TAYLOR, Texas – A knife-wielding man was shot by a homeowner in Central Texas late Monday night, according to law enforcement officials. The armed home intruder was identified by the Taylor Police Department as 23-year-old Austin Sumpter, a resident of Thrall, Texas. After being shot while allegedly committing the crime, he was transported to a Read More >
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Minneapolis officer dies in ambush shooting that led to deaths of 2 others, including suspected gunman
As Officer Jamal Mitchell was approaching a crime scene, he noticed individuals who were injured by a shooting; when he tried to provide aid to one man, the man shot him
Conn. state trooper killed after being hit by car during traffic stop on highway
Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, who was described by peers as hard-working and good-natured, was killed when a person drove onto the highway shoulder and struck him
Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz dismissed amid discrimination, harassment lawsuits
SEATTLE — Chief Adrian Diaz, the embattled top cop of the Seattle Police Department, has been dismissed amid discrimination and harassments lawsuits, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced Wednesday during a news conference, according to the Associated Press. Harrell met with Diaz on Tuesday and they agreed the chief would step down immediately. The ousting of Diaz Read More >
Video: Man reaches for gun during scuffle with K-9 before fatal OIS
Pasadena Police Department officers shot the man, who had previously fled a traffic stop, after he reached for a gun during a struggle with K-9 who latched on to him
‘She was a great person’: La. officer dies while on duty at grocery store
Cpl. Pricilla Dean Pierson was a six-year veteran of the Ponchatoula Police Department who began as a part-time communications officer and rose to the rank of corporal
Former sheriff’s deputy, town mayor shot and killed 3 men after learning one of them allegedly sexually assaulted his wife, police say
CENTERVILLE, S.D. – A former deputy with the Turner County Sheriff’s Office who also served as mayor of Centerville, South Dakota has been charged in a triple murder that occurred Monday evening in the community he once oversaw, according to the state’s attorney general, NBC News reported. Jay Edward Ostrem is accused of gunning down Read More >
BWC: Texas officer returns fire in shootout amid debris and flying glass
The officer who was shot at by the suspect pursued him for several minutes despite being wounded by broken glass; the suspect was later found and arrested
Research shows which states experienced most growth, biggest declines in police forces
The study analyzed data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine which states experienced the highest and lowest growth rates between 2022 and 2023
Passenger dies after leaping from world’s largest cruise ship
FLORIDA – A passenger has died after leaping from the world’s largest cruise ship — Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas — on the first day of a week-long voyage, officials confirmed. The man reportedly jumped from Royal Caribbean’s new ship not long after it departed Florida for Honduras Sunday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard Read More >