SEATTLE - A man fleeing police in a stolen vehicle at speeds up to 105 mph crashed into another vehicle on Interstate 5 on Wednesday in North Seattle. Both vehicles rolled over, and both drivers were injured. At the time of the crash, Snohomish County sheriff's deputies were attempting to stop the man, who had reportedly assaulted and threatened an Everett-area ...

CONCORD -- The city has agreed to pay $47,000 to a police officer who sued the city saying department brass retaliated against him after he stuck up for a female officer who had been denied promotion. Lt. Timothy Runyon and his attorneys, Stan Casper and Toni Lisoni, will receive $47,511 in return for dismissal of the lawsuit, according to a joint ...

CHICAGO - Some thought it was an episode of the Fox series “The Chicago Code” being filmed in River North. But the afternoon gunfire at Chicago and Wells was real. An arrested panhandler pulled a weapon, shot an officer through the front seat of the squad car they were in, and was killed when the cops returned fire, authorities said Wednesday. ...

WEST PALM BEACH - Drug agents raided 11 pain clinics from Miami to West Palm Beach on Wednesday, arresting 23 people and seizing $2.5 million in cash and dozens of cars in the biggest single strike yet at Florida's pain pill industry. Among those arrested were four physicians, including the son of Broward Medical Examiner Joshua Perper, and five owners of ...

DALLAS, TX - A Dallas police officer accused of kicking a handcuffed suspect in the face and pepper-spraying him was fired and then arrested Wednesday, police officials said. A second officer was suspended for 10 days. Video taken by a patrol car dashboard camera showed that officer Quaitemes Williams kicked and sprayed Rodarick Lyles after pulling him over in the 9400 ...

WOODSTOCK, GA - A Woodstock police officer sustained minor injuries early Thursday when his patrol car was struck head-on by a fleeing drunk driving suspect. The 10-mile, two-county chase began after officers were sent to a Woodstock apartment complex to investigate suspected drug activity. Adam Michael Sides, 19, fled the complex, running over an officer's foot in the process, Woodstock police ...

Read the original article at: CliffviewPilot.com TRENTON, NJ - Police and firefighters from throughout New Jersey plan to descend on Trenton on March 3 in a “Stand Up for Safety” rally aimed at countering Gov. Christie’s plan to roll back public employee benefits. “We have had enough and want to send a message,” State PBA member Jim Ryan told Cliffview Pilot. ...

BALTIMORE -- Seventeen Baltimore police officers were charged Wednesday with taking kickbacks for diverting drivers at accident scenes to an unauthorized towing company and repair shop. A criminal complaint charges the officers and the owners of Majestic Auto Repair Shop in Rosedale with conspiracy to commit extortion in the course of their official duties. Brothers Edwin Javier Mejia and Hernan Alexis ...