Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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Former Congressman Charged After Collision with State Trooper in Florida
Apr 19 2024 // A former Congressman from North Carolina may soon be facing higher auto insurance premiums after he slammed into the back of a Florida state trooper’s patrol car on Interstate 75 near Naples. Madison Cawthorn, 28,...
3 Construction Workers Killed Doing Overnight Sealing on I-83, Police Say
Apr 18 2024 // LEWISBERRY, Pa. (AP) — Three construction workers on a maintenance project along a Pennsylvania interstate were struck and killed by a truck early Wednesday, state police said. Investigators said a 24-year-old man was...
Truck Driver Fatally Shot in Confrontation With Police Officer in Michigan
Apr 10 2024 // ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The driver of a semitrailer-truck rammed a police vehicle in southwestern Michigan, crashed it into a home, tried to flee and was fatally shot by an officer, officials said. St. Joseph...
Kansas Newspaper Seeks $10M Over Police Raids
Apr 3 2024 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A weekly central Kansas newspaper and its publisher filed a federal lawsuit Monday over police raids last summer of its offices and the publisher’s home, accusing local officials of trying to...
KC Chiefs Player Cooperating With Police After Sports Car Crash in Texas
Apr 3 2024 // DALLAS (AP) — An attorney for Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice said Monday that the wide receiver is cooperating with authorities after a speeding Corvette and Lamborghini sport utility vehicle caused a...
Families of 5 Men Killed by Minnesota Police Reach $165K Settlement
Apr 2 2024 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Families of five men killed by police have reached a settlement with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in their lawsuit seeking the investigative files on the fatal shootings. The...
Boston Settles Wrongful Death Suit Over Police Shooting of Mentally Ill Man for $4.6M
Mar 28 2024 // The city of Boston will pay about $4.6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the police killing of a mentally ill man in 2016. The mother of Terrence Coleman, 31, filed the federal lawsuit six years ago....
Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Computers of Georgia City Police and Medical Clinic
Mar 28 2024 // Robert Purbeck, also known as “Lifelock,” and “Studmaster,” who hacked into the computer servers of the police department of Newnan, Georgia and a medical clinic in Griffin, Georgia, has pleaded...
Residents Await Explanation After Small Maryland Town Suspends Entire Police Force
Mar 26 2024 // A small town on Maryland’s Eastern Shore has suspended its entire police force pending the results of an investigation by state prosecutors, a largely unexplained decision that has left residents shocked, skeptical...
Police Identify Five Killed in Private Jet Crash Near Rural Airport
Mar 25 2024 // Virginia State Police have identified the five people who were killed when a small private jet crashed as it approached a rural airport earlier this month. The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 left Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on...
Florida Jewish Center Burned by Arsonist But Police Say It’s Not a Hate Crime
Mar 20 2024 // FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida Jewish center suffered severe damage in a weekend arson fire that police believe was set by a mentally ill homeless man who previously confronted the rabbi and others. Rabbi...
Police: Private Jet Was Short on Approach to Virginia Runway When It Crashed, Killing 5
Mar 15 2024 // A small private jet was short on its approach to a rural Virginia airport’s runway when it struck trees and crashed into a hillside and burned, killing all five people aboard, state police said Monday. The...
New York Police Target Critics, Including Judges and Journalists, Using Social Media
Mar 11 2024 // The first “NYPD: Most Wanted” video was meant to be intimidating. Over a pounding soundtrack, the montage cuts among stock images and body-camera footage of actual police raids. A fake gun discharges. Real...
Family of Man Who Died After Being Punched by Detroit Police Sues for $50M
Mar 4 2024 // DETROIT (AP) — The family of a 70-year-old man who died after a Detroit police officer punched him in the face, causing him to fall to the ground, is suing the former officer and the city of Detroit, seeking $50 million...
Sisters of Man Fatally Shot by Police in Chicago Suburb File Federal Lawsuit
Mar 1 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — The sisters of a man fatally shot in his home this month by suburban Chicago police filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the officers and their department, alleging wrongful death and other...
Lockbit Cybercrime Gang Says It Is Back Online Following Global Police Bust
Feb 27 2024 // Lockbit, the cybercrime gang that was knocked offline by a comprehensive international police operation earlier this month, says it has restored its servers and is back in business. The group, notorious on the...
Lockbit Hackers’ Swagger on Display After Police Leak Identities Online
Feb 21 2024 // One of the world’s biggest criminal hacking gangs woke up on Tuesday to a startling discovery: Law enforcement, after taking over their main website on Monday, were now threatening to reveal their personal details...
Police Investigate How Texas Church Shooter Obtained Rifle Despite Mental Illness
Feb 15 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) — The shooter who opened fire at a Houston megachurch before being gunned down by security officers used an AR-style rifle that police say she legally purchased despite a years-long criminal record, a...
Mississippi Governor Announces Law Enforcement Ops to Stem Capital City Crime
Feb 15 2024 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officials have surged local, state and federal resources to Mississippi’s capital city for a new operation aimed at curbing violent crime, drug trafficking and other offenses,...
Police Investigate Motive Behind Shooting at Joel Osteen’s Megachurch
Feb 14 2024 // Several law enforcement agencies are actively investigating the motives behind a Sunday shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, which has one of the nation’s largest congregations. The...
