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In Praise of Straight-Shooting Brass

June 19, 2013
"I suspect the only reason 110 rounds was all that was fired was that's all the ammunition they had," Sheriff Grady Judd responded. "We were not going to take any chance of him shooting back."

W.Va. Sheriff's Alleged Killer Denied Bail

June 18, 2013
A judge has denied bail for the suspect who allegedly shot and killed Mingo County (W.Va.) Sheriff Eugene Crum while he ate lunch in his patrol car.

Fla. Executes Inmate In CO's Death

June 13, 2013
The state of Florida administered a lethal injection Wednesday to a death row inmate convicted of killing a corrections officer during a botched jail break nearly three decades ago.

Ore. Cop Killer's Release Rescinded

June 6, 2013
An ex-logger convicted of fatally bludgeoning a John Day (Ore.) Police officer two decades ago won't be paroled on Friday, after the state's parole board reversed its decision.

Oregon to Parole Cop Killer

May 29, 2013
Oregon's parole board has brushed off objections from law enforcement to release a logger convicted of beating to death a John Day Police Department officer. Sidney Dean Porter, 52, is scheduled to go free on June 7.

Houston Cop Killer Put To Death

May 16, 2013
A man who killed a Houston Police officer 14 years ago received a lethal injection Wednesday evening after his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court failed. Jeffrey Demond Williams fatally shot Houston Police Officer Troy Blando in 1999.

Wash. C.O.'s Killer Gets Death

May 15, 2013
The Washington inmate convicted of strangling Officer Jayme Biendl in a prison chapel received a death sentence from a jury this afternoon. With the sentence, Byron Scherf becomes the ninth man on Washington's death row.

Slain NYPD Cop's Partner Chokes Up In Court

May 13, 2013
The partner of slain NYPD cop Peter Figoski choked up in court yesterday as he testified in the trial of two Brooklyn men accused in the botched robbery that led to the fatal shooting.

Inmate Guilty In Wash. C.O.'s Slaying

May 10, 2013
A convicted rapist may face the death penalty after a Snohomish County, Wash., jury on Thursday found him guilty of first-degree murder for strangling a corrections officer.

Mistrial Declared In Miami Cop's Killing

March 20, 2013
Eight jurors wanted to acquit Dennis Escobar of the 1988 killing of a popular Miami patrolman. But four, bothered by key facts of Escobar's role in the slaying—some detailed in testimony from his own wife—couldn't agree to a not-guilty verdict

Prosecutor Seeks Death In Va. Trooper's Slaying

March 11, 2013
The suspect charged with killing a well-respected Virginia State Police trooper would face the death penalty if convicted of the crime, a Dinwiddie County prosecutor said Friday.

Police Union Opposes 'Compassionate' Parole for Calif. Cop Killer

March 6, 2013
In 1973, Gerald Youngberg took the lives of San Bernardino County Sheriff's Lt. Al Stewart, California Highway Patrol Officer Larry Wetterling, and gas station attendant Robert Jenkins in execution-style murders.

NYPD Detective's Killer Gets 45 To Life

February 28, 2013
A 28-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday to 45 years to life in prison for the 2011 killing of a veteran police officer during a botched predawn robbery in Brooklyn. It was the maximum allowable sentence.

Man Convicted In Killing of NYPD Detective

February 11, 2013
Lamont Pride now faces 25 years to life following his conviction on second degree murder, aggravated manslaughter, and burglary. Pride was acquitted of intentional murder of a police officer, which carries a mandatory sentence of life without parole.

Judge: NYPD Cops' Killer Eligible for Death

February 7, 2013
A New York City man who was sentenced to be executed for the murder of two undercover police officers in 2003 — and who made headlines once again this week after it was revealed he impregnated one of his prison guards — was found by a judge on Thursday not to be mentally retarded and therefore eligible to be put to death.

Judge: Suspect In Texas Deputy's Death Incompetent

February 5, 2013
The man who overpowered and killed a Bowie County (Texas) Sheriff's deputy during a prisoner transport assignment has been declared mentally incompetent for trial.

Cop Killer Impregnates Prison Guard To Avoid Death Penalty

February 5, 2013
A convicted killer of two undercover NYPD detectives impregnated a guard at a federal prison, hoping to avoid the death penalty.

Tenn. Cop Killer Got 'Rush' from Killing

January 25, 2013
Dexter Cox, who was scheduled to go to trial Monday, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and accepted a 15-year sentence for killing Lt. Ed Vidulich at the officer's home.

Trial Opens In Slaying of NYPD Detective

January 25, 2013
The murder trial of two men accused of killing an NYPD detective during a botched robbery began Thursday morning in Brooklyn. Prosecutor Kenneth Taub told a packed courtroom that Lamont Pride intended to kill Officer Peter Figoski to escape capture.

N.Y. Gun Law Mandates Life In Prison for Cop Killers

January 24, 2013
New York's strict new gun law contains a provision that requires a mandatory life sentence for anyone convicted of killing a first responder in a state with a moratorium on the death penalty.
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