Authorities in Texas say a fellow law enforcement officer is facing criminal charges related to allegations that he engaged in bribery and a drug-smuggling scheme. According to the San Antonio Express News, 30-year-old Armando Trevino was a sergeant in the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and had been with the agency for five years at the …
A New York City officer testified Tuesday that he exaggerated the criminal charges against Eric Garner, who died after his chokehold arrest was caught on camera in 2014, to make it appear as he was committing a felony. From the Associated Press, NYPD officer Justin Damico said—while in the ambulance with the dying 43-year-old—he filled …
A New York police officer could reportedly face a 10-year prison sentence if convicted of the murder-for-hire plot she is accused of hatching earlier this year. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police believe 34-year-old Valerie Cincinelli was arrested on suspicion of trying to hire a hitman to kill her estranged husband and the daughter of her …
Authorities in New York say a fellow law enforcement officer has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to hire a hitman to kill her estranged husband and a child. According to WNBC, 34-year-old Valerie Cincinelli is accused of approaching her boyfriend to find someone willing to murder her ex. One source told the network that …
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An ex-Minnesota officer was convicted of murder for the 2017 shooting death of a woman who had called 911 and reported a possible sexual assault occurring behind her home. On Tuesday, a jury found Mohamed Noor, 33, guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in July 2017 slaying of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, 40, a dual …
For the first time, the public has been given access to the 911 call a Texas officer placed after she fatally shot her upstairs neighbor in his own apartment last year. Ex-Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, 30, is heard saying, “I thought it was my apartment,” 19 times in the 911 call obtained by WFAA. …
A jury will reconvene deliberating whether a former Minnesota officer is guilty of murder and manslaughter for the July 2017 shooting death of a dual U.S.-Australian citizen. Ex-officer Mohamed Noor, 33, was accused of fatally shooting Justine Ruszczyk Damond, 40, after she called 911 about a possible sexual assault occurring behind her home. Noor was …
A young Virginia boy reportedly gave a police officer Easter dinner, leading the officer to return the gesture to him and his classmates days later. According to a Facebook post by the Newport News Police Department, a boy named Jeremiah delivered the dinner to officer Beganovic and his partner while they patrolled his neighborhood last …
Authorities in Oklahoma say three children were among those injured when officers opened fire in an attempt to capture a robbery suspect. According to ABC News, police spotted 21-year-old William Devaughn Smith in Hugo on Friday morning. He was wanted in connection with a robbery at a local Pizza Hut earlier this year. Smith was …
A 3-year-old Labrador named Raider reportedly provided comfort to 13 abused children in the year following their rescue and their parents’ trial. According to CNN, Raider had been meeting with the children since David and Louise Turpin’s arrests in January 2018. The parents’ arrests and their children’s rescue came after 17-year-old Jordan Turpin escaped from the …
A Michigan family has agreed to an $8.25 million payout nearly nine years after an officer shot and killed a 7-year-old girl during a police raid which crews filmed for the A&E series “The First 48.” The Detroit News reported that the city of Detroit and family of Aiyana Stanley-Jones reached a settlement Thursday, days before a …
