Anna, TX – The Anna Police Department has released dashcam footage that showed an officer saving the life of a stranded motorist (video below). Meghan Herrera, a single mother of two young children, was navigating a curve on County Road 373 on Sep. 7, when her vehicle careened out of control on wet roadway and […]
Huntington Beach, CA – An Orange County Superior Court judge has ruled that California’s “sanctuary state” law cannot be forced upon the charter city of Huntington Beach. Superior Court Judge James Crandall determined on Thursday that, as a charter city, Huntington Beach has a greater degree of autonomy with regards to how the municipality operates, […]
Southport, IN – Southport Police Officer Richard “Rich” Parnell passed away on Thursday following a yearlong battle with cancer. Officer Parnell, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2017, died at the Indianapolis Hospital at approximately 11 a.m. “while surrounded by his friends, family, and fellow police officers,” Southport Police Chief Thomas Vaughn said in a […]
Elgin, TX – Elgin Police Officer William “Bill” Silva died in the line of duty on Tuesday, when he suffered a heart attack at the Elgin Middle School. Officer Silva, 69, was working as a school resource officer at the time of his death, the Elgin Police Department said in a press release. Prior to […]
Facebook’s engineering team has discovered a security weakness that allowed hackers to access as many as 50 million accounts, the company announced in a blog post on Friday. “We’re taking this incredibly seriously and wanted to let everyone know what’s happened and the immediate action we’ve taken to protect people’s security,” Facebook Vice President of […]
Nashville, TN – A Metropolitan Nashville police officer who fatally shot an armed man after the suspect refused to drop his weapon has been charged with criminal homicide. Nashville Police Officer Andrew Delke, 25, turned himself in on an arrest warrant on Thursday, and was released on $25,000 bond, NBC News reported. He will plead […]
Iola, KS – A McDonald’s employee who allegedly put a peroxide-based cleaner into an Allen County deputy’s drink has been arrested. The incident occurred at the Iola McDonald’s restaurant in late August, when an unnamed Allen County sheriff’s deputy pulled into the drive-thru to grab a bite to eat, KOAM reported. After he ate his […]
Milwaukee, WI – The widow of a Milwaukee County deputy, who was killed in the line of duty, has been ordered to repay approximately $160,000 that the county accidentally overpaid her due to their own bookkeeping error. Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Deputy Sergio Aleman, an 18-year veteran of the department, died in an on-duty crash on […]
Bladenboro, NC – The Wayne County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed all charges against a woman who was arrested after rescuing and treating over two dozen abandoned cats and dogs during Hurricane Florence. Tammie Hedges, the operator of the volunteer-run temporary shelter, Crazys Claws N Paws, was arrested on Sep. 21 for 12 counts of […]
St. Louis, MO – A St. Louis alderwoman has sued the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department alleging she suffered “significant and persistent physical harm” when they deployed tear gas during a “protest” she attended in 2017. The incident occurred on Sep. 15, 2017, after former St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley was found not guilty […]
Asheville, NC – The Buncombe County district attorney has released bodycam footage that showed a motel patron stabbing an officer before he was shot by police. The incident occurred at the Town Motor Lodge at approximately 7:45 a.m. on May 11, after Asheville police received a report that a man was “screaming and damaging property” […]
Yakima, WA – The Yakima Police Department has opened an investigation into an officer’s use of force, after a cell phone video showed him kicking a 17-year-old boy in the buttocks while officers were breaking up a large fight at the Central Washington State Fair (video below). The incident occurred on Sunday night, when a […]
Los Angeles, CA – The suspected serial killer accused of viciously beating homeless men to death with a wooden baseball bat is an El Salvador native who had been deported from the United States six times prior to his bloody rampage, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Tuesday. Ramon Escobar, 47, had […]
Billings, MT – An armed burglary suspect allegedly stole five vehicles, managed to create 10 crime scenes, and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement officers during an hour-long pursuit on Monday. The incident began at approximately 10:12 p.m., when Billings police officers were dispatched to a burglary alarm at Performance Auto, the Billings Gazette reported. They […]
Oxnard, CA – Professional boxer and Hollywood actor Victor Ortiz has been arrested on allegations that he forcibly raped a woman at her home in March. Ortiz, 31, turned himself in at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office’s East Valley Station at approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, the Oxnard Police Department said in a press release. […]
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