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Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was a soldier who didn't want to go to war, a man of God who defended murder and a doctor who shot up the soldiers he was supposed to heal. As he lay mute in a hospital bed Thursday night, investigators were scrambling to figure out what prompted his rampage. Hasan had been a psychiatrist treating wounded ...

SEATTLE - Rookie Seattle police officer Britt Sweeney admits she is anxious about returning to duty after watching the fatal shooting of her partner, Timothy Brenton, three weeks ago. "There is some anxiety. I can't lie," she said Wednesday in a television interview, breaking her silence about the horrific Halloween night in which she and Brenton were ambushed as they sat ...

ALBANY, NY - Leandra's Law could be a reality as early as today. The Assembly passed the measure last night, making it a felony to drive drunk with a kid who is 15 years old or younger. The Senate promised to quickly follow. It's possible Gov. Paterson could sign the bill - named for an 11-year-old drunken-driving victim - today. The ...

SEATTLE, WA - Christopher John Monfort, the 41-year-old man charged with aggravated murder in the Oct. 31 killing of Seattle police officer Timothy Brenton, was left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot in a confrontation with police last Friday, Monfort's family said today in a written statement. Monfort's mother, Suzan Monfort, 65, of Bethel, Alaska, issued the statement ...

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 ...

It was befitting that St. Louis Police Chief Dan Isom would get the honor of presenting medals to the men in blue at this year's 40th Medal of Valor luncheon: Of the 21 who received medals, nearly half represented his department. Isom said the events each of the police officers faced proved they deserved the award, events that ranged from seizing ...

This just in: An off-duty Las Vegas police officer was shot dead early Thursday in a shootout in the garage of his home during what authorities said they think was a random robbery attempt. Just another reminder to always stay safe.  Let's keep the family and the LVMPD in our hearts and prayers.

WHEELING, WV — Ohio County authorities have not located a fully automatic assault rifle stolen from the Wheeling Police Department almost a month ago. Wheeling Police Chief Robert Matheny said the full-auto M16 rifle was stolen from the pickup truck of a Wheeling Police SWAT member on Oct. 21 at the officer's home. SWAT team members had been permitted to take ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old North Carolina girl was expected in court Friday, a day after authorities revealed what they believed happened to her in her final days. Authorities said Thursday that Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated before her body was dumped off a rural road. Mario McNeill is charged with first-degree ...

OXFORD, Ohio - An 18-year-old Ohio man decided to dress up as a breathalyzer for a Halloween party. What do you think happened next? James Miller was arrested after driving the wrong way down a one-way street. His car's headlights weren't on, and he had several different Ohio IDs on him.Police Video: The Dumbest Criminals Caught On TapePolice say he had ...

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 ...