Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Forceful Arrest of Student Shows Benefits of Recording Police Actions
Aug 5 2025 // A video that captured the brutal arrest of a Black college student pulled from his car and beaten by officers in Florida has led to an investigation and calls for motorists to consider protecting themselves by placing a...
City’s Insurer to Pay $550K for Police Twice Wrongfully Arresting, Jailing Man
Jul 29 2025 // A Rhode Island city’s insurer will pay $550,000 to settle the case of a resident who was twice wrongfully arrested and jailed for a crime he did not commit. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced the...
Widow of Police Officer Who Committed Suicide Denied Workers’ Compensation
Jul 24 2025 // The widow of an East Hartford police officer who committed suicide on the job is not entitled to survivorship benefits under the state’s workers’ compensation law, a Connecticut appeals court has ruled. The...
Alabama Man’s Death Ruled a Homicide After Police Kneeled on His Neck
Jul 23 2025 // The death of an unarmed 52-year-old man who died after an Alabama police officer kneeled on his neck was ruled a homicide by a county coroner, according to an official autopsy reviewed by The Associated Press. The finding...
Man Charged With Arson Over Fires That Damaged 11 NY Police Vehicles
Jul 23 2025 // A man with a history of arrests at pro-Palestinian protests was charged Monday with setting fire to 11 New York City police vehicles last month. Jakhi McCray, 21, of Brooklyn pleaded not guilty to arson in U.S. District...
Police: Florida Man Firebombed Insurance Agency, Is Linked to Competing Agency
Jul 21 2025 // A central Florida man has been charged with shooting at and throwing Molotov cocktails into an insurance agency office in Lake Wales last spring. Lake Wales Police said Jason Roberts was tracked down last week in Jasper,...
Oklahoma Farmer Killed in Water Buffalo Attack, Police Say
Jul 17 2025 // A farmer in a rural suburb outside of Oklahoma City was fatally attacked by a pair of water buffaloes he purchased at a livestock auction a day earlier, police said. Bradley McMichael, a farmer in the small town of Jones...
Four People Killed in Small Plane Crash at London Southend Airport, Police Say
Jul 15 2025 // All four people aboard a small plane that crashed shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport are dead, police said Monday. Essex Police said work continued to formally identify the victims of Sunday’s...
California Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Lead to 4,800 Stolen Vehicles Recovered
Jun 16 2025 // Joint law enforcement operations in Bakersfield, Oakland, and San Bernardino have made 6,727 arrests, recovered 4,842 stolen vehicles and confiscated 313 dangerous firearms, according to an announcement from Gov. Gavin...
D.A. Says Former California Police Officer on Workers’ Comp Went to Festival, Skied
Jun 16 2025 // A former Westminster, California, police officer and her stepfather were charged in a large-scale workers’ compensation fraud case after an investigation revealed the officer collected more than $600,000 in...
Louisiana Police Officer Who Fatally Shot a Puppy Will Face a Jury Lawsuit Trial
Jun 9 2025 // A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy while responding to a call is set to go to trial Monday in a federal lawsuit filed by the dog’s owners. The Catahoula Leopard dog ran up to Officer Derrick...
Ex-Police Officers Plead Guilty to Conspiring in Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jun 4 2025 // Two former police officers have pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with an auto-insurance fraud scheme, according to U.S. Attorney for Maryland Kelly O. Hayes. Michael Anthony Owen, Jr., a former Prince...
LA City Council Passes Budget That Trims Fire, Police Spending
Jun 2 2025 // The Los Angeles City Council approved a $13.9 billion budget proposal for the next fiscal year on Friday, trimming Mayor Karen Bass’s plans to increase public safety spending, in an effort to reduce layoffs amid a...
Police Say Driver Had 2X Legal Blood Alcohol Level in Deadly Yellowstone Crash
Jun 2 2025 // The driver of a pickup that crashed into a tour van near Yellowstone National Park this month, killing seven people, had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit for driving, police said. The driver,...
California Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Lead to 4,800 Stolen Vehicles Recovered
May 29 2025 // Joint law enforcement operations in Bakersfield, Oakland, and San Bernardino have made 6,727 arrests, recovered 4,842 stolen vehicles and confiscated 313 dangerous firearms, according to an announcement from Gov. Gavin...
D.A. Says Former California Police Officer on Workers’ Comp Went to Festival, Skied
May 22 2025 // A former Westminster, California, police officer and her stepfather were charged in a large-scale workers’ compensation fraud case after an investigation revealed the officer collected more than $600,000 in...
Maryland Officials Say Autopsies Misclassified Deaths in Police Custody
May 20 2025 // An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 deaths in police custody that should have been considered homicides, state officials announced Thursday following a comprehensive review of such cases spurred by...
Idaho Police Release Names of 6 Killed in Yellowstone Tour Crash Amid Investigation
May 20 2025 // Idaho police released the names of six people from China, Italy and California killed when a pickup truck collided with their tour van in a fiery crash near Yellowstone National Park earlier this month. Idaho State Police...
Alabama Lawmakers Approve Additional Legal Protections for Police Officers
May 16 2025 // Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday approved enhanced legal protections for police officers, changes that Republicans said show support for law enforcement but Democrats called “a green light to kill Black...
Miami Linebacker Adarius Hayes Was Driver in Crash That Killed Three, Police Say
May 14 2025 // Miami Hurricanes linebacker Adarius Hayes was one of the drivers in a two-vehicle crash that left three people dead and at least two others injured, police said. The three who died as a result of the crash were all in a...
