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The mother and the attorney of a youth allegedly assaulted by the Prospect Park Police Chief last year wants answers from the mayor and council. Elana Rodriguez, 57, of Paterson, criticized the borough at a council meeting on Monday night for failing to take disciplinary action against Police Chief Frank Franco over the alleged assault of her son, Samuel Irizarry. Irizarry ...

Authorities yesterday busted two Brooklyn men for running an illegal pipeline from Florida that supplied weapons that could have wreaked havoc on New York City streets. "There remains a steady stream of these weapons imported mainly from southern states, which continues to put our police officers and citizens at serious injury of risk," declared Brooklyn DA Joe Hynes at a City ...

White River Jct. Vermont - November 24, 2009 A Cavendish man was in court today to answer to his fifth drunk driving charge. And, some prosecutors say the potential penalty for repeat drunk drivers is not enough. 29-year-old Randolph Benson was arrested Monday evening. According to court papers, he had a blood alcohol level of .118. Benson has already been convicted on four other drunk ...

Cops are human, and the natural impulse to help a family member can put them in situations in which they're tempted to use their badge or gun in a personal dispute. And that can lead to trouble. The weekend incident involving Sgt. Frank Tepper is at least the fourth case in the past two years of an officer allegedly abusing his ...

A Chicago police spokesman said two officers have been reprimanded after an investigation into an Internet video of behavior at the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh in September. Chicago police spokesman Richard Drew said reprimands were issued to a department chief as well as a commander. Police wouldn't release their names. The investigation began after a video circulated on the Internet that ...

WASHINGTON - A Washington, D.C., police detective alleges that former police chief Charles Ramsey, despite past denials, ordered mass arrests of hundreds of demonstrators who were protesting annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in 2002. Ramsey, now the commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department, has given inconsistent statements over the years on the arrests, saying repeatedly, including ...

Police are investigating a deadly shooting at a Doraville restaurant

e city looms large from the Atlanta Police Department’s Zone 1, which comprises 19 square miles west of downtown and north of I-20. Sometimes you turn a corner and, suddenly, catch a dramatic view of the gleaming skyline. It’s a breathtaking sight, especially at night when the city lights contrast so starkly to the darkness of a neighborhood known as the ...

A North Salt Lake man was arrested after allegedly killing a man with his car after a Saturday fight at a party in Eagle Mountain. Police believe it was an accident

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."

I wanted to take the time to tell everyone of the new uniform wearing video cameras now available from Zapper International Jacksonville, Florida. These cameras are durable and high quality,  are worn on the uniform. The cameras record all events up to 8 hours as they occur, in high resolution, color, and have audio and infared total darkness recording built in ...

It is with great sadness to inform the K9 community of the recent death of  Military Working Dog, Blackie.  Assigned to the USAF,  He was 11 yrs 2mos old.  He died Saturday  21 Nov 2009 from asphyxiation due to complications from blout or gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) .  MWD Blackie was a trained Patrol/Explosive detector dog.  Thorugh his assignment, he worked his way through ...

NEW YORK — A police car working ahead of Vice President Joe Biden's motorcade was involved in a minor traffic accident Tuesday evening, but it wasn't part of the procession and the vice president was unhurt. Three unmarked police vehicles, with their lights and sirens on, were traveling 5 to 10 minutes ahead of the motorcade on Manhattan's West Side and ...

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo police said a man ran over a light pole and punched a police officer in the mouth when the officer tried to arrest him. Police Sgt. Mark Lykken said police got a report about 2 a.m. [widget:news__facebook] Thursday that a pickup hit a light pole and pulled into a nearby parking lot. Lykken said the driver allegedly ...

PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, PA - A fugitive wanted by authorities in Louisiana bolted from a traffic stop Tuesday night and led police on a foot pursuit that ended when he and three officers got stuck at the bottom of a 30-foot ravine. [widget:news__career_profiles] [widget:366] The officers detained and handcuffed Marc Keating, 33, at the bottom of the embankment off Tedrick Street and ...

SAN DIEGO -FBI officials say an elderly, thin, gray-haired man nicknamed the "Geezer Bandit" is responsible for holding up five San Diego-area banks since summer. [widget:news__fbi] Investigators say the man appears to be in his 70s. Officials say that in the most recent robbery Monday, he approached a Bank of America teller in La Jolla, displayed a handgun and asked for ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina man has admitted to kidnapping a 5-year-old girl, authorities said Friday, but investigators still have not found the child more than three days after she disappeared from a mobile home park. But the attorney for Mario Andrette McNeill, 29, said Friday that his client would plead not guilty to kidnapping Shaniya Davis. Fayetteville Police Department ...

TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa police officer shot a pit bull with a Taser stun gun while trying to keep it from killing a chicken. [widget:news__tasers] The officer was reporting to a domestic dispute Saturday night when he saw the dog chase a chicken into a 19-year-old woman's home. The woman told the officer that the dog didn't belong to her ...