PHILADELPHIA – Murder charges against former Philadelphia Police Officer Mark Dial who was involved in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry in the city’s Kensington neighborhood in August have been dismissed. On August 14, officers spotted a vehicle, driven by Irizarry, 27, operating erratically around 12:00 p.m. and followed it for several blocks. After the car Read More >

By Doug Wyllie Let’s rewrite the latest headlines out of Houston to more accurately capture recent news there: “Boy Murdered, Teen Charged with Murder, No Adults Held Accountable” As evening turned to night, on the fourth day of September, 12-year-old Frederick “Fred” Johnson—a typical boy with interests in football and basketball who had just begun Read More >

Harney County Circuit Judge Robert S. Raschio ruled Wednesday that testimony from law enforcement about the number of rounds they use for self defense is relevant for his judgment on whether Oregon’s gun control Measure 114 violates the state constitution. Raschio said he was partly swayed by a “friend of the court” brief that the National Police Read More >

Divorce means a failed marriage. Although I do not want to get divorced my spouse does. I thought we were in a great place. We had been through much heartache, and misery as newlyweds. Just a few months after we exchanged vows in front of friends and family, I suffered career-ending injuries from my on-duty Read More >

(ODMP): St. Tammany Parish (LA) Deputy Mary Mayo succumbed to injuries sustained on June 13th, 2007, when a large tree fell on the patrol car she was riding in. The incident occurred as she and her fiance, Sergeant Beau Raimer, were participating in a funeral procession for Deputy Hilery Mayo (no relation), who was killed in Read More >

DALLAS – The mayor of one of the largest cities in the U.S. issued a stunning announcement in a Friday op-ed, saying he is leaving the Democratic Party and becoming a Republican. The Wall Street Journal op-ed headline reads, “America’s Cities Need Republicans, and I’m Becoming One.” The author is Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson. He goes Read More >

WAWAYANDA, N.Y. – A charter bus carrying band members from a Long Island high school crashed and overturned down an embankment off a New York highway Thursday afternoon, leaving at least one person dead and dozens more injured, five of whom are said to be in critical condition. The tragedy occurred on westbound Interstate 84 Read More >

An Australian journalist named her son “Methamphetamine Rules” and the New South Wales, Australia Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages allowed the ridiculous name to slip through the cracks of its processing system, according to news.com.au. On Tuesday evening, the mother, identified as Kirsten Drysdale, was grilled by the host of A Current Affair, Allison Read More >

EDGEWOOD, Texas – The chief with the Edgewood Police Department in Texas was found dead in his office, multiple law enforcement sources confirmed Monday evening. Chief David Hammonds has died, according to a Facebook announcement by the Van Police Department, as well as a statement from the Wills Point Police Department, reported KETK. The chief was Read More >

PALMDALE, Calif. – A Southern California man has been arrested in Palmdale for the shooting death of Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, officials announced Monday. Investigators previously said Deputy Clinkunbroomer, 30, was ambushed and murdered for no apparent reason. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna described the suspect as a Read More >