New York State Trooper killed responding to call for suicidal person
Police
The slain trooper has been identified as 29-year-old Nicholas Clark
Police
July 1, 2018
Friends say Navy veteran grandfather gunned down by cops was just trying to break up a bar fight
Days after an Oregon man was shot dead outside of a sports bar by officers from the Portland State University campus police department, the Navy veteran’s friends and family are speaking out about what they describe as the senseless death of a good man. As The Oregonian reported, those who knew 45-year-old Jason E. Washington …
Police
June 25, 2018
‘We’re out of burgers!’ Burger King employees laugh over speaker, refuse to serve deputies lunch: Report
Burger King has come under fire after a Louisana location allegedly refused to serve two uniformed cops who attempted to place an order at their drive-thru. WBRZ reported that the incident involved two Assumption Parish sheriff’s deputies who had recently visited a St. Francisville Burger King. The department’s public information officer, Lonny Cavalier, went on to detail …
Police
June 19, 2018
Cop finds bride’s $20,000 ring in sand at beach, lost at Bachelorette party
An bride-to-be in New York is thanking her lucky stars and a Long Island police officer who found her pricey engagement ring on a beach in Fire Island this weekend. Fox News reports that the unidentified woman was celebrating her Bachelorette party with friends when she somehow lost her $20,000 engagement ring –– just one …
Police
June 17, 2018
[GRAPHIC VIDEO] Locals outraged after cop reportedly shoots suspect in back during foot pursuit
A California police officer is on administrative leave following a shooting caught on video earlier this month. According to ABC News, 28-year-old Oliver Barcenas was shot in the back after attempting to flee from police in a San Francisco neighborhood on June 9. Two officers approached Barcenas and three other individuals in North Beach “for …
Police
June 16, 2018
Two deputies gunned down while transporting inmate, both leave behind young kids: Cops
Two sheriff’s deputies in Kansas were killed in the line of duty on Friday as they transported an inmate from jail to a court hearing. According to Fox News, 44-year-old Theresa King and 35-year-old Patrick Rohrer were shot, possibly with their own weapons, as they drove the suspect to court. Antoine Fielder, 22, had faced …
Police
June 1, 2018
CAPTURED: Sheriff’s deputy murder suspect arrested after 2-day manhunt
A two-day manhunt for 31-year-old Steven Wiggins, who is suspected of killing a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop, has ended with the suspect’s arrest, according to authorities. In a tweet by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), Wiggins is seen dirty and grimacing as police put him into the back of a squad …
Police
May 27, 2018
[VIDEO] Cop on beach appears to punch underage drinking suspect in the head
A Memorial Day weekend trip to a New Jersey beach placed one Pennsylvania woman at the center of the latest case of alleged police brutality caught on video. As WPVI reported, 20-year-old Emily Weinman, of Philadelphia, was on a beach in Wildwood, N.J., when officers attempted to detain her on suspicion of criminal conduct including …
Police
May 27, 2018
UPDATE: No charges for woman cops say falsely accused trooper of rape
Prosecutors announced Friday that they wouldn’t be filing charges against a Texas woman who falsely accused a state trooper of rape. Though Sherita Dixon-Cole, 37, made “blatantly false and malicious allegations,” the Ellis County District Attorney said she won’t face criminal charges as she never made a formal complaint, according to KDFW. “This office shares the outrage …
Heroes
May 26, 2018
[Video] Hero cop steps in to save 2-month-old baby choking in grandmother’s arms
A family in Georgia says they owe a debt of gratitude to a police officer who reacted immediately to save the life of a choking 2-month-old girl. According to ABC News, a Marietta resident contacted authorities when the infant began choking and stopped breathing. When Nick St. Onge arrived at the scene, the officer said …
Drug Crime
May 25, 2018
VIDEO: Paranoid mom high on ‘Molly’ drags half-naked toddlers onto apartment ledge, police say
Bodycam footage reportedly captures the moment Florida officers rescued two young children after their mother allegedly dragged them onto a second-floor apartment ledge. Delray Beach Police Department uploaded the video to Facebook Wednesday, which they said showed a 23-year-old woman acting “erratically” while on the narrow ledge with her two young children, ages 1 and 3, who …
Police
May 23, 2018
[Video] Body cam footage clears trooper accused of sexually assaulting DWI suspect, cops say
A Texas woman’s claims of sexual assault at the hands of a state trooper on Sunday have withered following the release of body camera footage that appears to exonerate the accused officer. As WFAA reports, the video evidence is so compelling it has already resulted in a public apology by the accuser’s attorney. Sherita Dixon-Cole …