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Ex-Philly Cops Plead Guilty To Heroin Conspiracy

Two former Philadelphia Police officers have pleaded guilty to a heroin conspiracy involving their plan to rob a dealer, and then distribute the drug to another person they believed to be a dealer and money launderer but who was an undercover officer.

David Griffith and Melanie Basich

Kory Flowers

California Officer Wounded, Gunman Killed in Saturday Shootout

A Saturday night shootout between a man and a police officer and two deputies in downtown Sonora, Calif., left the man dead and the officer and a bystander injured. The shootout came after the man led authorities on a roughly 3-mile pursuit.

Maury Schuh

Slain Mich. Trooper Helped Capture His Suspected Killer

Michigan Trooper Paul Butterfield died late Monday after he was shot in the head at a vehicle stop in a rural area in the western area of the state. The trooper's radio call helped lead law enforcement to his alleged killer.

Tammy Kastre and David Kleinman

FOP President: IMPD Experiencing a "Mass Exodus" of Officers

FOP President Rick Snyder said, "Logistically, it does not appear possible to 'outhire' the number of officers that are leaving."