Jury selection continues on Monday in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, after seven jurors were seated last week. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the jury selection hid the mid-way point on Friday; as 12 jurors and two alternates will be selected, for a total of 14. On Thursday, Judge Peter Cahill reinstated a third-degree murder count …
A shoplifting suspect shot a Nebraska police officer in the face and fled, eventually leading state police on a 20-mile, high speed chase before exiting a freeway and getting stuck on railroad tracks, according to the Omaha Police Department. Officer Jeffrey Wittstruck was struck in the face and top of the head and was transported …
– Officers with the Atlanta Police Department responded to a vehicle fire on March 7.
– A dog owner told the officers that the pet was tied up near the car fire.
– “The officers quickly leapt into action, placing themselves in harm’s way to free the dog,” APD said.
– The dog “maintained his composure” and bravery while the officers rescued him.
– We give him a 12/10. He’s a good boy,” APD said.
The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, agreed on Friday to pay the family of George Floyd $27 million as part of a pre-trial settlement in a wrongful death case. The Star Tribune reported that City Council members unanimously voted to approve the record payout. Mayor Jacob Frey’s office reportedly also said he will approve the measure. …
A Florida police officer was killed on Tuesday after he reportedly crashed into a car traveling the wrong way on the interstate. Tampa police Chief Brian Dugan said Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen, 45, may have intentionally veered into the wrong-way driver’s path “to protect others.” A minute after police received a call about a …
Jury selection may resume Tuesday in the Derek Chauvin murder trial after a delay on Monday regarding a possible additional charge. The former Minneapolis police officer is charged with killing George Floyd, an unarmed man who was arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill at a grocery store. As KSTP reports, the question …
On Monday, a Kentucky judge ruled criminal charges be permanently dropped against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, who allegedly shot at police officers during last March’s raid that resulted in Taylor’s death. According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, Jefferson Circuit Judge Olu Stevens determined that charges of assault and attempted murder of a police officer against Kenneth Walker …
Chauvin is accused of killing George Floyd, an unarmed man apprehended for a nonviolent offense
Multiple accusers say the former police officer stepped on their neck
Both siblings reportedly fell through the ice, but the teen girl was able to rescue her brother before she drowned
The report also found that officers had no basis to stop and frisk the 23-year-old before the fatal arrest
