A Georgia traffic stop intended to serve a temporary protective order resulted in two officers being shot. WSB-TV reported that on Saturday evening around 6:30 p.m., two Columbia County deputies attempted a traffic stop for James Blake Montgomery. Montgomery opened fire on the officers and then fled in his RV. One officer was killed, and …
A New Orleans police officer accused of stalking appeared in court Thursday and was ordered held without bond pdning another court hearing on Monday. Kaja Rhea faces more than 30 counts, including stalking, obscene phone calls, and violating a protective order, WDSU reported. The police department said that Rhea had been reassigned to administrative duties …
A Long Island village code enforcement officer was arrested Wednesday after investigators determined that he illegally pulled a woman over and conducted field sobriety tests before telling her he would drive her home instead of arresting her. Patchogue code enforcement officers aren’t allowed to conduct traffic stops or DWI tests, but William Dymond nevertheless handcuffed …
A family incident involving a nonverbal, autistic, and physically disabled teenager escalated into a fatal police shooting, leaving the community of Pocatello, Idaho, in shock. On April 5, at approximately 5:22 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man with a knife chasing someone in a yard. The individual was later identified as …
A Maryland sheriff’s deputy was suspended with pay this week after his arrested for assaulting a family member. Charles County Deputy David Moats, 26, was arrested on Thursday by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office following an incident earlier that day, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said. He was suspended “pending the outcome of the …
The Massachusetts state trooper who sent defamatory text messages about a woman accused of killing her Boston cop boyfriend has been fired after a trial board found him guilty of unsatisfactory performance and violating the department’s policy on alcoholic beverages. Michael Proctor has the right to appeal his firing to the Civil Service Commission, according …
A small Alabama town has fired its remaining police officers and department employees after a grand jury last month indicted five officers, including the chief, in connection with the death of a dispatcher and recommended that the department be abolished. The remaining 12 employees were put on a administrative leave on February 20 after the …
California police are searching for a person of interest in the shooting of an officer. CBS News reported that on February 22, a shooting was reported in the back parking lot of the Hillsborough Police Department shortly after 3:45 p.m. A man gained access to a restricted parking lot at the Hillsborough Police Department and …
The recommendation came after an investigation into the death of a dispatcher last August found the department rife with “general incompetence” and “negligence.”
A suspect is in custody following the fatal shooting of a Georgia police officer at a local shopping center. WSB-TV reported that Roswell police officer Jeremy Labonte, 24, responded to a complaint about a suspicious person at a shopping center along Market Boulevard on Friday night. When Officer Labonte approached 23-year-old Edward Espinoza, Espinoza pulled …
A New York State trooper has been charged with tampering with evidence, falsely reporting a crxime, and official misconduct after an investigation determined that his claim to have been shot by a driver on Long Island “did not occur the way it was reported.” Thomas Mascia, 27, said he was shot in the leg while …
A man charged with murder was accidentally dropped off at the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Greyhound bus station along with other inmates who were legitimately scheduled to be released. The Advocate reported that East Carroll Parish Prison authorities dropped Christopher Davis off at the Baton Rouge Greyhound bus station on Friday. Davis was being held at …
