DALLAS - A 26-year-old man apparently stole the gun of his brother – a Dallas police officer – and killed himself with it after attempting to rob a Far North Dallas bank Monday, police said. Investigators said the officer, whom they declined to identify because he works undercover, did not know that his service weapon had been taken until after his ...

NEWARK, N.J. — Bail remains at $1.5 million for the 19-year-old charged in a drive-by shooting that killed an off-duty Newark police officer. Rasul McNeill-Thomas appeared in court Tuesday. His public defender entered a not guilty plea on his behalf to charges of murder, aggravated assault, carjacking and weapons offenses. [photo:605028] Officer William Johnson was waiting for a slice of pizza ...

PHILADELPHIA - Mayor Nutter and Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey are discussing a proposal to put armed city police officers in some schools as part of a comprehensive plan to improve safety and security for the 155,000 students enrolled in the Philadelphia School District. "We can't ignore the fact that we have a problem, and we have to regain control of ...

MADISON, Wis. — An 89-year-old retired police officer who was arrested after sticking a pellet gun out his car window to shoot rabbits has lost an appeal arguing that excessive force was used to apprehend him. Raymond Bednarek of Oshkosh sued the city after he was arrested, arguing that police used excessive force. The 2nd District Court of Appeals on Tuesday ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police shot a knife-wielding man in a wheelchair Tuesday after he allegedly stabbed a police officer in the shoulder and slashed car tires. A witness used his cell phone to capture the shooting on video, which shows four officers surrounding the suspect in his wheelchair. In the video, one of the officers shoots the suspect using ...

The Fairfield police officer shot on Saturday is “in and out” of consciousness after emerging from a medically induced coma, said acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino. Officer Gerald Veneziano, 26, is a three-year veteran of the department and remains in critical but stable condition. He was shot multiple times in the torso and chest. “He’s due to have additional surgery. ...

NEW YORK — Police say a bloodied man with a head injury was found in the trunk of a BMW after the driver got into a fender-bender with a taxi. The discovery was made Wednesday morning as heavy snow once again snarled traffic and commutes. Police say the driver of the BMW apparently slid on the slick road at a stoplight ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The murders of five police officers and this week's shooting of two more have lawmakers thinking about more than a looming budget deficit as they prepare to return to the state capital in January. A handful of bills sparked by the recent shootings have already been prefiled in advance of next month's start of the 60-day legislative session, ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Police in San Jose are warning California residents that kidnappings-for-ransom are on the rise. The warning comes less than two weeks after San Jose investigators rescued a local businessman who was kidnapped by men posing as police officers. The kidnappers made a $1 million ransom demand. The San Jose Mercury News says kidnappings for ransom have been rare in ...