Chicago, IL – During former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s sentencing hearing on Friday, prosecutors presented a litany of “traumatized” suspects that he had contact with throughout his career. Officer Van Dyke fatally shot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, while the knife-wielding teen, high on PCP, walked down the street and ignored officers’ commands. He was […]

Monmouth, IL – The man who murdered a much beloved Warren County deputy 37 years ago was recently released from prison after serving only half of his sentence because of a technicality. Warren County Deputy Sheriff George Darnell was responding to a call about suspicious activity at a bulk fuel storage plant on Dec. 7, […]

Petersburg, KY – A Kentucky man says that a driver that tried to destroy his family’s giant nine-foot tall snowman by running over it got a surprise when it was discovered that the snowman had been built around a huge tree stump. “This is Petersburg for you,” Cody Lutz wrote on his Facebook page. “What […]

Tempe, AZ – Protesters have rallied to denounce the fatal officer-involved shooting of a 14-year-old burglary suspect who was armed with a replica handgun. “We want to bring an end to the police brutality in Maricopa County and lock up killer cops,” protester Alexia Isais told KTLA. “We are demanding that police be held accountable […]

Parma, OH – A citizen opened fire on a fleeing suspect after the man almost ran over a police officer on Tuesday night (video below). Parma police said the incident began when a Parma police officer stopped 22-year-old Shon Burton at the Snowville Shopping Center after he was observed driving erratically and running a red […]

Niskayuna, NY – A 33-year-old man charged with felony predatory sexual assault has admitted that he is the father of an 11-year-old girl’s infant, but argued that she actually impregnated herself. Robert Cronin, a father of six, denied allegations that he ever had sex with the unnamed preteen girl. “When I found out, everything around […]

Ridgetop, TN – The police chief of a small Tennessee town has blown the whistle on a revenue scheme hatched by the mayor and vice mayor that required officers to write an average of 210 tickets a month. Last year alone, Ridgetop police officers wrote $258,000 in tickets in a town with a population of […]

Richmond, VA – The Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) has asked the public for assistance in locating a sex offender who absconded from supervision, and the similarity between the felon’s name and that of a female body part has resulted in a slew of comedic social media posts. Cletorius Aretha Fry, 34, is wanted for […]