The police chief in Albany, New York, says an officer was "ambushed" by a driver who shot him the leg as he approached a vehicle following an attempted traffic stop and returned fire, killing the man.
The head of London’s Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, is facing calls to resign after a British campaigner against antisemitism was told he was “too openly Jewish” to approach an anti-Israel march last week. Gideon Falter, head of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, condemned the incident, saying: “The Met has dented the confidence of Jewish Londoners […]
Syracuse police are asking residents within several blocks of Caleb and Nichols avenues in Eastwood to shelter in police due to a “very active police” response Sunday afternoon. Police on the scene said a man with a weapon has barricaded himself in a home.
Sean O’Brien, who has 24 years of law enforcement experience, has been selected as the new University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Safety and UTC Police Chief. Lt. O’Brien, who has worked for the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) since 2007, will join UTC effective May 1, 2024.
Tatum McLean, who lives in Gouldsboro, was indicted this month on a felony charge of aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy.
Criminal charges against the former Thunder Bay police chief and other high-ranking members have sown further doubt in the credibility of the embattled force in northern Ontario, its current leaders acknowledged Monday as they vowed to rebuild confidence in the service. Chief Darcy Fleury and police board chair Karen Machado held a joint press conference to address last week's arrests of ex-chief Sylvie Hauth and the service's former in-house lawyer in an ongoing misconduct investigation. ...
Stephen Lawrence, 18, an aspiring architect, was murdered on his way home in an unprovoked attack by a gang of racists in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993.
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two shootings in less than 24 hours are under investigation in Luzerne County. "It was about two in the afternoon, at, I was in the backyard, and I heard about four to five gunshots go off," Hanover Township resident Brian Angeli. There were two shootings within a few block areas near []
North Charleston Police Chief Greg Gomes never really planned on being the department’s chief, he told the Charleston City Paper April 24. But when now-Mayor Reggie Burgess — the former chief — announced his bid for the city’s top office, he simultaneously announced his retirement as chief of one of the largest police forces in […]
JOPLIN, Mo. — First responders say an afternoon fire at a Joplin residence sends a woman to the hospital. Joplin Fire Deputy Chief Andy Nimmo says the call came in around 5:20 p.m. When firefighters arrived at the home on North Brownell, they saw smoke coming from the residence. Roughly 20 firefighters operating from five []
A massive fire ravaged a Petersburg motel Tuesday afternoon, leaving 29 families displaced and the entire second floor of the building scorched.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A number of people in Scranton were startled over the weekend when the Shawnee Avenue flood siren was activated, even though there was no flood danger. "At first, at first, I thought it was like a natural disaster, warning like a nuclear war was about to happen, I don't know," []