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A snowy night, a cracked taillight and a mystery: How a police officer's death divided a Boston suburb

The battered body of police officer John O’Keefe was found in a snowy suburban Boston yard in January 2022. Prosecutors believe he was left for dead after being struck by an SUV driven by his girlfriend, Karen Read. Her attorneys argue she’s being framed to protect the real killers.

CNN - US News - 2 hours ago

Roderick 'Kito' Jackson, National Grid worker killed in crash, mourned at vigil in Cambridge -- Police officers from Cambridge and Waltham and Jackson's fellow union members from Boston Gas Co Workers Local 12003, commingled with Jackson's boyhood friends, family, and neighbors on a handball court to remember the fallen worker.

Police officers from Cambridge and Waltham and Jackson’s fellow union members from Boston Gas Co Workers Local 12003, commingled with Jackson’s boyhood friends, family, and neighbors on a handball court to remember the fallen worker.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Authorities name 425 soldiers, 59 police officers killed in Gaza war

Col. Jonathan Steinberg, Col. Roi Levy, and Col. Asaf Hamami, are among the most senior officers killed in combat in recent memory; 97 troops killed in ground offensive

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

Retired NYPD cops visited Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home to take a picture. They caught an alleged would-be arsonist

A pair of retired police officers who helped catch a 26-year-old woman after she allegedly tried to set fire to the birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were honored Saturday with Outstanding Citizens Awards from the NYPD.

CNN - US News - 18 hours ago

Off-duty Chicago police officer dies in Tinley Park crash

The accident happened at the intersection of 179th Street and LaGrange Road, according to a news release from the Village of Tinley Park.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 21 hours ago

Off-duty Chicago police officer killed in Tinley Park car crash

An off-duty Chicago police officer was killed in a car crash in Tinley Park early Saturday morning, according to Tinley Park police.

Chicago Tribune - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

Two young children killed when police chase ends in fiery crash in Mountain View

The car fleeing from police crashed into a Honda on Interstate 805 off-ramp, police said; an 8-year-old boy and a 3-year-old boy in the Honda died

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Nashville Police investigation into leak of Covenant School shooter's writings is inconclusive

Nashville Police have "exhausted all available investigative avenues" in the hunt for the person who leaked pages from a school shooter's journals to a conservative commentator, the dep

Washington Times - US News - 1 day ago

Chicago police Sgt. John Poulos, whose fatal shootings of 2 men led to about $2 million in City Hall payouts, now running for judge

“I find it offensive he’s actually running for judge,” said a lawyer for the mother of one of the men who was killed.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Bystanders Stop Woman Pouring Gas On Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birth Home: Cops

The 26-year-old woman was arrested for second-degree arson and interfering with government property following the scare in Atlanta.

Huffington Post - Weird - 2 days ago

Anthony Polito: UNLV shooting was triggered by job rejection, say Las Vegas police

After UNLV shooting, cops discovered a list of targets and a last will when investigating Anthony Polito's residence

International The News - World - 2 days ago

Georgia framing opposition to 'Cop City' as a criminal conspiracy -- When does lawful protest become criminal activity? That question is at issue in Atlanta, where 57 people have been indicted on racketeering charges for protest against a planned police and firefighter training center.

When does lawful protest become criminal activity? That question is at issue in Atlanta, where 57 people have been indicted on racketeering charges for protest against a planned police and firefighter training center.

UPI - Opinion - 2 days ago

Phoenix police sued for splitting man's head open during welfare check

Nine Phoenix police officers face a lawsuit for allegedly beating a man so severely that he required hospitalization.

Phoenix New Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

As fossil fuel executives descend on UN climate summit, some ask 'what are COPs about?'

Despite making up a small share of the more than 80,000 registered attendees, the fossil fuel industry’s presence at COP28 could water down action, said political economist Gordon Laxer

The Globe and Mail - Business - 2 days ago

A Former Police Chief Fought to Rebuild After a New Mexico Fire. He Died Before He Could Go Home.

The man and his wife urgently needed payouts from the federal government, which set the fire that burned down their house.

ProPublica - Top Stories - 2 days ago

UNLV gunman had list of targets at the university and 150 rounds of ammunition, police say -- The 67-year-old gunman who killed three faculty members and wounded a fourth in a roughly 10-minute rampage at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, had a list of targets at the school and 150 additional rounds of ammunition, police said Thursday.

The 67-year-old gunman who killed three faculty members and wounded a fourth in a roughly 10-minute rampage at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, had a list of targets at the school and 150 additional rounds of ammunition, police said Thursday.

Chicago Tribune - Politics - 2 days ago

Suspect had relationship with mother killed in Romeoville family slayings, police say

Police say Nathaniel Huey Jr. was a ‘credible suspect’ in the September shooting deaths of a family of four. They say the partners of Huey and the female victim knew of the relationship.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 2 days ago

North Dakota senator's son charged with manslaughter in police chase that killed an officer

The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer was charged Thursday with manslaughter and fleeing an officer after a police pursuit ended in a crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff's deputy.

CNBC - Politics - 2 days ago

Kodak Black Stuffed Cocaine in Mouth During Traffic Stop, Police Say

Kodak Black has landed back in a Broward County jail after he was arrested on drug and tampering charges.

Miami New Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Son of US Sen. Kevin Cramer crashes during police chase, killing North Dakota sheriff's deputy

The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer was being chased by police when he crashed into a North Dakota sheriff’s vehicle, killing a sheriff’s deputy who was laying down road spikes, …

Bay to Bay News - US News - 2 days ago

Police say 3 dead, fourth wounded and shooter also dead in University of Nevada, Las Vegas attack

Police swarmed the campus at 11:45 a.m., and detectives engaged in a gun battle with the shooter, who was killed. An all-clear was issued 40 minutes later.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 3 days ago

Turkey police hand over controversial rapper Tataloo to Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Turkish authorities have handed over Amirhossein Maghsoudloo, one of Iran’s most controversial musicians and singers, to the Iran's police.

Mehr News Agency - Entertainment - 4 days ago

Police Bodycams Film Deer's Escape From New Jersey Elementary School

The officers eventually used a dog snare to get the deer out of the classroom, and it soon fled the building the same way it got in.

Huffington Post - Weird - 4 days ago

A deer broke into a New Jersey elementary school. Its escape was caught on police bodycams

A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. A man walking his dog on Nov. 25 saw a young deer smash through a window at the Cedar Grove Elementary School in Toms River, which is about 60 miles east of Philadelphia.

AP News - Weird - 5 days ago

Police chase deer through US school

Officers were dispatched to Cedar Grove Elementary after a resident reported that they witnessed a deer breaking through a glass window and entering the school.

Sky News - Weird - 8 days ago

Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement 'extremist'

Russian security forces have raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization.

AP News - US News - 8 days ago

Vehicle wanted in Chicago slaying crashes into Milwaukee school bus during police pursuit

A vehicle being pursued in Milwaukee crashed into a bus, injuring four people. The driver of the vehicle being chased was taken into custody.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 9 days ago

Baja California state police officer arrested in San Diego on drug trafficking charges

Mizraim Gascón, who was already under investigation by his employer, pleaded not guilty this week to importation and possession for sales charges in Chula Vista

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Top Stories - 9 days ago

Police spread panic with warning over new iPhone feature

New Apple tool is intended to make it easier to share personal information – but police warn that it could be used to steal that same information

Independent UK - Technology - 11 days ago

Child driving stolen forklift truck hits 10 cars during police chase

In footage released by police of the pursuit, an officer can be heard urging the 12-year-old boy to "pull over now" after the truck, equipped with a forklift and weighing up to 35,000 pounds, was stolen from outside a middle school in Ann Arbor.

Sky News - Weird - 12 days ago

Gettin' Grinchy: Thief Swipes Snowmen for Drug Money, Cops Say

In Miami Springs, the grinch gets his fix by selling some snowmen that cops claim he nicks.

Miami New Times - US News - 12 days ago

Police Officer Who Killed George Floyd Stabbed In Prison: US Media

Derek Chauvin, the US police officer whose murder of George Floyd sparked massive racial justice protests in 2020, was stabbed in prison on Friday, the New York Times reported citing unnamed sources.

International Business Times - US News - 13 days ago

NHL player to be arraigned after wife called police to their home

Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic is scheduled to be arraigned on an assault charge in connection with his arrest this weekend

Independent UK - Sports - 19 days ago

Russell Brand faces police interview over sexual offence allegations

The comedian has been questioned by detectives at a police station in South London.

Sydney Morning Herald - Entertainment - 20 days ago

Emu at the door! Giant bird on the loose captured in doorbell cam footage before police rescue

Rodney the emu caused a stir after escaping in Maidstone and police were eventually called to help return him to his owners.

Sky News - Weird - 27 days ago

Circumstances of death of LA Jewish man beaten to death at pro-Palestinian march not 'crystal clear,' police say

Witnesses say protester struck Paul Kessler with a megaphone, autopsy found Kessler died from a blunt force head trauma but police say not clear what happened before he fell backwards

YNET News - World - 1 month ago

'Do not contest in Lok Sabha elections', Samajwadi Party leader receives dozens of threat calls; police complaint filed

The Samajwadi Party's district unit president Tanveer Khan said Kashyap is a possible candidate for the Shahjahanpur Lok Sabha (reserved) seat.

First Post - Politics - 1 month ago

Meta struggles to police rules amid Israel-Gaza war

Meta challenged by Hebrew and Palestinian Arabic dialect, disagreements between Dubai and Israel Meta teams and Muslim anger for monitoring Palestinian content in harsher standards than the Israelis

YNET News - Technology - 1 month ago

Detroit police say no evidence of hate crime in murder of Samantha Woll

Jewish leaders cautioned against jumping to conclusions, says no known threats currently to Jewish community

YNET News - World - 1 month ago

Boston Police Bought Spy Tech With a Pot of Money Hidden From the Public

Massachusetts police can seize and keep money from drug-related arrests. No one has publicly reported how that money gets spent. A WBUR/ProPublica investigation found that Boston police used over $600,000 of it on a controversial surveillance device.

ProPublica - Technology - 1 year ago

Police patrol vaccine units after anti-vaxxers harass staff and public

Police received intelligence that more disturbances were being planned

Independent UK - Health - 2 years ago