The police officer who reportedly shot and killed a Texas woman inside of her own home this weekend has resigned amid calls for his arrest. On Monday, Fort Worth police interim Chief Ed Kraus identified the officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson, 28, as Aaron Dean, and said he issued his resignation before he could be …
– NYPD officer Brian Mulkeen was killed Sunday night while wrestling an armed suspect in the Bronx
– Thousands of the six-year veteran’s colleagues attended his funeral on Friday in Monroe
– Mulkeen worked for the department’s anti-crime unit at the 44th precinct
– “He was the best of the best,” NYPD Captain Jeffrey Heilig said of the fallen officer
Two off-duty police officers were involved in a bizarre incident Sunday in San Marino, California, that left one of them with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident began when a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy spotted a blue Subaru he felt was driving erratically, the Los Angeles Times reported, quoting the San Marino Police. Unaware …
A South Carolina sheriff’s deputy was fired last week over a surveillance video showed five officers subduing a suspect and punching him while he was on the ground, WSPA reported. James Pregel was fired for “conduct unbecoming” related to the August 1 incident captured by cameras at Simuns Tire and Brake in Greenville. Nick Simmons, …
A Louisiana police officer was killed and another was wounded on a highway Friday afternoon following a vehicle chase that ended in gunfire, authorities said. The incident reportedly involved two Mandeville officers who were shot on U.S. 190 and La. 22. Mandeville Police Chief Gerald Sticker said two suspects have been taken into custody and that …
An Alabama police officer was reportedly fatally shot on Monday night while chasing a wanted felon who had allegedly failed to come to court. Dornell Cousette, 40, an officer who had spent 13 years with the Tuscaloosa Police Department, reportedly spotted the suspect on a front porch after receiving a tip regarding their whereabouts. Cousette …
A female officer was shot and the male suspect was fatally shot, presumably by police, on Tuesday morning. Citing law enforcement officials, the New York Post reports that the unidentified police officer was shot in the hand at 20 Prince Street in the Stapleton area of Staten Island at about 8:45 Tuesday morning. The gunman …
Police in Delaware are investigating remains, believed to be of a child under 10 years old, found near a girls Little League Softball field, the Smyrna Police posted on Facebook. Investigators responded to the Little Lass fields in Smyrna, across the street from Smyrna Middle School, late Friday and were still at the scene Saturday …
A police officer in Texas was arrested on Sunday after a 16-year-old family member reportedly accused him of sexually assaulting her for years. Austin Police Department Lieutenant Dustin Paul Lee—a 21-year veteran who leads the department’s downtown area command and crisis intervention team—was charged on Tuesday with first-degree felony sexual assault of a child. Citing …
An Illinois state trooper and father of three died Friday after he was shot while serving a “high risk” search warrant, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Trooper Nick Hopkins, 33, was pronounced dead shortly after 6 p.m. Friday at St. Louis University Hospital. “It is nearly impossible to express the depth of my sadness,” Brendan …
Daniel Pantaleo, the New York police officer who was fired on Monday for using a prohibited chokehold during Eric Garner’s fatal 2014 arrest, is reportedly suing the police commissioner for his job back. Lawyer Stuart London told the New York Post that the ex-officer will file a lawsuit under Article 78 of the state Civil …
A Hazelwood, Missouri, police officer saves a 3-year-old girl and her grandmother from a burning home.
