TYLER, Texas — An East Texas deputy has died of head injuries suffered when he was attacked by an injured cow while he directed traffic around the half-ton animal. Smith County Sheriff J.B. Smith says Deputy Robert Britton of Tyler died Monday at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, where he'd been since the incident early Thursday near Bullard, 95 miles ...

ATHENS, Ga. — Authorities say the police officer wounded in a gun battle in Athens has been released from the hospital. [photo:597327] WGCL-TV reports that Athens-Clarke County Senior Officer Tony Howard continues to improve after his release from the hospital. Officials say 33-year-old Jamie Hood, who is charged with killing Athens-Clarke County Senior Office Elmer "Buddy" Christian and wounding Howard, waived ...

WEST LAFAYETTE - Two West Lafayette police officers who shot a man armed with a pellet gun March 18 will return to street duty today, Police Chief Jason Dombkowski said Monday. At a morning press conference, Dombkowski announced an internal shooting review board found that Officers Michael Max and Mark Ridge acted within department policy when they shot Eric W. Tendam, ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A 12-year-old and his 10-year-old sister chased after a woman who snatched their mother’s purse near the Daytona Beach pier. Police say they arrested 20-year-old Ashley Turner on Sunday after Angel Baldwin and his younger sister Carina Baldwin chased the woman across the beach. The younger child followed Turner into the bathroom of a nearby store, where ...

MIAMI - For months, Miami Police Chief Miguel Exposito has fueled a political firestorm by suggesting the city’s mayor is in bed with nefarious criminals linked to slot-style video gaming machines in cafeterias and markets across the city. Now two businessmen are adding another twist to the saga: They want Exposito to stop linking them to organized crime. In a cease-and-desist ...

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 ...