Sweet Talk and Handcuffs

Wily cops don’t need much to outsmart some crooks.

Case Dismissed Against ATF Agent Tried for Murder In Virgin Islands

"It was so obvious on its face that they so flagrantly failed to meet their burden that a kindergarten student holding a gavel would have drawn the same conclusion," said Jon Adler, president of Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA).

Craig Medon

Look Closer

It is the prejudice of some cops to just accept things as they appear to be. A robbery is a robbery; a burglary, a burg. But sometimes it pays to remember the slogan from "American Beauty"—"Look closer."

Video: 73-Year-Old Oklahoma Reserve Deputy Accidentally Shoots, Kills Suspect

The Tulsa County (Okla.) Sheriff's Officer has released a video of an incident in which a 73-year-old reserve deputy shot and killed a suspect April 2 during an undercover operation. The reserve deputy has told investigators he believed he was holding a Taser, not a gun, when the shooting occurred.

Barry Goodson

TX to Seek Death Penalty for Suspect in Off-Duty Murder of Deputy

Deputy Darren Almendarez, 51, was shot and killed Thursday night in a grocery store parking lot. Deputy Almendaraz was attacked when he returned to his vehicle with his wife and found three men trying to steal the catalytic converter, authorities say.

Derrick Bartlett

Adrian Stroud