-year-old Clinton Robert Hurley, Sheriff Paul Penzone said during a press […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. October 12 2021— A Jackson County judge ruled on Tuesday that the Kansas City City Council overstepped and violated state law with its plan to reallocate millions in funding for the city police department. The police board filed a lawsuit in May in Jackson County Circuit Court after the city council approved […]