Authorities in Illinois say a 34-year-old police officer was shot while he attempted to serve a search warrant at a home in Chicago on Saturday. According to WGN, 19-year-old Emily Petronella was the subject of the warrant and allegedly opened fire, striking the officer in the shoulder. She is accused of firing through the door …
Two Connecticut officers have reportedly taken their own lives while under investigation for a 2017 incident in which they were among a large group of officers suspected of violations including falsifying information in written reports. The Connecticut Post reported that 17 surviving officers are facing discipline—with nine in danger of being fired—after the Bridgeport Office of …
Authorities in New York say a police officer has been arrested on suspicion of manufacturing illegal guns to sell to members of motorcycle gangs. In addition to providing the guns, prosecutors say he is also accused of alerting a suspect of an ongoing drug investigation. According to Time, Gregg Marinelli, 38, worked as an officer …
A Florida police officer was handed a 20-day unpaid suspension for a taped arrest in 2018 during which he allegedly allowed the suspects to perform sex acts on one another while in the back of his police cruiser. A recently-released internal affairs report stated that Fort Pierce officer Doug McNeal arrested Zachery Moellendick, 23, and Krista Leigh, …
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“My KKK friends will burn your family.” That was one of several racially charged threats a Florida woman allegedly made against a black sheriff’s deputy earlier this month when she was arrested for drunk driving, WFTS-TV reports. Deputy Brandon King’s body camera was rolling and recorded the statements after he pulled over 53-year-old Julie Edwards …
Authorities in Wisconsin say a 26-year-old man is facing charges related to the shooting death of a Milwaukee police officer last week. According to Fox News, Jordan P. Fricke was arrested following the homicide of 35-year-old Matthew Rittner, who was at the suspect’s home on Wednesday morning as part of a team attempting to serve …
Prosecutors announced Tuesday that they won’t be filing charges against the Alabama officer who shot and killed a 21-year-old man during a Thanksgiving Day mall shooting. AL.com reported that Emantic Bradford Jr.’s family met with Attorney General Steve Marshall shortly after Marshall released a 24-page report determining that the unnamed officer’s actions were justified. Bradford, 21, was …
A police officer in Louisiana died after a pickup truck crashed into a motorcycle he was driving during a funeral procession. WMTV reports that Cpl. Shane Totty of the Baton Rouge Police Department was killed on Friday afternoon while he was riding a motorcycle as an escort in a funeral procession. Totty, 31, was a …
Authorities in Louisiana say a 19-year-old man is behind bars after an early morning traffic stop gone wrong this week. According to WAFB, the incident occurred shortly after midnight on Friday in Baton Rouge. An officer on patrol initiated the stop after reportedly noticing the suspect’s vehicle driving with just one headlight and no license …
The police officer who pulled the trigger during a Russian Roulette-esque game that ended in the death of a 24-year-old police colleague. As CrimeOnline previously reported, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Nathaniel Hendren is facing involuntary manslaughter charges after he pulled the trigger of a gun he was playing with at his apartment on January …
A death row inmate and convicted cop killer was executed in Texas on Wednesday night, more than 30 years after he fatally shot a young Houston police officer. The Houston Chronicle reports that Robert Mitchell Jennings was executed with a lethal injection on Wednesday at a prison in Hunstville. In July 1988, Jennings shot and killed Officer …
