A Hartford police sergeant received an unpaid, 35-day suspension this week at the conclusion of a 15-month investigation of allegations that he used “rude, insulting or offensive language, or other offensive behavior” against a subordinate officer, the Hartford Courant reported. Officer Kelly Baerga (pictured), who was the LGBTQ liaison for the department, filed a complaint …
A Florida man is currently standing trial for last year’s shooting death of a man in what reportedly stemmed from a dispute over a parking spot. Michael Drejka, 49, is facing manslaughter charges for fatally shooting Markeis McGlockton, 28, outside of a Clearwater convenience store parking lot on July 19, 2018. While Drejka’s attorneys are …
A New York woman will go to prison after admitting to dumping her newborn son in a motel toilet shortly after giving birth to him last year, resulting in his hospitalization for two weeks. The Times Herald-Record reported that Teresa Rose Smith, 23, was sentenced to 10 years for a November 1 incident at a …
Even as mourners gathered at the municipal building to pray on Saturday, new details started to emerge about the latest deadly mass shooting on U.S. soil. This time, police say 40-year-old DeWayne Craddock brought at least two firearms with him to the Virginia Beach, Virginia, building where he had been employed by the city for …
Authorities in Pennsylvania say an officer was shot during what started as an ordinary traffic stop over a speeding violation. According to the New York Post, two law enforcement officers were involved in the incident, which occurred last year. New footage of the incident reveals what transpired just prior to a gunfight that left state …
A group of black women leaving an Airbnb rental were mistaken for burglars in an alleged racial profiling incident in Southern California. And now they are planning to sue the local police who responded to the 911 call. One of the three women is Donisha Prendergast, the granddaughter of Bob Marley. According to USA Today, she …
A mayor in Florida is accused of stealing the handicapped placards of dead residents in order to use the more convenient parking spots at City Hall. The Ledger reports that the mayor, Darlene Bradley, faces up to ten years in prison if she is convicted on felony charges of using a deceased person’s identification and possessing …
The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office announced earlier this year that they did not have the audio files from a 1993 interview with Corey Feldman, in which the actor said he gave the names of alleged Hollywood pedophiles who molested him as a child. On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office announced that they found …
Police say the woman may have taken her own life because of “the stress of finding out her mother was dead.”
A South Carolina substitute teacher who was supposedly so drunk she vomited in class and required hospitalization also drank from a box of wine in front of students. A Lexington County Sheriff’s Department incident report detailed how an intoxicated Judith Elizabeth Richards-Gartee, 52, couldn’t stand and was throwing up when a school administrator arrived. The …
Investigators say they’re recommending felony theft charges against the two men, who have yet to be formally charged.
DAVID PORTER Associated Press HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey judge ruled for the second time that a criminal complaint against Gov. Chris Christie can go forward, saying Thursday evidence establishes the Republican had reason to believe lane closings at the George Washington Bridge in 2013 were more than just a routine traffic study …
