Illegal immigrant who shot 2 NYPD officers at ‘point-blank range’ indicted on 20 charges
An illegal Venezuelan immigrant accused of shooting and killing two NYPD officers in Queens this month was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that 19-year-old Bernardo Raul Castro Mata has been indicted on 20 charges, including two counts of attempted first-degree murder and second-degree murder, two counts of […]
Louisiana police officers indicted for allegedly covering up abuse of suspect: report
According to reports, four Baton Rouge Police Department officers were indicted on Tuesday for an incident that occurred in September 2020, when one officer allegedly abused a suspect and the other three allegedly tried to cover up the incident. lawyerThe Baton Rouge-based newspaper reported that officers Douglas Chatz Jr., Todd Thomas and Troy Lawrence Sr. […]
Trans Individual Shot, Killed by Officers After ‘Aggressively’ Wielding Knife
The knife-wielding man who was shot and killed by Denver police on June 16 is in fact a man, but police have identified him as a woman. The fatal incident occurred when officers were called to the scene following a report of a person armed with a knife. Are standing At an intersection in downtown […]
Seattle Recruiting Non-Citizens, DACA Recipients to Become Police Officers
Seattle officials have opened up police jobs to undocumented immigrants who are part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Seattle Police Department (SPD) Lowest City officials are making their first staff cuts in decades and are seeking to take advantage of a recently passed state law that allows jurisdictions to hire […]
Slain Michigan officer’s wife remembers him as ‘truly exceptional’ person
Jacqueline Reckling said her family had lost an “emotional anchor” after her husband was killed in the line of duty on Saturday night, leaving behind three young children and another on the way. “It’s known around the world that the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office lost a talented and dedicated detective this weekend, but more importantly, […]
Police officers and priest among 9 killed at places of worship in southern Russia
At least nine people were killed around places of worship in Russia’s Dagestan province, including several police officers and a priest, authorities said on Sunday. Gunmen opened fire on churches and synagogues in two cities miles apart, the region’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said, and a shooting was also reported at a police checkpoint. At […]
Russia opens terror probe after attacks on synagogues, Orthodox churches; priest and police officers killed
Gunmen opened fire on two synagogues, two Orthodox churches and a police station in the republic of Dagestan in Russia’s North Caucasus region on Sunday. Russia’s Federal Investigative Committee opened a terrorism investigation after “armed attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala left police officers and civilians dead and wounded,” the agency’s Telegram page said. Shamil Khadulaev, […]
REPORT: Longest-Serving Explosives Technician Dies In Shooting After Retirement, Fellow Police Officers Mourn
A retired Chicago Police Bomb Squad explosives technician, minister and Vietnam War veteran was shot and killed Thursday. Larry Neuman, the longest-serving explosives technician for the Chicago Police Department (CPD), “was killed in shooting in the 4300 Block of W. Monroe at approximately 11:32 a.m. on June 20, 2024,” the CPD posted Friday on Twitter. […]
Shooting outside Arkansas grocery store leaves 3 dead, multiple wounded, including 2 law enforcement officers
Three people were killed and eight others were injured in a shooting that occurred around 11:30 a.m. Friday outside a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, Arkansas State Police Public Safety Chief Mike Hager said at a press conference Friday afternoon. Two police officers were among those injured, but their injuries were not life-threatening, Heger said. […]
NY jail workers and officers pocketed bribes to sneak weed to inmates: prosecutors
Westchester County Jail officials, including current and former corrections officers, have been indicted on bribery charges in a long-running contraband scam, prosecutors announced Thursday. Two prison guards, a former corrections officer and two prison commissary employees have been indicted on charges they allegedly sneaked marijuana and other contraband to inmates and pocketed thousands of dollars […]