Category: police

US Marshal Shot in Baltimore While Executing Arrest: Police

A U.S. Marshals Service officer was shot in West Baltimore, Maryland, while trying to carry out an arrest, the Baltimore Police said. Officials said the suspect was shot and killed by the marshal. The marshal was serving a warrant in the 1400 block of N. Mount Street at about 6:45 a.m., officials told WBAL and…


Police Chief Promises More Tasers for Frontline After Officer Almost Killed in Attack

A UK regional police chief has promised Tasers for all his frontline police after one of his officers was attacked on duty and narrowly escaped with his life. Nick Adderley, the chief constable of Northamptonshire police, made the pledge on Monday after the officer was saved from being strangled to death when a colleague deployed…


Burma Police File Charges Against Aung San Suu Kyi After Coup

Burma (also called Myanmar) police have filed charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for illegally importing communications equipment and she will be detained until Feb. 15 for investigations, according to a police document. The move followed a military coup on Monday and the detention of Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi and other civilian politicians….


Orange County DA Charges Five Men in Human Trafficking Bust

The Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force charged five men with sexually exploiting a minor in a case authorities hope serves as a warning to other predators. “No matter how many ways predators continue to try to disguise their sexual abuse of children, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and our law enforcement partners will…


Rochester Mayor Suspends Police Officers Who Restrained 9-Year-Old Girl With Pepper Spray

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has ordered the suspension of police officers who were involved in using pepper spray to restrain a young girl, the city announced late Monday. Body camera videos released by Rochester, New York, police showed officers using pepper spray to restrain a handcuffed 9-year-old girl on Avenue B on Friday. The city did…


Police Union Defends Officers Pepper-Spraying Handcuffed 9-Year-Old When Responding to Domestic Dispute

The head of the police union in Rochester, New York, has said that no rules were broken by officers who ended up pepper-spraying a handcuffed nine-year-old girl after being called to a domestic dispute last week. The arrest was caught on body camera, which has since been released. The Rochester Police Department (RPD) on Sunday released two…


Mom Doubles as Internet Child Crime Investigator for Santa Ana Police

In Santa Ana, California, Police Investigative Specialist Kerry Torres spends hours each day on the computer, scouring the darkest corners of the internet for traces of child pornography. Then she goes home to her family: five children, with another on the way. But every photo or video she has seen tells a story of abuse…


Man Pretending to Be Homeless Student Exposed as Registered Sex Offender

Police in Lake Forest, California, arrested a registered sex offender carrying meth after encountering a beggar claiming to be a law student. The arrest came after a Lake Forest homeless liaison officer patrolling the shopping centers off Lake Forest Drive and Rancho Parkway Jan. 27, encountered a homeless person asking for food, according to a Facebook post by Lake…


European Visitor Suspected of Anaheim Homicide

A Romanian native is being sought by Anaheim homicide detectives in connection with a fatal shooting in the northern Orange County city. The Anaheim Police Department on Jan. 27 announced a $1 million arrest warrant ]for Florin Raducanu, 37, related to the fatal shooting of a 42-year-old man. Both the suspect and victim are from…


Energetic Puppy That Failed Two Rehoming Attempts Finds His Calling in the Police Force

An abandoned puppy that was returned to an animal shelter twice by potential adopters has finally found his true calling: He’s joining the police force. After failed attempts of being rehomed and struggling to adapt to a comfortable house environment, the staff at the Newcastle Cat and Dog Shelter (NCDS) in Longbenton, England, feared that…