DAKOTA COUNTY - Within three weeks, a dozen longtime employees of the Dakota County Sheriff's Office will have retired under the county's early-retirement incentive program, taking with them a collective total of 292 years of experience. Among them is the dean of investigators, Capt. Brad Wayne, who has cracked some of the county's most high-profile crimes -- and also served as ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Police in northeast Ohio say a shooting at a fraternity house near the Youngstown State University campus killed one person and injured 11. Youngstown police Lt. Franklin Palmer says the shooting happened early Sunday and at least one suspect has been identified but no arrests have been made. He had no information on whether police believe more ...

NAPLES, Fla. -- Some former and current police officers in southwest Florida are trying to get more recognition for an officer slain in 1954. Carl Strickland was the first black police officer in Naples. He was killed after breaking up a fight after just a month on the job. Until last week, he wasn't included in any memorial to fallen officers. ...