Updated: Deputy Mark Longway was killed in a vehicle accident in downtown Tampa when his patrol car collided with a tractor trailer at the intersection of Florida Avenue and Scott Street at 5:15 am. His patrol car became trapped underneath the trailer as a result of the collision. He had just completed his shift when the accident occurred. Deputy Longway was ...

MEADVILLE, PA - Correctional Officer Gary Chapin succumbed to injuries sustained one month earlier after being attacked and beaten by an inmate in the Crawford County Correctional Facility. Officer Chapin was transported to Wesbury United Methodist Community Hospital but never regained consciousness after the attack. The inmate who beat him was in jail on a parole violation at the time. Charges ...

KANAB, UT - While a troop of actors packing six-shooters and wearing Old West garb staged a shooting in the center of this town Saturday, a nearby posse was taking a modern approach to catching its man. The lawmen are using helicopters, infrared cameras and night-vision goggles. They’re communicating with radios, cell phones and instant messaging. Yes, some of the more ...

Deputy James Anderson was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a vehicle on Florida 9A, in Jacksonville. The vehicle that struck him was driving in the wrong lane of traffic when the crash occurred. He was flown to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Deputy Anderson was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had served ...

WARREN COUNTY, MS - Deputy David Lambert succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident one month earlier. He was responding to backup another deputy who called for assistance when he swerved to avoid a vehicle at the intersection of U.S. Highway 61 and Oak Ridge Road. His patrol car overturned, causing him to suffer severe injuries. He was flown to ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A Maryland police officer who struck a utility pole with his cruiser last month has died. Prince George's County Police say 27-year-old Thomas P. Jensen was responding to a call on Feb. 27 when he lost control over an icy stretch of the roadway in College Park. He was transported to the local hospital but has died ...

DETROIT - Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy will announce charges Tuesday morning in connection with the shooting death of Detroit Police Officer Brian Huff. Worthy has scheduled a 10:30 a.m. news conference at her office in Detroit. Huff was killed May 3 after responding to a report of gunshots and a possible break-in at a vacant home on the city's east ...

DETROIT - Jurors hearing the case of Jonathan Belton, accused of killing an Oak Park public safety officer, will have to decide whether police and prosecutors rigged up a shoddy case against him for political reasons, or if Belton killed the officer execution-style. Belton, 17, is charged with first-degree murder and killing a police officer in the shooting death of Mason ...

CHICAGO - Determined to avoid arrest on a burglary charge, a teenage parolee shot and killed the victim of the break-in and the Chicago police evidence technician investigating the crime, police charged Monday. "It's unfathomable. It's just unbelievable," said Calumet Area Cmdr. Keith Calloway. "It's just so egregious you can't put words to it." Police said Timothy Herring, 19, on parole ...

SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. - The patrol car of a Spotsylvania County Sheriff's deputy sits draped in black Sunday as fellow deputies mourn one of their own who died yesterday in a tragic boating accident. Deputy Dean Ridings, 52, was on marine patrol of a crowded Lake Anna when the accident happened around 12:40p.m., Saturday. "The boat was struck by a large wake, ...

EUREKA, Missouri. — A Christmas blast of winter weather led to dozens of stranded motorists and injuries on Friday, including the death of a state trooper who was responding to an accident. Missouri Highway Patrolman Dennis Engelhard, 49, was on the scene of a minor accident on Interstate-44 near Eureaka when he was struck by an SUV that had lost control ...