READING, PA - A Pa. state trooper was severely bitten by a police dog during a stakeout of a bank robbery suspect. A tip caller told State Police at Reading that Algis Diaz, 24, who is suspected in several Berks County bank robberies, was inside the Berkshire Mall Saturday afternoon. The caller also identified the suspect's car, which was reported stolen ...

NEW YORK - New York City has bought 50 Chevrolet Volts that will go to the NYPD, as well as to the fire and sanitation departments. The 50 Volts were among 70 EVs in NYC's latest round of buying under green Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a big fan of electrics. Also bought were 10 electric Ford Transit Connect vans and 10 electric ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Alex Fagan Sr., a larger-than-life police officer who survived a scandal that involved his rookie cop son and a bag of fajitas and rose to lead San Francisco's force, died Monday in London, friends and authorities said. The former police chief collapsed after walking his dog, friends said. He had turned 60 on Nov. 2. A Scotland Yard ...

BROWARD COUNTY, FL - A rare airboat collision left two Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies hurt, one badly, and a tour boat wrecked Wednesday in a stretch of the Everglades in northern Broward County, authorities said. The crash happened about 1:30 p.m. in a shallow, well-traveled section about four miles south of the Palm Beach County line. The sheriff's airboat was ...