Connecticut Town Council Refuses to Fly Thin Blue Line Flag to Honor Fallen State Trooper
A Democratic-controlled town council in Connecticut is facing backlash after refusing to fly the “Thin Blue Line” flag in memory of a state trooper who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on May 30. Wethersfield City Councilman Rich Bailey (R) proposed flying the flag to honor Officer 1st Class Aaron Pelletier, who was struck and […]
Felony charges dropped against PA trooper who repeatedly struck horse with car
A judge has dismissed felony animal cruelty charges filed against a Pennsylvania police officer who allegedly ran over a loose horse multiple times with his patrol car and pinned it to the sidewalk, euthanizing it. The ruling came Tuesday after Chester County District Attorney Chris de Barena Sarove notified the judge that Corporal Michael Perillo’s […]
NJ trooper with Hitler-related tattoo, Jason Dare, fired after probe into white supremacist ties
A New Jersey state trooper with a large neck tattoo referencing a famous Hitler Youth slogan was fired from the force last year after an investigation into that tattoo and other tattoos linked to white supremacy. Officer Jason Derr was fired from the police department on Nov. 27 after nearly 20 years on the force, […]
Prosecutors drop charges against Minnesota trooper in deadly shooting of motorist Ricky Cobb
A Minnesota county attorney has decided to drop the case against a state trooper accused of shooting and killing a black motorist, Ricky Cobb II. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the decision Sunday night. “Ricky Cobb II would still be alive,” Moriarty said in a statement. “There are so many ways that Mr. Londregan […]
Judge Cuts Bail by 90% for Illegal Accused of Killing State Trooper
A judge in the sanctuary state of Washington has reduced bail by 90 percent for an illegal immigrant accused of killing 27-year-old Washington State Police Officer Christopher Gadd. Raul Benitez Santana, 33, an illegal immigrant from Mexico who has had multiple run-ins with police, was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide in connection with Gadd’s […]
Michigan trooper hit with murder charge for striking man with unmarked SUV
A Michigan State Police trooper has been charged with second-degree murder after crashing his plain SUV into a 25-year-old Kentwood man who was fleeing from police. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the charges against Detective Sergeant Brian Keeley on Tuesday after Michigan State Police closed their investigation into the April 17 death of Samuel […]
Judge drastically reduces bail for illegal alien accused of killing Washington state trooper
An illegal immigrant accused of causing a car crash that killed a Washington state police officer had his bail significantly reduced, thanks to his lawyers arguing that he was not a flight risk. The case involves Raul Benitez Santana, a 33-year-old Mexican national who has been in the United States illegally for more than 10 […]
Washington state judge lowers bail for illegal immigrant accused of killing trooper from $1M to $100K
An illegal immigrant accused of killing a Washington police officer in a crash earlier this year had his bail reduced from $1 million to $100,000 by a state judge last week. Raul Benitez Santana, 32, is currently facing charges of vehicular assault and vehicular homicide involving alcohol and drugs in connection with the death of […]
Washington State Trooper Fatally Shoots Man Who Charged At Him With Hammer, Officials Say
A Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper fatally shot a man armed with a hammer during an altercation Thursday afternoon, according to a statement. The Trooper was responding just after 4 p.m. to a road rage incident in which the suspect rammed a Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) vehicle on the shoulder of the I-5 […]
Washington state trooper fatally shoots a man during a freeway altercation, police say
A Washington state trooper shot and killed a man with a hammer after he attacked a state Department of Transportation employee along Interstate 5 north of Seattle, law enforcement officials said. State Patrol troopers responded to a report of a road rage incident on the northbound shoulder of Interstate 5 in Everett around 4 p.m. […]