British Police Have New Leads in Case of Missing Girl
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Police in Great Britain said they have identified new leads in the case of Madeleine McCann, the British girl who went missing in Portugal six years ago at the age of three.Several persons of interest, as well as “both…
Arizona Police Officer Gives Bike to Teen Who Walks Nine Miles to Work
ABC News(PHOENIX) — For one man in Arizona, getting pulled over by a police officer might have been the best thing to ever happen to him.Phoenix Police Sgt. Natalie Simonick, 46, was on patrol around 11 p.m., when she saw a young man walking alone in …
Police Investigate Reddit Murder ‘Confession’
Comstock/Thinkstock(SAN DIEGO) — California police are investigating an alleged murder, confessed anonymously on the internet and brought to the authorities’ attention by citizen sleuths who believe they may have uncovered the poster’s identity.The Sa…
Miss. Detective Fatally Shot by Suspect in Interrogation Room
Comstock/Thinkstock(JACKSON, Miss.) — A detective was shot and killed in a police interrogation room when a murder suspect overpowered him before turning the gun on himself, according to investigators.
Det. Eric Smith, 40, was shot by the suspect, 23-…
Cop’s Good Deed Goes Viral
Thinkstock/Getty Images(WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.) — It was cold, wet and gray in Winston-Salem, N.C., when Police Officer Charlie Ziegler noticed a woman pushing a stroller in the rain.“I went up to her and said, ‘Get in the car, there’s …
Police Using Abandoned Newborn’s Tooth in Search for Parents
Comstock/Thinkstock(CYPRESS, Texas) — Authorities are using the bottom tooth of the week-old infant abandoned in a plastic bag outside an apartment complex in Cypress, Texas as a clue in the search for her parents.The newborn’s early tooth, seen in ju…
Police Search Door-to-Door for Suspected Cop Killer Christopher Dorner
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — More than 100 police officers were going door-to-door and searching for new tracks in the snow in the hopes of catching suspected cop killer Christopher Dorner overnight in Big Bear Lake, Calif., before he…
Chicago Putting More Cops on the Street in Wake of Teen’s Death
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — A major American city already reeling from a high murder rate was stunned by the shooting death of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old student at Chicago’s King College Prep School and majorette in the band, who perform…
Police Investigating Las Vegas Police Lt. Who Killed Family, Himself
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Investigators are probing the background of a Las Vegas police lieutenant who apparently killed his wife and son before setting his home on fire and taking his own life.Police, firefighters and a SWAT team wer…
Colorado Cops Face Felony Charges in Killing of ‘Trophy’ Elk
ABC News(BOULDER, Colo.) — A mysterious shooting, police department denials and allegations of a cover-up culminated in the Friday arrest of two Boulder, Colo., police officers accused in the death of a large, neighborhood-dwelling bull elk.Officers S…
Boulder Cops in Hot Water for Role in Elk Shooting
Thinkstock/Getty Images(BOULDER, Colo.) — Two police officers in Boulder, Colo., have been suspended and are now under criminal investigation for their role in killing a large bull elk that wandered into a residential neighborhood.On Tuesday, a Boulde…
Missing Yacht School Friends: Police Find Clothing on Small Island
Kennebunkport Police Department(KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine) — Clothing items believed to belong to two missing yacht school friends were found on the rocks of a small island off the coast of Maine on Monday, according to the Kennebunkport police.Zachary Wel…
Baltimore Police Chief Wants to Ban High-Capacity Firepower
File photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BALTIMORE) — High-capacity magazines are the deadliest of gun cartridges. They come in cases of 30, 40, 60 and even 120 rounds.These magazines are maximum, economy-sized firepower packed into a steel cartridge. When…
San Francisco Cop’s 100 MPH Ride Video Probed
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco police are investigating a video posted on Facebook by one of its police sergeants showing what could have been the officer and his friends traveling through the city’s Broadway Tunnel at 100 mph…
Woman Turns in Valuable WWII Gun at Police Station Weapon Buy-Back
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HARTFORD, Conn.) — Just like a scene out of Antiques Roadshow, a woman in Hartford, Conn., turned in an old rifle to her local police station’s gun buy-back, only to discover the gun was worth anywhere from $20,000 to $40,…
Woman Turns in Valuable WWII Gun at Police Station Weapon Buy-Back
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HARTFORD, Conn.) — Just like a scene out of Antiques Roadshow, a woman in Hartford, Conn., turned in an old rifle to her local police station’s gun buy-back, only to discover the gun was worth anywhere from $20,000 to $40,…
Woman Turns in Valuable WWII Gun at Police Station Weapon Buy-Back
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HARTFORD, Conn.) — Just like a scene out of Antiques Roadshow, a woman in Hartford, Conn., turned in an old rifle to her local police station’s gun buy-back, only to discover the gun was worth anywhere from $20,000 to $40,…
Woman Turns in Valuable WWII Gun at Police Station Weapon Buy-Back
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HARTFORD, Conn.) — Just like a scene out of Antiques Roadshow, a woman in Hartford, Conn., turned in an old rifle to her local police station’s gun buy-back, only to discover the gun was worth anywhere from $20,000 to $40,…
Australian Police Urge Motorists to Turn Away from Apple Maps
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(VICTORIA, Australia) — It’s been no secret that Apple’s Maps app has its problems, but a police department in Australia has actually gone so far as to say that it is a “life threatening issue.”It seems…
Jovan Belcher: Police Release Dash-Cam Videos of NFL Star’s Final Hours
Jamie Squire/Getty Images(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Kansas City police released two dash-cam videos of NFL star Jovan Belcher’s final moments, including an early morning car check and the police response to Arrowhead Stadium, where the linebacker stoo…