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Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the man accused of killing off-duty Officer Calvin Hall during an argument in the early morning hours of July 14. Hall died July 17—three days after he was shot.
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An alleged child molester who reportedly tried to avoid prosecution by faking his own death on a boat anchored off El Segundo in Southern California, then remained on the lam for several years, pleaded not guilty Monday to a federal charge.
Read More →“My client did not want to risk losing the murder case so he decided to plead guilty to manslaughter with a three year sentence, to be released in two years, and the murder case dismissed."
Read More →On Friday afternoon, a 29-year-old officer with the New York Police Department was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound outside the Staten Island Police precinct where he worked. It was the third death by suicide suffered by the agency in the span of 10 days.
Read More →Authorities say the slain boy's mother and brother remain in critical condition. A man unrelated to the family also was shot but was less seriously injured.
Read More →Police on Wednesday announced charges of first-degree murder and armed violence against Shomari Legghette, a four-time felon accused of shooting Chicago Police Cmdr. Paul at point-blank range using a gun with an extended-capacity magazine.
Read More →Honolulu Police Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan said in a news conference Monday night that an attempted murder suspect, Sydney Tafokitau, was killed, and two officers were in The Queen’s Medical Center.
Read More →The video features “Officer Big B” energetically selling recruits and “trade-ins” (lateral transfers) on working for the Fort Worth PD.
Read More →The family of Stephon Clark—who was fatally shot by officers with the Sacramento Police Department in March 2018—has filed a $20 million federal lawsuit, claiming officers racially profiled the victim.
Read More →The leading cause of line-of-duty deaths for police officers in 2024 was gunfire, and the largest increase over 2023 resulted from traffic-related incidents, both underscoring the growing risks faced by law enforcement officers in the line of duty.
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