Wis. Temple Shooting Hero Cop Brian Murphy Shot 8 Times, Waved Off Aid
Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office(OAK CREEK, Wis.) — A police officer shot at least eight times in the neck and extremities outside the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis, waved off fellow officers attempting to rescue him and indicated they should assist …
Farmer Crushes 7 Police Cars With Tractor
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEWPORT, Vt.) — Police in Vermont in hot pursuit of a suspect were without wheels when their quarry, an irate farmer with a tractor, allegedly crushed nearly half the department’s fleet of vehicles.Orleans County police sa…
Police, Gun Control Advocates Push Washington for Action
David De Lossy/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Police and gun control advocates Thursday sounded a louder call for politicians to take a stand against gun violence — despite Congress’ lack of political will to touch the issue, or the White House&rsquo…
Six Argentine Police Officers Arrested in Connection with Torture Video
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SALTA, Argentina) — Six police officers in Argentina have found themselves on the other side of the law as they were arrested, as part of an investigation into a video which recently surfaced, and appears to show two suspects be…
WATCH: Police Recruiting Video Goes Overboard
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) — Do YOU have what it takes? Based on the high-energy, high-impact scenes of one city’s police recruiting video, one might think that it is set in one of the most crime-riddled counties in the country.Bu…
Off-Duty Cop’s Gun Accidentally Fires, Killing Woman
ABC News(DETROIT) — A friendly hug at a Detroit house party proved fatal for a woman after she accidentally discharged an off-duty cop’s handgun. Adaisha Miller, 24, attended a fish fry at the home of an off-duty Detroit police officer on Saturday and…
Outside Police to Patrol Polygamist Community
Mohave County Sheriff’s Office(COLORADO CITY, Ariz.) — Police in Arizona are beginning daily patrols in Colorado City, a polygamist community that was once home to Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) leader Warren Jeffs.T…
Illinois Woman Uses Cop’s Gun for Apparent Suicide in Police Car
Comstock/Thinkstock(ALTON, Ill.) — A mentally ill Illinois woman allegedly shot and killed herself in the front seat of a police car that was giving her a courtesy ride to a hospital, but her family is questioning the police version of what happened i…
Florida Police Tortured Casey Anthony, Lawyer Says in New Book
Red Huber-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Casey Anthony’s jailers took her in shackles to a room where she was to be surprised by news coverage when police discovered her daughter’s decomposed body, a tactic that her lawyer claims in a new book was “tor…
‘Speed Trap’ Warning Lands Texas Woman in Jail
ABC News(HOUSTON) — A Houston woman’s attempt to save drivers from a speeding ticket landed her something worse: 12 hours in jail. As she rode her bicycle home from a grocery store last week near downtown Houston, Natalie Plummer noticed police office…
Trayvon Martin Case Police Chief Bill Lee Permanently Relieved of Duty
Mario Tama/Getty Images(SANFORD, Fla.) — Sanford, Fla., has fired Bill Lee, the police chief who initially oversaw the controversial investigation into a white-Hispanic neighborhood watch captain’s fatal shooting of a black 17-year-old, Trayvon Martin…
Police Stop, Handcuff Every Adult at Intersection
Comstock/Thinkstock(AURORA, Colo.) — Police in Aurora, Colo., searching for suspected bank robbers stopped every car at an intersection, handcuffed all the adults and searched the cars, one of which they believed was carrying the suspect.Police said t…
Sister of Etan Patz Murder Suspect Says Police Ignored Her Pleas
Sketch Courtesy of Andrea Shepard(CAMDEN, N.J.) — The sister of Etan Patz’s confessed killer says New Jersey police ignored her pleas to investigate Pedro Hernandez, allowing the suspect in the boy’s murder to walk free for 33 years.Norma Hernandez sa…
George Zimmerman Knew Several Sanford Police Officers Before Shooting
Trayvon Martin, 17, was fatally shot by neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman. (ABC News)(SANFORD, Fla.) — George Zimmerman, who was not initially charged by police in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, was familiar with some …
Search Intensifies for Missing Louisiana Student
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(LAFAYETTE, La.) — Police in Lafayette, La., are intensifying their search for a young woman who has been missing for four days.Michaela “Mickey” Shunick was last seen riding a bike home from her friend’s house at about 2 a…
Search Intensifies for Missing Louisiana Student
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(LAFAYETTE, La.) — Police in Lafayette, La., are intensifying their search for a young woman who has been missing for four days.Michaela “Mickey” Shunick was last seen riding a bike home from her friend’s house at about 2 a…
Taser Pain May Be Considered by Supreme Court as Excessive Force
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — Seattle police officers say they chose one of the safest tools in their arsenal when they used a Taser gun against a pregnant woman resisting arrest.Before using the device one officer asked, “Well where do you want t…
Mississippi Highway Shooting Suspect Caught After Rape and Kidnap
Tunica County Sheriff’s Office(TUNICA COUNTY, Miss.) — The man arrested in connection with two Mississippi highway murders was linked to the crimes after he allegedly kidnapped and raped a woman who managed to get away and contact police.James D. Will…
New Documents Detail Witness Accounts, Police Reports of Trayvon Martin Shooting
George Zimmerman is shown with lacerations to his face and the back of his head on Feb 27, 2012. (Florida State District Attorney’s Office)(SANFORD, Fla.) — Two police reports written the night that George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin said that Zimme…
After Mississippi Killings, Man Questioned Following Apparent Fake-Cop Highway Stops
Thinkstock/Getty Images(HUMPHREYS COUNTY, Miss.) — Authorities are questioning a man over suspicious highway stops in central Mississippi after two fatal shootings last week that apparently occurred during phony police stops in the northern part of th…