DAYTONA, FL - An off-duty Oak Hill police officer with his wife and children in tow narrated a high-speed car chase that included his firing a shot at a pickup driver accused of attempting to ram the family's sedan. The recording of the 9-1-1 call to Volusia County sheriff's dispatchers released Monday included claims of a pursuit that reached speeds of ...

PHOENIX — Law officers backed by helicopters hunted gunmen in Arizona's desert early Saturday after a sheriff's deputy was wounded by suspected illegal immigrants believed to be smuggling marijuana, officials said. The violent episode came amid nationwide debate over the state's tough new immigration law. Pinal County Deputy Louie Puroll was patrolling alone Friday afternoon in a rugged area near Interstate ...

HEMET, Calif. - A man suspected of carrying out a series of booby trap attacks against police in a small Southern California town was expected to be charged in the case Wednesday, authorities said. Nicholas Smit was arrested Friday for investigation of making a booby trap and assault on a police officer with intent to commit murder. Smit is suspected of ...

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, UT - Cottonwood Heights police are searching for a man who they say hit a police officer with a stolen car early Sunday morning. The officer spotted the Honda Prelude, reported stolen from a used car lot, about 3 a.m., said Cottonwood Heights police officer Beau Babka. The officer tried to pull over the driver, but he sped away. ...

LAKELAND, Fla. -- A 37-year-old central Florida man has been charged with shooting a pregnant woman several times. [photo:578962] The Polk County Sheriff's Office says 25-year-old Tamesha Miles and a cousin, gave a ride to a friend in Lakeland on Oct. 30. When they arrived, the friend went inside the home. That's when investigators say a man wearing black clothing approached ...

RUSKIN, FL - A man who crashed his car into a culvert this morning tried to steal the cruiser driven by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputy investigating the crash, according to HCSO. Shortly before 6 a.m., Deputy Richard Paul responded to a traffic crash at 809 2nd Ave. N.E. where a 1993 Mercury had driven into a culvert in front ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — A fight at a Baltimore nightclub spilled onto the street early Sunday and led to an eruption of gunfire that killed a police officer and another man and left four people hurt, police said. One of those wounded also was a police officer, who was shot in the leg, said police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. Investigators were trying to ...

NEW YORK — The New York Police Department will recognize the officers involved in the rescue of two West Point cadets stranded on a 500-foot-high cliff. Steve Browning said after the rescue early Sunday that it was "the most dangerous thing" he's ever done as a police officer. Browning credited the rest of his crew with heroics in plucking the 20-year-old ...

FAIRFAX, Va.—The FBI and local police from several states are launching a new effort to catch the so-called East Coast Rapist, believed responsible for rapes and other attacks on 17 women since 1997. Authorities are hoping a tip from the public will break the case. Billboards featuring sketches of the suspect are running in the four states where attacks occurred -- ...