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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2015

Toledo Officer Charged in Shooting Plot

A Toledo police lieutenant was arraigned this week on charges that he helped to plot the shooting of a woman who testified in a high-profile murder case.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2015

Video: Rookie NYPD Officer Indicted on Manslaughter Charges

The rookie NYPD officer who shot and killed an unarmed Brooklyn man in an unlit housing project staircase has been indicted for manslaughter.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2014

Oklahoma Officer Faces Trial on 13 On-Duty Sex Assaults

Holtzclaw faces six counts of first-degree rape, which is punishable by life in prison. The other counts against him include second-degree rape by instrumentation, sexual battery, forcible oral sodomy, burglary, stalking, indecent exposure and procuring lewd exhibition.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2014

Fired South Carolina Trooper Charged with Shooting Unarmed Motorist

A former South Carolina state trooper faces a felony charge in the shooting of an unarmed man during a traffic stop in Columbia earlier this month.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2014

Baltimore Officer's Lawyers Defend His Cutting Throat of Loose Dog

Lawyers for veteran Baltimore officer Jeffrey Bolger said he was legally authorized to kill a shar-pei named Nala in June and was acting to protect the unborn child of a woman the dog had bitten.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2014

Missouri Trooper Not Charged in Drowning

A special prosecutor said Monday that she wouldn't criminally charge the Missouri state trooper who handcuffed 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson before he drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks while being transported by boat.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2014

DA to Take NYPD "Choke Hold" Case to Grand Jury

A grand jury will hear evidence in the death of Eric Garner, a man who died after being put in an apparent chokehold by a New York City police officer during an arrest, to determine whether charges are warranted, the Staten Island District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday, reports CBS New York.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2014

Video: 9 Former Officers Sentenced for Protecting Drug Dealers

Thirteen defendants, including nine former police officers, have been sentenced to federal prison this week for accepting thousands of dollars in cash payments to provide protection during staged drug deals that were part of a federal undercover operation.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 31, 2014

Video: Philly Narcotics Officers Face 26 Counts of Shaking Down Drug Dealers

Zane David Memeger, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, said the disgraced cops allegedly stole $500,000 worth of cash, personal belongings and drugs from suspected drug dealers between February 2006 and November 2012 - and then forged police records to cover their tracks.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2014

Federal Agent Faces Murder Retrial in Honolulu

Honolulu Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Janice Futa told a new jury Thursday that State Department Special Agent Christopher Deedy was fueled by alcohol and power when he shot Kollin Elderts in the McDonald's in 2011.

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