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Columbus, OH – A Columbus police officer suffered “massive blood loss” and was rushed into emergency surgery after he was shot during a gun battle with a trio of armed robbery suspects on Thursday evening. The incident occurred on Interstate 70 eastbound near downtown Columbus at approximately 4:45 p.m. on July 6, WXIX reported. Investigators […]

Minneapolis, MN – Sixteen people were arrested in Minneapolis on the 4th of July for shooting fireworks at other people, police officers, police vehicles, and reporters who were trying to cover the mayhem. Dawn Sommers, a spokeswoman for the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board, said there were reported fireworks attacks from 11:30 p.m. on July […]

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – A veteran U.S. Virgin Islands police detective was murdered in the line of duty while responding to a report of an armed suspect in the Hospital Ground neighborhood on Tuesday morning. Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) spokesperson Glen Dratte said the incident occurred in the “Jah Yard” area at […]

San Diego, CA – Investigators have determined that a gay man who had claimed to be set on fire by people yelling gay slurs on a San Diego sidewalk last month was actually set ablaze by a pregnant woman he was attacking. Scott Rowin, 39, told police and media that he was walking home just […]

Washington, DC – The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) confirmed on Wednesday that the white powder found in the West Wing of the White House on Sunday night tested positive, multiple times, for cocaine. The bag of a white powdery substance was discovered just before 8:45 p.m. on July 2 and the White House was evacuated, […]

Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) released bodycam footage of an arrest that was featured in a viral cell phone video of a woman being taken to the ground by a deputy (video below). The cell phone video of the takedown and ensuing arrest spread quickly on social media and […]

Cordele, GA – A Georgia sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot early on Wednesday morning by a fugitive who then stole his patrol vehicle. The incident began at about 3:40 a.m. on July 5 when a Crisp County sheriff’s deputy spotted a suspicious vehicle in the 1300-block of Highway 280 West in Cordele, WGXA reported. The vehicle […]

Philadelphia, PA – Video captured the terrifying scene as a gunman wearing a ballistic vest opened fire in Philadelphia on Monday night, killing five and wounding three children (video below). The incident began at about 8:30 p.m. on July 3 at the intersection of 56th Street and Chester Avenue in the Kingsessing neighborhood, WPVI reported. […]

Tell City, IN – A Tell City police sergeant was murdered by a domestic violence suspect at a hospital in southern Indiana on Monday morning. The incident began on July 2 when Tell City Police Sergeant Heather Glenn responded to Perry County Memorial Hospital to investigate a report of a domestic dispute, WEVV reported. A […]

Los Angeles, CA – Four members of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) bomb squad were disciplined for their roles in the flawed detonation of confiscated illegal fireworks in a residential neighborhood that left 17 people wounded and 22 homes damaged. LAPD Chief Michel Moore made the announcement on July 2 and said that his […]