Mayor of S.C. town that lost all its cops has died in a car crash — while ‘pursued’ by a deputy
The mayor of a South Carolina town whose entire police force resigned in anger at local authorities was killed in a car crash during a “hunt” and investigation by other law enforcement agencies, according to reports. McCall Mayor George Garner II, 49, was killed Tuesday afternoon when his 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe collided head-on with an […]
Past ‘Deputy of the Year’ in Georgia gets DUI after bizarrely directing traffic with no cars around: docs
A Georgia police officer who once won the honor of Vice President of the Year was charged with drunken driving this month after allegedly attempting to direct traffic on an empty road, authorities announced. According to obtained police documents, Houston County Sheriff's Deputy Garrison Page found an open can of Mike's Hard Lemonade in his […]
Illinois court orders pretrial release for deputy charged in Sonya Massey’s killing
A former deputy sheriff charged in the death of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old black woman who was shot to death in her home after calling police for help, will end her first-degree murder trial, an Illinois appeals court ruled Wednesday. The court ruled that he should be released until then. . A unanimous decision by […]
Jim O’Neill selected to lead HHS alongside RFK Jr. as deputy
President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that his choice for deputy secretary of Health and Human Services is Jim O'Neill, a close historical associate of investor and billionaire Peter Thiel. . “I am very pleased to nominate Jim O'Neill to serve as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, working alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,” President Trump […]
Florida deputy whose Taser set biker on fire acquitted
A Florida sheriff's deputy accused of taping up a gas-filled biker during a botched arrest three years ago and starting a fire that burned more than 75 percent of the man's body has been acquitted of negligence charges. According to local reports, on February 27, 2022, Barrett allegedly ran a red light, drove onto the […]
Florida deputy ‘fighting for his life’ following crash that killed 2 colleagues
A Florida lawmaker is “fighting for his life” after sustaining serious injuries in a “horrific accident” that claimed the lives of two colleagues, officials said Friday. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Deputy Ignacio Diaz was struck Thursday on the shoulder of Southern Boulevard by a female driver who was trying to pass a vehicle on […]
Ex-Trump deputy press secretary: No Treasury pick yet because 'it's a long list of folks'
Hogan Gidley, a former Trump aide, said the reason the president-elect did not choose Treasury Secretary was because of overwhelming interest in the position. “There are a lot of people competing for that position. You know, this is a very important position and it's very important to the incoming administration. The American people are voting […]
Parents attack female middle school deputy, steal her taser, bodycam video shows. Sheriff reacts with profanity-laced tirade.
A Florida man and his wife were arrested Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a female school resource officer, authorities announced, citing police body camera footage. The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said: press release Two parents, Jorge Rivera, 46, and Dagmarie Aponte Iturino, 45, assaulted a vice student at Deltona Middle School Tuesday morning. “Let me be […]
Florida parents caught on bodycam attacking middle school deputy who booked their son for battery
An enraged Florida couple was arrested after being caught on camera attacking and punching a middle school resource officer who was disciplining their son for shoving a classmate. Jorge Rivera, 46, and his wife, Dagmarie Aponte Iturino, 45, were both charged with assault Tuesday after a meeting with Deltona Middle School officials descended into chaos, […]
Man in bodycam video drives lawn mower to allegedly flee deputy; shoots himself in hand
Newly released police body camera footage shows a Michigan man driving a riding mower, refusing to call for deputies, and then being taped and accidentally shot in the hand, authorities said. It shows what happened. According to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, on September 19, police responded to a residence in Leoni Township and arrested […]