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News•by Staff Writer•November 12, 2019

Missouri Agency's Tongue-in-Cheek "Scam Alert" Social Media Post Goes Viral

A police department in Missouri is getting a lot of attention for a social media post in which it invited gullible purchasers of illegal narcotics to bring their drugs into the station to be properly weighed, thereby supposedly not falling victim to a "scam" in which tricky drug dealers would sell them short on their drug buy.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 12, 2019

Armed California Woman in Tactical Vest Arrested for Impersonating Officer

A woman who was stopped by Costa Mesa (CA) Police because her Chevy Impala had an unauthorized light bar and "CA Exempt" license plates was arrested early last week for impersonating a police officer.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 12, 2019

2 Restaurant Workers Fired for Refusing Service to Police Officer

Two employees—one a manager and one a cashier—of a restaurant in North Carolina have been fired after it was discovered that they refused to serve a police officer with the Roxboro Police Department.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 12, 2019

Oklahoma Chief and Detective Charged with Murdering Him Were “Best of Friends,” Mayor Says

One witness reported to deputies that he heard a "roaring" noise and a man yelling, "Stop it, Mike." The arrest report says that phrase started out loud "then grew quieter before stopping altogether."

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News•by Staff Writer•November 11, 2019

Video: Alabama Deputies Help Disabled Veteran Walking 100 Miles to VA Appointment

Gulf War veteran Gerald Baldwin told a Walker County Sheriff’s deputy he was trying to walk 100 miles from Cordova, AL, to Huntsville for a scheduled appointment with the Veterans Administration because his car was out of commission.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 11, 2019

Video: Oklahoma Police Chief Killed in Florida, Officer Charged with Homicide

Escambia County Sheriff's Office deputies were called around 9:50 p.m. Sunday to the Hilton hotel on Pensacola Beach where they found Chief Miller deceased.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 11, 2019

Mexico Authorities Invite FBI to Aid in Investigation of Murders of 9 American Mormons

The Mexican government on Sunday invited the FBI to send investigators to help in the investigation of the murder of nine U.S. citizens—six children, including 8-month-old twins, and three women—living in a Mormon community about 100 miles south of the border in the state of Sonora.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 11, 2019

California Highway Patrol Officer Carries Runner to Finish Line

An officer with the California Highway Patrol came to the aid of a runner who suffered a stress fracture in her leg during a marathon / half-marathon event over the weekend in the forested area of Big Bear in the mountains just east of Los Angeles.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 11, 2019

California Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Man at Traffic Stop

An officer with the San Jose Police Department fatally shot an armed man at a traffic stop on Saturday afternoon, shutting down a busy freeway in the heart of the Silicon Valley.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 11, 2019

Florida Sheriff Defends "In God We Trust" Decals on Patrol Vehicles

The Sheriff of the Brevard County Sheriff's Department in Florida took to social media to defend his decision to place "In God We Trust" decals on the patrol vehicles in the agency's fleet as aging vehicles are replaced with new ones.

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