Coral Springs, FL – The Coral Spring Police Department is defending officers featured in a now-viral cell phone video that showed an officer using distraction strikes to try and subdue a struggling, combative 14-year-old girl (video below). The incident occurred on Thursday, after Coral Square Mall security officers contacted the police department to request assistance […]

Schenectady, NY – A Schenectady police officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the 2017 death of Andrew Kearse, who suffered cardiac arrhythmia in the back of a patrol vehicle after fleeing from police. Kearse, a 36-year-old father of nine, was on parole on May 11, 2017, when he fled from a police sergeant […]

Fresno, CA – A man involved in carrying out an armed robbery that left two people dead has been released from prison due to a new California law. Under Senate Bill 1437, defendants involved in criminal offenses that result in a victim’s death cannot be charged with murder unless they actively committed the act of […]

San Diego, CA – A San Diego public defense attorney accused of providing a gun to a felon pleaded guilty to the offense on Oct. 12. Andrea Bayer, 37, had previously pleaded not guilty in San Diego Superior Court to felony charges of furnishing a firearm to a felon and aiding and abetting the possession […]

Stanton, CA – An Orange County sheriff’s deputy is being accused of “excessive force” after he was recorded delivering several strikes to a combative man’s head. Now, his department has fired back, saying he “used force appropriate for the situation” (video below). The incident occurred on Aug. 19, after a concerned citizen asked deputies to […]

Swartz Creek, MI – Genesee County Sheriff’s Office K9 Rocky died in the line of duty on Oct. 2, when he swallowed a foreign object without his handler’s knowledge. The duo had just completed a training exercise, when K9 Rocky ingested the object “unbeknownst to our deputies,” Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell said in a […]

Arlington, VA – A Good Samaritan was viciously beaten to death on Thursday night, after he tried to stop a man who was physically and sexually assaulting a woman. The incident began at approximately 9:21 p.m. on Oct. 18, as 27-year old Michael Nash and his unnamed girlfriend were walking near South George Mason Drive […]

Jacksonville, FL – Camden County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Kevin Barber passed away on Oct. 13, following a “valiant fight against cancer,” his department said. “When the community learned of his illness, support and donations began coming in for his care,” the Camden County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post read. “The citizens, and members of public safety […]

Portland, OR – Professional skateboarder Charlie Wilkins has become the target of death threats on social media, after he was mistakenly identified as the anarchist who berated the widow of a New York police officer killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks (video below). The video was recorded on Oct. 13, when Antifa clashed with Proud […]

Hartford, CT – A Hartford police officer was demoted and then fired for telling a group of suspects he was “trigger-happy” so they would not run away from him (video below). Hartford Police Chief David Rosado announced that the department had terminated Officer Stephen Barone on Wednesday, CBS News reported. “This officer’s conduct does not […]

Greenback, TN – A Blount County deputy has been cleared of any wrongdoing for fatally shooting an axe-wielding man who was trying to attack him (video below). “After reviewing the findings of the [Tennessee Bureau of Investigation] and the [Blount County Sheriff’s Office] investigation, the Blount County District Attorney General’s Office ruled the deputy’s actions […]

Jamestown, KY – Rhome Police Department Sergeant Robin Adair died in apparent drowning accident as he was recreating at a lake in Kentucky with his wife on Oct. 9. Sgt. Adair, 61, jumped off the couple’s houseboat for a swim in Lake Cumberland at approximately 10 a.m., but his wife never saw him resurface, the […]

Orange County, FL – Orange County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Hunter Rothell passed away on Oct. 10, following a 15-month battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Deputy Rothell, 29, was diagnosed with gliosarcoma, a “rare and aggressive type of brain cancer,” in July of 2017, he explained on a fundraising page established to help […]

Summersville, WV – Summersville Police Lieutenant Aaron Acree was found deceased unexpectedly on Oct. 12. His family is asking for privacy and has not released his cause of death. “Though my heart and world is shattered right now, I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, prayers and wonderful things so many people are sharing […]

Linden, NJ – Hillside Police Department Officer Giovanni Esposito was killed in a violent off-duty collision early Monday morning. Officer Esposito, 30, and an unnamed companion were driving in an Acura SUV at approximately 2:15 a.m., when the vehicle slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer cab at an intersection, WABC reported. The Acura rolled […]