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A SCHOOL principal, 43,was arrested for drink driving after he was found intoxicated in a pink dress, wig and wearing high heels.

A nurse anesthetist arrested last week for unlawful surveillance and eavesdropping on patients has been arrested again on child molestation and sodomy charges.

About half of the 121 people who had badges improperly issued by the former Clayton County sheriff have turned them in.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — One out of every four San Jose police officers is specially trained to respond to emergency calls that involve a mentally ill or suicidal person. But none of them were sent to Daniel Pham's home the day the 27-year-old mentally ill man had his deadly encounter with police. There's no guarantee that calling for such expert backup ...

A veteran paramedic sued his employer and Brooklyn Center Police Department on Thursday, alleging they have routinely abused a state law that allows police officers to bring mentally ill people to a hospital if they are a threat to themselves or others. Nate Berg, 30, who has spent almost 10 years working as a paramedic in the metro area, said he ...

Randy Eugent Cliett was extracted from the ventilation system at the supermarket in Haines City this morning — more than five years after he was accused of breaking into the same business. Screams coming from the roof of La Placita Mexico Supermarket early Tuesday meant Randy Eugene Cliett got stuck in another jam at the popular Polk County grocery. A veteran ...

Flashing obscene gestures at the camera and spewing curses at police, the two young men in the video might have just come off as disaffected ranters. Then they mentioned the names of specific officers, showed footage of a gun, and peppered their rap with sounds of a firearm going off. That was enough for State Police to arrest them Saturday, according ...

UNION COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - A big bust ends up in the arrest of 15 people for more than 100 felony charges in Union County. During a news conference Tuesday afternoon, the Union County States Attorney said federal, state and local law enforcement made the arrested 15 people from across the county for burglary, theft, stolen firearms, and money laundering among other charges. ...

Nov. 20--For former Officer Michael Brown, the police credo "to serve and protect" includes two free scoops of strawberry cheesecake ice cream. "We protect you, why can't you hook me up?" Brown told a Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop employee April 20 after the store closed for the day, according to internal affair's documents released Friday. Feeling intimidated, the employee ...

What would you do if you were put in this situation?  I'm not an officer......yet, but if you ask me? I wasn't there and I don't have all the details but I'd say non leathal force such as a taser.  What would you do?

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder is defending his decision to put the professed Sept. 11 mastermind on trial in New York — and urging critics of the plan not to cower in the face of terrorists. Holder is set to testify Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where lawmakers are likely to spar over the attorney general's decision last week ...

PHILADELPHIA - A former Philadelphia police officer convicted of robbing a drug dealer and participating in a home invasion was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in prison. The rogue officer, Malik Snell, was denounced by the judge, prosecutors, and city officials. The police commissioner sent a letter promising to melt Snell's badge "into a lump of metal." Snell, who spent four ...

NEW YORK — A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a seat in the car early Saturday morning in midtown Manhattan, police said. The victim, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the Seventh Avenue station at West 53rd Street, where the train stopped after the attack ...

New Jersey became the last state in the country to authorize stun gun use today, although only in a limited capacity. In a policy issued by Attorney General Anne Milgram, officers can use stun guns to subdue mentally ill individuals who have weapons and will not surrender. Only a few officers in each police department will be permitted to use stun ...

BOYNTON BEACH - An arrest got out of hand Thursday night at Sara Simms Park when friends of the suspect attacked officers verbally and physically, police said. One officer broke his wrist in the struggle. [widget:news__florida] According to police: Police were on foot patrol about 7 p.m. in the 200 block of Northwest Ninth Court, when they saw a 17-year-old try ...

DETROIT -- A Ypsilanti Township man is in police custody after police said they discovered about $2 million worth of cocaine inside of his vehicle.   Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans said five kilos, or 11 pounds of cocaine are off the streets thanks to the work of two special operations unit officers.

City council members in Marietta, Ga., will consider changing the oath of office that the city's police officers take so that recruits can swear to uphold the law without saying the phrase "so help me God.

The medical examiner says the Queens teen killed by police over the weekend was shot 11 times.Dashawn Vasconcellos, 18, was hit in the middle of his back and on the right and left sides.Police say plainclothes officers were attempting to question Vasconcellos and two other men who were walking out of Bayswater Park in Far Rockaway around 11:30 Saturday night, after ...