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Hampton, NH – A Massachusetts teenager set herself on fire in the back of a police cruiser on Saturday night, and then kicked an officer in the crotch at the police station. Police said 19-year-old Jeante Driscoll of Leominster, Massachusetts came into contact with officers at about 10:30 pm on Aug. 18 when they spotted […]

New York, NY – The New York City Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) has announced a plan to pay Good Samaritans who step up and assist police officers during violent or difficult arrests. The union announced the “Help a Cop” incentive program during a press conference on Wednesday morning, WNBC reported. “When you see an officer […]

Fayetteville, AR – A woman who impersonated a law enforcement officer in a successful attempt to help her boyfriend escape from jail has been apprehended, police said. Maxine Feldstein, 30, and her boyfriend, Nicholas Lowe, 23, were originally arrested on July 14, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported. Feldstein was charged with possession of a […]

Munson, PA – Three men face more than 1,400 counts of having sex with animals on a makeshift farm in Pennsylvania after a teenage boy living there contacted the authorities. The Clearfield County District Attorney’s Office said a 16-year-old boy who had been living at the farm told police that 41-year-old Terry Wallace, 34-year-old Marc […]

Pittsburgh, PA – The East Pittsburgh Borough Council has paved the way to dissolving the borough’s police department in the wake of the officer-involved shooting death of Antwon Rose. “We met with the other communities, we gave them our… budget numbers and how much we can afford and how many police we need, things like […]

Des Moines, IA – The farm that employed the illegal alien who was charged with the murder of an Iowa college student said that the man had passed a U.S. government background check. Dan Lang, of Yarrabee Farms, said 24-year-old Cristhian Rivera had been properly vetted prior to working for his business, ABC News reported. […]

Houston, TX – Only one bystander came to the aid of a Houston police officer who was struggling with a combative 17-year-old armed robbery suspect, but several more stood around recording the altercation on their phones (video below). One of the witnesses filming the altercation appeared to be a uniformed security guard. “Help me!” the […]

Greenville County, SC – A Myrtle Beach man, who was busted by undercover officers in February on his way to pick up a 14-year-old girl he planned to turn into a sex slave, walked away from court with only probation. Justin Bensing, 36, said in online communications with the undercover officers that he wanted to […]

Sacramento, CA – California lawmakers are working to change the maximum term of imprisonment for felony convictions to prevent longer sentences for repeat offenses. Law enforcement groups are fighting back, and have pointed out that the proposed legislation imposes an arbitrary cap on sentencing, which takes away a judge’s ability to sentence criminals appropriately for […]

Montezuma, IA – The body of missing college student Mollie Tibbetts was found on Tuesday morning, and the authorities announced the arrest of an illegal immigrant for her murder at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Tibbetts, 20, was last seen on the evening of July 18 when she went jogging in her hometown of […]