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Newly released body camera footage shows police fatally shoot 75-year-old ‘mentally ill’ grandma

Newly released video shows the moment a Las Cruces police officer fatally shot a 75-year-old woman who was standing inside her home and said to be holding two kitchen knives at the time. The horrifying ...

Car wash manager helped U.S. Marshal Service find escaped inmate and former corrections officer

Late Monday afternoon, the 11-day search for the two Alabama fugitives came to an end in Evansville, Indiana. During their 11 days on the run, police received hundreds of tips, but it was one tip ...

Vicky White, corrections officer who escaped with inmate, has died in hospital

Vicky White, the former Alabama corrections officer who went on the run with escaped inmate Casey White, has died from injuries sustained during the pair’s arrest on Monday. The Whites – who are not related ...

Former officer sentenced to 5 years for violent arrest of 73-year-old woman with dementia

Almost two years after violently arresting a 73-year-old woman with dementia, former Colorado police officer Austin Hopp has been sentenced to five years in prison. His sentence was part of a plea deal to lessen ...

Nick Tullier, deputy wounded in 2016 ambush that killed three officers, dies after years of complications

Nick Tullier, a sheriff’s deputy who was injured during an ambush attack in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2016, has died. Tullier, 47, was seriously injured six years ago and has been in the hospital ever ...

Dad says police “mistreated son” after 8-year-old is detained in viral video

Your entire worldview is shaped when you are a child. One negative interaction with an institution can stay with you for the rest of your life and fill you with mistrust. As such, an 8-year-old ...

12-year-old shot and killed in middle school; police take suspect, also 12, into custody

A 12-year-old student has died in a shooting that took place at a South Carolina middle school on Thursday, while another child, also 12, was taken into custody. According to disturbing reports, more than 100 ...

Boy with Down syndrome found starving and locked in attic is reunited with officers who rescued him

In 2010 a boy with Down syndrome was discovered in his family’s attic, starved and neglected by the one person who was supposed to care for him. Giovanni “Govi” Eastwood was 6 years old at the ...

Pre-k student helps police find man with Alzheimer’s who had been missing in the rain for hours

A pre-school student is receiving praise from his community after a tip he gave police officers led them to a man with Alzheimer’s who had been missing for several hours. ‘Thank you Ezekiel!’ Wednesday evening ...

NYPD officers pay for woman’s stolen food instead of arresting her

Often times when police officers are in the news, it’s not for a good reason. So let’s take a moment to celebrate these three NYPD officers who were recognized for their act of kindness in ...