NEW YORK - A man whom cops shot 23 times for allegedly firing at them walked out of court a free man Wednesday after a grand jury found him innocent. Angel Alvarez, 24, had been behind bars on gun charges since a wild Harlem shootout that left one man dead last summer. "It feels real good," said Alvarez, surrounded by cheering ...

GARDEN CITY, NY - A crazed motorist shot and killed by Long Island cops was "prepped for war" when he opened fire on a volunteer paramedic, police said Wednesday. Jason Beller, 31 - whose dad, oral surgeon David Beller, has an office on Central Park South - was armed for mayhem and went down firing after crashing his souped-up Ford pickup ...

CHICAGO - His fate ordained by the election last week of Rahm Emanuel as mayor, Chicago police Superintendent Jody Weis abruptly stepped down Tuesday after three years in office, and in a surprise, Terry Hillard, who retired as the city's top cop in 2003, was named an interim replacement. Weis' days were doomed since Emanuel made it clear he would name ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced Tuesday the arrests of 678 gang members allegedly associated with drug trafficking organizations in Mexico, South & Central America, the Caribbean, and Asia. This roundup, named Project Southern Tempest, covered a three month period from December 2010 through February 2011, reports CBS News homeland security correspondent Bob Orr. ICE's larger anti-gang initiative, called Operation Community ...

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis police officer was shot with his own gun in a scuffle with a suspect early Tuesday, police say. The 30-year-old officer suffered a graze wound near the top of his leg, police say. He was treated at a local hospital and released. The suspect, Vernon Lamont Collins, was arrested a short time later. Police said ...