Toronto, CAN – Pride Toronto members have voted to exclude uniformed law enforcement officers from participating in this year’s Pride parade. Just three months ago, the group accepted an application from Toronto police to march in the annual parade, The Star reported. It was the first time uniformed officers gained approval to participate in the […]

Evanston, IL – A former Northwestern University grad student who had charges dismissed for resisting arrest during a 2015 traffic stop, will receive a $1.25 million settlement from the Evanston Police Department. Lawrence Crosby, 28, alleged that officers falsely arrested him and used excessive force against him after he was pulled over for “stealing” his […]

Birmingham, AL – An anonymous Good Samarian wordlessly shielded a saluting Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy from the rain during a funeral procession on Saturday. A photograph captured the inspiring moment – one which Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Tiffany Dial said she did not even realize was occurring, WBMA reported. Deputy Dial was standing on the […]

Greece, NY – A tip from a concerned high school student led to the arrest of four people who were planning to attack a Muslim community in New York, according to police. Brian Colaneri, 20, Vincent Vetromile, 19, Andrew Crysel, 18, and an unnamed 16-year-old male were all charged with fourth-degree conspiracy and three counts […]

Lawtey, FL – The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has released dramatic dashcam footage that showed the moment a gunman opened fire on deputies outside his home (video below). The incident occurred on Oct. 7, 2018, after the BCSO received a report that 39-year-old Anthony Hodges was not taking his mental health medication and had […]

East Bank, WV – An East Bank volunteer firefighter was arrested for driving while intoxicated last Tuesday morning, after he saw emergency vehicles down the street from his home, and decided to go see what was going on. David McGuire, 28, got behind the wheel of his personal vehicle, backed out of his driveway, and […]

Chicago, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy Nick Theofanopoulos was killed in a head-on collision on Monday night as he was heading to relieve a fellow deputy guarding an inmate at a local hospital. Off-duty Deputy Theofanopoulos, 39, was driving northbound on Kedzie Avenue in his 2006 Nissan Altima when the collision occurred just before […]

Bloomington, IN – A woman outsmarted her armed kidnapper by driving him to the police department instead of following his demands to take him to an apartment complex. Travis Moore, 36, was unfamiliar with the area, and didn’t realize what the woman had done until she was already running into the police station, WGN reported. […]

Paris, FR – Grammy Award-winning singer Chris Brown and two members of his entourage have been detained by French police on rape and narcotics charges. The alleged victim told police that she met the 29-year-old Brown at club Le Crystal on Jan.15, and that she later went back to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel with him, […]

Platteville, WI – A freezing black kitten found his forever home on Sunday night, after it was rescued by a warm-hearted Platteville police officer. Officer Froiseth was watching the blood moon when he heard the kitten crying near Business Highway 151, the department said in a Facebook post. He followed the sound, and found that […]

Winter Springs, FL – With a Thin Blue Line flag gripped firmly in his hands, a 10-year-old Florida boy has been running one mile in honor of every law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty. He had barely finished running in memory of murdered Birmingham Police Sergeant Wytasha Carter on Sunday, when he […]

Canby, OR – The eight-year-old girl who was saved by police as she was being strangled by her mother’s boyfriend on Saturday night said she is thankful for the law enforcement officers who came to rescue her when she needed them most. “Police officers, if you’re watching this, thank you,” Hailey Grimm said during an […]

Havre de Grace, MD – Havre de Grace Police Department K9 Beny passed away on Jan. 17, after he was admitted to an emergency veterinarian hospital. “Today we mourn the loss of K9 Beny,” the Havre de Grace Police Department said in a Facebook post. “K9 Beny served the City of Have de Grace, Harford […]

Weld County, CO – An off-duty Adams County deputy was fatally shot by police after he led officers on a high-speed pursuit on Jan. 16. Adams County Deputy Jesse Jenson, 40, was taken off of life support at approximately 6 p.m. last Friday, KDVR reported. The incident began at approximately 10:25 p.m. on Jan 16, […]

Schertz, TX – Comal County Sheriff’s Deputy Ray Horn died in the line of duty on Thursday, when he suffered a medical emergency while driving his patrol vehicle. Deputy Horn, 44, had just completed his mandatory physical fitness testing, and was on his way home in his patrol car when the medical episode struck, KENS […]