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3 Chicago Officers Indicted Over Alleged Coverup of Laquan McDonald Shooting

Three Chicago police officers were indicted Tuesday on felony charges that they conspired to cover up the actions of a police officer who shot and killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, and that the officers lied when they said the black teenager "aggressively" swung a knife at them and tried to get up from the ground still armed after he was shot.

TN Deputy Critically Wounded in Gun Grab Attack, Suspect Killed

A Robertson County, TN, Sheriff’s deputy was critically wounded in a gun grab attack Wednesday while escorting a prisoner to medical care in Nashville. The inmate was killed.

AL Chief Fights Back Against Anti-Police Posts on Facebook

"These men and women do a dangerous job and they shouldn't have to put up with beratement,'' Oxford (AL) Police Chief Bill Partridge says.

Oxford (AL) Police Chief Bill Partridge (Photo: Oxford PD)

Killer of 2 NYPD Officers Escapes Death Penalty for Second Time

His first death sentence was overturned by the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals because of an improper prosecution argument. He was again sentenced to death by a jury in 2013, but that was overturned based on a new legal standard for retardation.

Gang leader Ronell Wilson was convicted of murdering two NYPD detectives. He has twice been sentenced to death and escaped that sentence twice on technicalities. (Photo: NYPD)

Chief Says More LAPD Cadets May Have Taken Patrol Car Joyrides

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday that investigators have identified additional cadets who may have taken rides in stolen police cars, part of an ongoing scandal involving the LAPD’s signature youth initiative.

Video: Ohio Trooper Jumps into Driverless Buggy to Stop Runaway Horse

“You have that second when it goes by you and you grab hold [of the buggy] and jump on,” Smith said Monday morning, recalling the incident. “I had to be quick.”

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Michigan Officer Stabbed in Airport Attack Released from Hospital

The police officer stabbed during an attack at Flint, MI’s Bishop International Airport last week has been discharged from the hospital.

Lt. Jeff Neville was stabbed last week by a Tunisian national with dual Canadian citizenship. He was released from a hospital Monday. (Photo: Facebook)

26 NJ Officers Laid Off Due to Sheriff’s Staffing Cut

More than two dozen police officers from the Bergen County (NJ) Bureau of Police Services turned in their badges Monday afternoon, casualties of a staffing cut by Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino.

Video: Sacramento PD Prepares to Fire Officer Over Controversial Shooting

The Sacramento (CA) Police Department took steps Monday to fire an officer who fatally shot an armed, mentally ill man last July in North Sacramento, following a yearlong investigation into the controversial incident.

GA Officer Pulls Over Man Driving with Space Alien

George Gordon, a spokesman for police in Alpharetta, says that when a police officer pulled a man over Sunday on a suburban highway, a life-sized doll of a big-eyed, large-skulled alien was riding in the front passenger seat.

An Alpharetta, GA, police officer pulled a man riding with a space alien Sunday. (Photo: Alpharetta PD/Facebook)

Video: Off-Duty Officer Who Tackled London Bridge Attacker Gets WWE Belt

An off-duty police officer injured in the London Bridge attack has been presented with an honorary WWE championship belt and received a surprise visit from wrestler Triple H.

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Baltimore Speed Cameras Return Under Stricter Laws

The city will operate 10 portable speed cameras near schools throughout the city, the first step in Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's plan to launch a network that eventually will include 20 speed cameras, 10 red light cameras, and a system designed to enforce a prohibition on trucks using certain streets.

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