Los Angeles, CA – California Governor Jerry Brown recently commuted the sentences of 20 murderers who were supposed to remain in prison for life. Brown’s move gave nearly two dozen convicted killers the opportunity to be considered for parole, The Washington Post reported. He had already commuted the life sentences of another 62 criminals since […]

Clarksdale, MS – A Clarksdale police dispatcher was attacked and brutally beaten while she was working inside the police station on Sep. 5. Clarksdale Police Dispatcher Barbara King was alone at the police department at approximately 7:30 a.m., when Stacy Clark came in to inquire about some property that he left in the building, WREG […]

Five Finger Death Punch again showed their support for law enforcement officers on Tuesday, when they cut a $95,000 check to an organization that helps the families of fallen law enforcement officers. “Unfortunately, every 58 hours a police officer who believes in something sacrifices everything and dies in the line of duty,” guitarist Zoltan Bathory […]

Florence Township, NJ – One of the individuals accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a homeless veteran’s fundraising account was arrested on an outstanding traffic warrant on Monday night. Mark D’Amico, 39, was arrested at his residence at approximately 9:30 p.m., and was transported to the Burlington County Jail, WABC reported. He […]

Lufkin, TX – A man suspected of kidnapping and drug offenses was shot by police on Monday night, after he grabbed an officer’s Taser cartridge and tried to take two officers’ duty weapons, bodycam footage showed (video below). Police had been on the lookout for 26-year-old Todd Sturgis since August. That's when he had fled […]

Louisville, KY – Investigators have determined that a Kentucky mother’s claim that a couple attempted to kidnap her infant from a shopping cart at Walmart was a lie. Emily Lyons posted her fabricated story to social media on Saturday, WHAS reported. She claimed that she and her 10-month-old son, Jaxson, had just finished shopping at […]

Cypress, TX – A 24-year-old former high school history teacher who admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old student has been sentenced to prison. In May, Michelle Schiffer, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of improper relationship with a student, and faced up to 20 years in prison, the Houston Chronicle reported. Harris County State […]

Alexandria, LA – A child custody exchange in a Walmart parking lot turned into a homicide scene on Saturday, when a woman opened fire on her estranged husband as her children looked on. It was their two-year-old daughter’s birthday, and he had planned to take her and his stepdaughters, ages seven and five, to Chuck […]

Fair Grove, MO – Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Roberts died in the line of duty on Friday night, after fast-rising floodwaters swept his patrol vehicle off of a bridge. Deputy Roberts, 36, had just cleared from a 911 hang-up call when the rapid water of the Pomme de Terre River rose up over the […]

Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles police have released harrowing videos that captured the moment a convicted felon opened fire on two officers during a traffic stop (video below). The incident occurred at approximately 10:15 p.m. in the North Hills neighborhood. Officers conducted an “investigative stop” on a vehicle being driven by 32-year-old Richard Mendoza, […]

Detroit, MI – A Detroit food truck owner who refused to serve law enforcement officers said she did so out of concern for her customers’ safety. “On this street corner I encounter all types and the only type that has ever purposely intimidated me is DPD [Detroit Police Department],” Rocky’s Road Brew owner Rocky Coronado […]

Kansas City, MO – Social media users are accusing a Kansas City police officer of brutality after a cell phone video showed him swiftly ending a brawl between three women (video below). The incident occurred just after midnight in the Westport entertainment district, WDAF reported. Cell phone footage of the altercation did not capture what […]

Maywood, IL – Cell phone video captured the shooting between a Maywood police officer and an armed robbery suspect outside a Burger King restaurant on Sunday night (video below). Both the officer and the suspect were transported to the hospital, WLS reported. The incident began shortly before 9 p.m., when the armed suspect robbed the […]

Renton, WA – Washington State Patrol Trooper Renee Padgett died on Tuesday, following a six-year cancer battle, her department said. Trooper Padgett, 50, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare form of white blood cell cancer, back in 2012, KOMO reported. Using her own cells, she underwent a stem-cell transplant in 2013, and went into […]

Redwood City, CA – GoFundMe has announced that it will help cover the donations that a New Jersey couple allegedly stole from a fundraising campaign they established to help a homeless veteran. Kate McClure, 28, and her boyfriend, Mark D’Amico, 39, are accused of using much of the funds they raised on homeless veteran Johnny […]