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Five people have died and at least 12 were hit following a string of separate shootings in Philadelphia from Saturday night into Sunday, per NBC 10, ABC 6, and others. The shootings in question started Saturday at about 10:45 p.m. when a man in his 30s was killed in the West Oak Lane neighborhood. Hours later, around 1:40 a.m. […]
A Bay Area police officer is facing a misdemeanor charge after he allegedly masturbated at a home where he was responding to a domestic disturbance situation. According to a press release from the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, Matthew Dominguez, 32, was arrested last week and charged with a misdemeanor indecent exposure. The charge stems […]
A retired Buffalo police officer who died while exchanging gunfire with the supermarket shooter on Saturday is being hailed as a “hero” by city officials. The Buffalo News reports one of the 10 victims killed in Saturday’s mass shooting has been identified as 55-year-old security guard Aaron Salter Jr., a former lieutenant with the Buffalo Police Department who confronted the gunman […]
Garden State cops have been given the green light to get stoned. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced this week that off-duty officers will be permitted to purchase and consume cannabis under the state’s new marijuana laws. Platkin’s detailed the policy in a memo sent to New Jersey police departments on Wednesday, about a week before recreational weed sales begin in […]
Newly released footage sheds more light on the fatal police shooting of Patrick Lyoya. The deadly encounter occurred during an April 4 traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after an officer stopped the 26-year-old Black man over a license plate issue. On Wednesday, the Grand Rapids Police Department released body camera, dashcam, cell phone, and home surveillance […]
Two teens were arrested this week in connection to the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy. According to NBC affiliate WESH2, the incident occurred around 7 p.m. on April 3 in a mobile home in Belleview, Florida. Police say officers arrived at the scene shortly after, and found 16-year-old Christopher Leroy Broad Jr. on the floor […]
Authorities have arrested a third suspect in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Texas officer. According to KHOU11, 17-year-old Fredrick Tardy was taken into custody Friday on a capital murder charge. Police say the shooting took place Thursday night just outside of Houston, as Darren Almendarez—a deputy with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office—was shopping for groceries with his […]
An investigation into “deputy gangs” in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department will be launched following “numerous reports” of the existence of such gangs, CNN reports. The 6-month investigation announced by the Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission, conducted by pro bono lawyers, will allow investigators to see if and how many gangs are operating, and how the sheriff’s department’s current […]
Two Chicago police officers responsible for the shooting deaths of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez just days apart in March of 2021 are not being charged, per Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. Officer Eric Stillman—who shot and killed Toledo on March 29—and Officer Evan Solano—who shot and killed Alvarez two days later—are not being charged after Foxx claimed officers […]
A Florida deputy was fired and arrested after allegedly being involved in a revenge plot that aimed to frame an innocent man on drug charges. NBC News reports Niko Irizarry, 25, who was formerly employed by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested last Friday and charged with felony official misconduct. Irizarry’s arrest comes two months after he allegedly […]
