An officer with the Atlanta Police Department was the victim of an arson attack, according to Ken Allen, a retired detective and representative for the Atlanta Police Union.
The suspect fled the area and retreated to an area where DPS says he "previously set up a strategic advantage of cover, utilizing a block wall and his vehicle for protection." The suspect had rifles, a handgun and ammunition.
It's important to communicate with firefighters and rescue personnel and not get in each other's way.
Someone is targeting Cotton Plant, AR, police and firefighters, setting fires to their homes and vandalizing their vehicles since February, according to officials in the Woodruff County town.
A Daytona Beach, FL, police patrol vehicle was found completely engulfed in flames early Sunday with a note reading "Black Lives Matter," authorities said.
A Brooklyn teenager was sentenced on Tuesday to 19 years to life in prison for having set fire to a mattress in a hallway of his apartment building, resulting in the death of a police officer who responded to the blaze.
Two Chicago police officers were injured Sunday evening after a man attending a festival set himself and a building on fire in the city's Heart of Chicago neighborhood.
Marcell Dockery was found guilty on all three counts he was facing — second-degree murder, first-degree assault and fourth-degree arson.
A 27-year veteran of the Columbus (OH) Police Department shot while sitting in a SWAT vehicle during a standoff over the weekend remains in critical condition.
A 27-year veteran of the Columbus (OH) Police Department shot while sitting in a SWAT vehicle during a standoff over the weekend remains in critical condition. More Here.