San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi pleaded guilty to the lesser misdemeanor false imprisonment charge, ending his prosecution for a domestic dispute with his wife.
Read More →Suburban Chicago police on Wednesday shot to death a 15-year-old boy suffering from Asperger's syndrome after he allegedly threatened officers with a knife.
Read More →Dep. William Kelly encountered a 37-year-old on a domestic disturbance call who was hellbent on making his feelings known with a .22 rifle. Dep. Kelly yelled, "Drop it." No sooner had the words come out of Kelly's mouth than a bullet exited the rifle's barrel.
Read More →San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is expected to face three misdemeanor charges stemming from an investigation into accusations he physically abused his wife.
Read More →The small southeastern Minnesota town of Lake City is in mourning this weekend over the death of police officer Shawn Schneider, shot in the head early last week during a domestic call.
Read More →Friends and family members of Lake City (Minn.) Police Officer Shawn Schneider are urging community members to keep their porch lights on as a symbol of hope for the critically wounded officer.
Read More →A Lake City (Minn.) Police officer responding to a call of a domestic disturbance at about 8:30 a.m. today was shot in the head and currently in critical condition.
Read More →A former employee opened fire in a FedEx facility near Chicago's Midway International Airport this morning, sending workers scrambling for cover before turning the gun on himself.
Read More →The use of stun guns against two resistive subjects in Seattle and Maui was excessive, a federal appeals court ruled earlier this week. An 11-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued the rulings in the two cases from 2006 and 2004.
Read More →Dramatic footage captured by a news cameraman shows the officer holding a bleeding neck wound after being struck. The officer runs from the cover of a vehicle and collapses near a chain-link fence. The second officer then runs toward his partner and drags him to safety.
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