Category: officer

Boys Spend Weekend Planting Flowers at Memorial of Young Officer Killed in the Line of Duty

Two boys whose family stumbled across a memorial for a young police officer killed in the line of duty were so moved that they decided to spend their weekend planting flowers at the site, in honor of the fallen officer. Zachary Chancer, 38, and his wife Kristina, 37, live in Cherokee County, Georgia, with their 14-year-old…


Suspect Charged After Chicago Officer Dies After Shootout

CHICAGO—A teenager was charged with first-degree murder and other counts Thursday after a Chicago police officer died from injuries suffered in a shootout, authorities said. Steven Montano, 18, of Chicago, also was charged with two felony firearms charges and misdemeanor counts of assault and interfering with reporting domestic violence, the Chicago Police Department announced in…


US Army Artillery Officer Dies During Assignment in Thailand

BANGKOK—A U.S. Army officer has died while on temporary duty in Thailand to take part in a major multinational military exercise, U.S. and Thai officials said Wednesday. No foul play was suspected, they said. Maj. Andrew Cotter had been participating in Cobra Gold, a training and coordination exercise with the United States and host Thailand…


‘I Could Use a Hug’: Officer Responds to a Driver in Distress by Lending His Shoulder to Cry On

Pulling over to investigate a driver who had stopped on the road in the snow, a Michigan police officer asked if the man needed help and received a reply: “I could use a hug.” What followed was an exchange of pure human kindness. Deputy Jake Thorne of Macomb County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) was called to…


Kansan Charged in Wreck That Killed Officer, Pedestrian, K-9

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—An 18-year-old Kansas man has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after a crash that killed a Kansas City police officer, a pedestrian and the officer’s K-9 police dog, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday. Jerron Allen Lightfoot, of Tonganoxie, was speeding and ran a red light at an intersection…


Trial Ordered in Shooting That Killed 1 Officer, Wounded 2nd

Pittsburgh — A man has been ordered to stand trial in the shooting death of one police officer and the wounding of another in western Pennsylvania earlier this month. Johnathan Jermia Morris, 31, of McKeesport is charged in Allegheny County with criminal homicide, attempted homicide and assault of a law enforcement officer and firearms crimes…


Off-Duty Police Officer Dressed As Mrs Claus Sees Woman Leaning Over Bridge, Pulls Over to Save Her Life

An off-duty Virginia police officer happened to be dressed as Mrs. Claus while driving home one night this December when she saw a 25-year-old woman leaning over a bridge rail. Still in costume, but no less committed to her community, the officer pulled over and took action to save a life. It was just after…


Man Arrested in Death of Correctional Officer Near Atlanta

LITHONIA, Ga.—Police on Friday arrested a man in the shooting death of a correctional officer outside a jail in an Atlanta suburb. Gwinnett County police said in a news release that 22-year-old Yahya Abdulkadir of Dacula was arrested at around 1:30 p.m. Friday. He’s charged with felony murder and aggravated assault in the killing of…


Officer, Suspect Die, Trooper Wounded in Arkansas Shootings

STUTTGART, Ark.—An Arkansas police officer was shot and killed, and the suspect later died in a shootout with a state police SWAT team that wounded a state trooper, Arkansas State Police said Thursday. Jacob Cole Barnes, 31, fatally shot Stuttgart police Sgt. Donald Scoby, 45, late Wednesday, police said in a news release. Barnes, of…


Police: 2 Officers Killed After 30-Minute Talk With Woman

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss.—Two police officers in coastal Mississippi were shot and killed early Wednesday by a woman who they had talked to for nearly 30 minutes in a motel parking lot, authorities said. The woman also died. Amy Anderson, 43, was sitting in a parked SUV with a female child when the officers were…