Hero sheriff’s deputy in Compton gun attack provided aid to injured partner while she was bleeding from gunshot wound to the face
Police
Claudia Apolinar is a former librarian who switched careers three years ago
Police
September 14, 2020
Derek Chauvin: Cop accused of murdering George Floyd routinely used neck restraints, prosecutors allege
A former Minnesota police officer who is facing murder charges for allegedly forcing his knee on George Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes reportedly used neck and upper body restraints during at least seven other arrests. On Thursday, the Hennepin County District Attorney’s Office filed a notice of intent to offer additional evidence in …
Police
September 13, 2020
LA County Sheriff: Deputies’ survival is ‘double miracle’; hunt on for suspect who shot them
LA County Board of Supervisors authorizes $100,000 reward for information leading the arrest and conviction of the man who shot two deputies in their patrol car in Compton.
Murder
September 11, 2020
Police officer ‘medically deceased’ after shot in the face while on duty
A sheriff’s deputy in North Carolina is brain dead after a suspect allegedly shot him in the face. Citing police sources, WYFF reports that Ryan Hendrix, 35, was shot outside of a residence near Hendersonville on Thursday morning. Sheriff Lowell Griffin said in an emotional news conference that Hendrix was among officers who responded to …
Police
September 9, 2020
Veteran police officer dies hours after jumping into river to save fleeing suspect, officials say
A New Jersey police officer who tried to rescue a suspect from a river Sunday inexplicably died hours later, officials said. Bridgeton police officers responded to Bridgeton Fire Department EMT satellite station at 1:30 a.m. amid reports of someone throwing an unknown object at an ambulance. Officer Sean Peek, 49, was canvassing the area when …
Police
September 9, 2020
DEVELOPING: Breonna Taylor case will go to grand jury [Report]
The Kentucky Attorney General is reportedly presenting the case of Breonna Taylor — an EMT who police allegedly shot eight times in March — to a grand jury. Multiple sources told WAVE that the case is being laid out at an undisclosed location. Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office is not expected to make an announcement …
Murder
September 4, 2020
DEVELOPING: Cleveland police officer fatally shot in the line of duty
A second person was killed, and the suspect is reportedly on the loose
Police
September 3, 2020
SEE IT: Florida woman randomly lunges, stabs cop in arm before she’s shot dead
A police officer has been cleared following a fatal shooting, initiated after a Florida woman stabbed a Jacksonville cop in the arm with a knife. Abc 13 reports that the State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Court in northeast Florida ruled the death of 29-year-old Leah Baker a justifiable police shooting. The incident occurred on …
Police
September 1, 2020
Update: Deputies need therapy after finding two boys beaten, stabbed to death while their mother slept
Florida deputies who responded to a call and saw two young boys murdered are now suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, News 4 Jax reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach announced last week that Robert Baker, 12, and Tayten Baker, 14, were both found murdered on August 25 inside a common area …
Police
August 31, 2020
Four medics suspended after disabled woman is mistakenly pronounced dead & sent to funeral home
Officials announced Wednesday that they suspended four medics after a Michigan woman was pronounced dead — only to be found breathing at a funeral home. According to The Detroit Free Press, Southfield Fire Chief Johnny Menifee told reporters that the four medics were placed on leave on August 24. Menifree said the suspended medics are …
Police
August 28, 2020
Cop husband fired after estranged wife arrested over physical altercation
A New Hampshire police officer was fired Friday, seven weeks after he broke several of his estranged wife’s ribs during a physical altercation that ended with her arrest. Dover Police Chief William Breault said that RJ Letendre, a former mixed martial arts fighter, was terminated over “multiple violations of departmental policy,” but he declined to …
Police
August 26, 2020
Lazarus syndrome? Rare phenomenon may explain why woman found breathing at funeral home was pronounced dead
A Michigan woman who was found breathing at a funeral home — hours after she was pronounced dead — could be a rare case of Lazarus syndrome, officials said Wednesday. According to the Detroit Free Press, Southfield Fire Chief Johnny Menifee told reporters that they “feel terrible” about Sunday incident involving Timesha Beauchamp, 20. Beauchamp, …