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A West Chester Twp. police officer remained in critical condition following an on-duty crash overnight. West Chester police officer Nicholas Gattermeyer, 24, was responding to a call of a burglary in progress just after 1:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 7700 block of Barret Road, according to West Chester Sgt. Joe Gutman. The officer’s cruiser went off the road and struck a ...

The New Jersey attorney general yesterday approved the use of electronic stun guns by police officers under limited circumstances involving emotionally disturbed people. The stun guns -- which fire electronically-charged darts -- may be used by officers only when a person has a weapon, poses a serious threat to others, and refuses to be taken into custody. "This is the first ...

She watched "The Silence of the Lambs" as a girl and so related to Jodie Foster's character that she wanted to become an FBI agent and go after psychopaths. Instead, Ally Jacobs became a police officer at UC Berkeley, handling mostly garden-variety cases until one day in August when she helped crack the case that ended the 18-year kidnapping nightmare of ...

TAYLOR, Texas — A black cat showed affection by crawling up and down a Texas police officer in a friendly display captured on the patrol car's dashcam. Taylor police Officer Keith Urban was seen being patient with the cat, whose image was captured during a recent traffic stop, then finally gently booting the kitty away. The Taylor Daily Press reported Urban ...

-UPDATE-BOW, N.H. -- A Bow police officer was killed Tuesday morning in an accident at his home involving a chain saw.Bow officials said Nathan Taylor, 34, died at his Epsom home, and town officials were notified of his death by the Epsom police chief.Relatives said Taylor was alone, trimming tree branches on his property on Goboro Road when the chainsaw kicked ...

Fort Hood, Texas (AP) - A civilian police officer who shot the Fort Hood gunman four times during his bloody rampage stopped the attacker cold, a U.S. Army official said Friday. Officer Kimberly Munley of the Fort Hood Police Department is a "trained, active first responder" who acted quickly after she "just happened to encounter the gunman," said Lt. Gen. Bob ...

Extra cars on the road coupled with holiday parties mean more deadly crashes this Thanksgiving, police said. The Georgia State Patrol is predicting 3,570 traffic crashes with 1,398 injuries and 16 deaths this holiday period. The holiday extends from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday. “Thanksgiving is the most heavily traveled holiday of the year and that’s a recipe for disaster ...

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. said Friday it plans to sell a new police cruiser vehicle to replace its Crown Victoria "Police Interceptor" once the sedan is phased out of production in 2011. The automaker said the new vehicle will be more fuel efficient and offer lower ownership costs to municipalities than the existing Crown Victoria law enforcement vehicle. The ...

CHUBB sure does have tight security.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Justice Department gave more than $77 million in stimulus funds this year to 200 police agencies because of their locations rather than economic or crime-fighting needs, department records show. That's because the program to help law enforcement agencies hire more officers is required under a 1994 rule by Congress to distribute money to every state where police ...

An undercover Minneapolis police officer engaged in outrageous conduct when he fondled the bare breasts of a woman giving him a massage, the state Court of Appeals ruled today in a decision reversing the woman's prostitution conviction in Hennepin County District Court.

PANAMA CITY, FL - A Panama City commissioner said Saturday the city might be able to save money by abolishing the Panama City Police Department and contracting with the Bay County Sheriff 's Office for law-enforcement services. Commissioner John Kady brought the issue up during a twoday workshop that began Friday and ended Saturday. "It might be smarter for us, from ...

Nov. 20--For former Officer Michael Brown, the police credo "to serve and protect" includes two free scoops of strawberry cheesecake ice cream. "We protect you, why can't you hook me up?" Brown told a Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop employee April 20 after the store closed for the day, according to internal affair's documents released Friday. Feeling intimidated, the employee ...

About half of the 121 people who had badges improperly issued by the former Clayton County sheriff have turned them in.

A veteran paramedic sued his employer and Brooklyn Center Police Department on Thursday, alleging they have routinely abused a state law that allows police officers to bring mentally ill people to a hospital if they are a threat to themselves or others. Nate Berg, 30, who has spent almost 10 years working as a paramedic in the metro area, said he ...

Flashing obscene gestures at the camera and spewing curses at police, the two young men in the video might have just come off as disaffected ranters. Then they mentioned the names of specific officers, showed footage of a gun, and peppered their rap with sounds of a firearm going off. That was enough for State Police to arrest them Saturday, according ...

ATLANTA, GA - After a 92-year-old grandmother was cut down in a hail of police bullets during a botched raid three years ago, her community seemed to trust officers about as much as the drug dealers who roam the blighted streets. [widget:news__career_profiles] [widget:366] Neighbors complained that it was so difficult to get police attention for their crime-ridden northwest Atlanta neighborhood ...

City council members in Marietta, Ga., will consider changing the oath of office that the city's police officers take so that recruits can swear to uphold the law without saying the phrase "so help me God.

NEW YORK — A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a seat in the car early Saturday morning in midtown Manhattan, police said. The victim, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the Seventh Avenue station at West 53rd Street, where the train stopped after the attack ...

The San Jose Police Department will be the first law enforcement agency in the nation to use new ear-mounted video and audio recorders on the streets. The goal of the new device is to provide more details into arrests and other situations. The department has ordered 72 of the cameras, which are built by Taser International, and plans to deploy them ...