As the man accused of fatally shooting a police commander earlier this week left his first court hearing on Thursday, video from inside a Cook County, Illinois, jail reportedly shows inmates clapping for him. According to the Chicago Tribune, Shomari Legghette, 44, was arriving from court where he faced charges for the shooting death Chicago police …
A 31-year veteran of the Chicago police department was killed on duty Tuesday afternoon by a parolee wearing a protective vest and armed with a semi-automatic weapon. According to the Chicago Tribune, Cmdr. Paul Bauer, 53, a beloved officer in the local community, was shot dead in a Thompson Center stairwell while working with a …
Authorities in Ohio have released a transcript of conversations between dispatchers and the wife of a man accused of fatally shooting two officers in an ambush on Saturday. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a dropped 911 call prompted two Westerville officers to respond to the home of Quentin Smith, the 30-year-old suspect. When 39-year-old Eric Joering …
Two police officers in Ohio were killed in the line of duty on Saturday after they responded to a 911 hangup call placed from a condominium complex in Westerville, about 15 miles north of Columbus. Christa Dickey, a spokeswoman for the City of Westerville, told the New York Times that both officers were shot shortly …
The revelation of a body camera video in a deadly officer-involved shooting has resulted in a federal lawsuit filed by a dead man’s widow. On April 13, 2017, Michael Dial—driving a 1976 pickup truck and hauling a trailer with a suspended license—refused to pull over for Tenn. police. According to a report by The Guardian, …
“Cannibal Cop” Gilberto Valle – the ex-NYPD officer who was jailed for his plans to kidnap and eat young women – has written a fictional novel that revisits the fetish that destroyed his career. Valle, 33, recently told the Daily Mail that his new book, “A Gathering of Evil,” channels his controversial cannibal fetish through the …
An attempted traffic stop in Georgia this week took a series of increasingly dramatic turns, ultimately leading the pursuing officer to fatally shoot the motorist he had been chasing. As Fox News reported, a Clayton police officer tried to stop the driver on suspicion of speeding. Police footage of the high-speed pursuit shows the moment …
Law enforcement officers across Detroit and beyond are standing behind one of their own as he clings to life days after he was ambushed during a domestic disturbance call. According to WDIV, 25-year-old Glenn Doss was among the officers dispatched on Wednesday evening to a residence on the east side of Detroit. According to complaints, …
A New York police sergeant is suing the NYPD for $35 million, claiming the police department was planning to frame a commanding officer for rape in order to distract from a corrupt back-door deal the department had with Queens nightclubs. The New York Post reports that NYPD Lt. Robert Sung and Detective Yatyu Yam were …
An Ohio man is in jail on felony assault charges after police say he exposed officers to Hepatitis during a recent encounter. Matthew Wenzler, who is reportedly Hepatitis-C positive, is accused of spitting blood into a police officer’s mouth early Friday morning. Reports indicate a Cuyahoga Community College officer saw the 27-year-old man lying unconscious …
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TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have charged a man with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Washington state sheriff’s deputy after a home invasion. Prosecutors say 32-year-old Frank Pawul also was charged Thursday with kidnapping and unlawful possession of a firearm in the death of Deputy Daniel McCartney. Pawul’s bail was set at …
