
The prosecutor had argued the lieutenant never gave the suspect a chance when she turned a corner and appeared to be surrendering. He argued three other officers didn't engage in gunfire at that time, only Lieutenant John Mitchell.
Read More →The accused cop killer Emonte Morgan had been on probation for a robbery in Old Town at the time of the alleged hit and run, and a petition had been filed to find him in violation, which could have sent him to jail. But a hearing to resolve the issue had not been held yet.
Read More →After obtaining the warrant, officers went into the home, where an adult male began shooting at them, hitting the officer, police say.
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Deputy Ryan J. Proxmire was part of a group of deputies who responded to the Shell Gas Station in Galesburg on Saturday night.
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Emergency medical services personnel on the scene began life-saving measures and took the officer to the hospital but he did not survive.
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During the trial, Sergeant Daniel Baker's widow Lisa told the jury her daughter Meredith, age 5, has increasing questions about her dad.
Read More →Police Chief Medaria Arrandondo, in an internal memo Thursday, said the move comes after examining how officers can better use time and resources.
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“Everybody is scared to do their job because they feel unsupported by the department and unsupported by the city,” one officer said.
Read More →The charter change would put the city council in charge of the department, instead of the mayor, and remove requirements to hire police based on the city's population size.
Read More →"That’s probably the result of a policy that was put in place for every time you draw your weapon, you have to do a report about it," McCarthy said. "Policing is entirely under attack, and that’s why we have a 100% increase in the murder rate."
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