Lake Mary, FL – Prosecutors have cleared three police officers who shot a man in a shopping center parking lot in May after he pulled a gun on the officers (video below). Prosecutors reviewed a report following an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). They determined Lake Mary Police Officers Martin A. […]
Snellville, GA – The man accused of murdering 30-year-old Gwinnett County Police Officer Antwan Toney on Saturday is dead. Police officials said Monday morning that Tafahree Maynard, who was believed to have shot Officer Toney, had been located, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Shortly thereafter, police put out another update that said Maynard was dead. WXIA […]
New Salem, MA – A Massachusetts state trooper was stabbed in the head at the end of a police chase on Friday. WBZ reported that the trooper was taking the 18-year-old suspect into custody when he was attacked. The original incident occurred in Orange but ended in nearby New Salem, the Northwestern District Attorney’s office […]
Mexico – Guatemala Border – Thousands of central American migrants traveling in a caravan broke through a border wall in Guatemala on Friday and rushed the Mexican border. “We are going to the United States!” Edwin Santos shouted as he raced past the officers with his family. “Nobody is going to stop us!” When the […]
Bartow County, GA – A wanted felon was fatally shot on Thursday after he used a hidden gun to shoot a Georgia State Patrol trooper. Authorities said the incident began when the state trooper pulled over a gold Toyota Camry for driving too slow in the left lane of I-75, WXIA reported. As he approached […]
Austin, TX – A new Texas law requires that all students must be taught how to interact with police before they graduate from high school. The Community Safety Education Act, authored by State Senator Royce West (D-Dallas), called for students to be taught about how to act when stopped by police officers as part of […]
Temple, GA – A rookie police officer who has just been diagnosed with a serious medical issue cannot get treatment because the city failed to enroll him in their health insurance program. Temple Police Officer Justin Jordan said he was told his new job came with health insurance when he was hired for the Atlanta […]
Falmouth, MA – A wounded police officer has returned all of the donations he received from the community because of a Massachusetts law that prohibits him from accepting gifts of more than $50. Falmouth Police Officers Donald DeMiranda and Ryan Moore were shot in the line of duty on July 27 while responding to a […]
Las Vegas, NV – A Democratic super PAC employee was arrested for attacking a female Republican campaign manager on Tuesday night. Kristen Davison, the 31-year-old campaign manager for Nevada Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt, told police that 50-year-old Wilfred “Mike” Stark grabbed and twisted her arm, and refused to let go, FOX News reported. “Politics […]
Grand Rapids, MI – The Grand Rapids police chief defended his officers for putting a 12-year-old girl in handcuffs while they were responding to a call about a shooting on Oct. 9 (video below). Officers were responding to a 911 caller’s report about a neighbor being shot when the incident occurred, WDIV reported. “Somebody shot […]
Pasco County, FL – A man used a deputy’s Taser against him during a violent struggle, and got ahold of the deputy’s gun before good Samaritans who stopped to help subdue him. The incident began when Pasco County Deputy Darren Goodwald tried to stop a grey Dodge Caravan with license plates that tracked back to […]
Waco, TX – A former Baylor University fraternity boy accused of rape will not serve any time behind bars, or have to register as a sex offender, if the judge approves his plea agreement. “In my nearly 40 years of law practice, I’ve never seen a sweetheart deal like this before,” said the victim’s attorney, […]
Panama City, FL – Deputies in Bay County have been arresting about 10 looters a night, and police said they’re usually armed. Bay County Sheriff’s Major Jimmy Stanford said deputies have arrested about 10 suspected looters every night since Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida panhandle on Oct. 10. Maj. Stanford said looters have […]
Springfield, OR – Police believe a man set fire to his home early Wednesday morning to lure first responders into an ambush. The emergency call about the fire at 536 Oakdale Avenue came in at about 4 a.m. on Oct. 17, KATU reported. When the first fire crews arrived on the scene, somebody started shooting […]
Abilene, TX – A video of a man stiffening like a board mid-air after being tased by police at the Mall of Abilene on Tuesday has gone viral (video below). The incident began when police responded to a criminal trespass call from the Lowe’s on Ridgemont Drive on Oct. 17, KTXS reported. Officers located the […]
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