AURORA, Colo. -- A 29-year veteran of the Aurora Police Department who was recently honored for his work with children faces several felony charges for allegedly taking sexually explicit photos of a 15-year-old runaway, police chief Daniel Oates announced. A community meeting is scheduled Tuesday because he worked as a "DARE" officer at six schools in Aurora. Michael Mangino, 50, faces ...

HOUSTON—A woman accused of fleeing to Nigeria after a fire killed four children at her Texas home day care center pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and other charges Wednesday, two days after she was returned to the U.S. Jessica Tata, 22, is facing 13 state charges related to the Feb. 24 blaze that also injured three children. Her attorney entered the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa— Des Moines police, local pastors and other volunteers are preparing a new liaison program that will use community ambassadors. The Des Moines Register says the program will be coordinated by the police department and members of Des Moines' Black Ministerial Alliance. It builds on the work of the Rev. Irvin Lewis, the police chaplain who died last summer ...

MONTEBELLO, CA - Authorities say a man suspected of kidnapping a 3-year-old girl led officers on a nearly hour-long pursuit before he was shot and killed by police in Montebello. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says the child's mother called 911 Monday to report that her boyfriend, who was armed with a handgun, had been drinking and took off in ...