Tag: Law and order
Ex-Coast Guard officer seeks review of terrorism sentence
RICHMOND, Va. — A former Coast Guard lieutenant accused by prosecutors of plotting to kill members of Congress to advance a white nationalist agenda...
Woman arrested in San Francisco assault on Uber driver
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of pepper-spraying an Uber driver in San Francisco who was coughed at and insulted...
Could solitary confinement on Rikers Island be laid to rest?
NEW YORK — Even with Rikers Island under renewed scrutiny for prisoner neglect and abuses, a transgender prisoner named Layleen Polanco died there in...
German special forces soldier convicted over gun, ammo stash
<p>BERLIN — A court in Germany has convicted a special forces soldier of breaking firearms laws for hoarding rifles, explosives and ammunition at his...
German special forces soldier convicted over gun, ammo stash
BERLIN — A court in Germany has convicted a special forces soldier of breaking firearms laws for hoarding rifles, explosives and ammunition at his...
Baton Rouge council rejects changes to Sterling settlement
<p>BATON ROUGE, La. — Lawyers representing Alton Sterling's five children have unsuccessfully argued for a quicker payout of a proposed $4.5 million settlement of...
Prosecutor’s online hunch leads to arrest of assault suspect
<p>CENTREVILLE, Mich. — A prosecutor's uncomfortable hunch during an online court hearing led to the arrest of a Michigan man who was inside the...
Prosecutor’s online hunch leads to arrest of assault suspect
CENTREVILLE, Mich. — A prosecutor's uncomfortable hunch during an online court hearing led to the arrest of a Michigan man who was inside the...
Friends, family mourn death of Houston’s Third Ward rapper
<p>HOUSTON — Residents from Houston's Third Ward are mourning the shooting death of Xavier Roberson, a rapper who used his music as a vehicle...
Kenyan police believe man who shot 2 dead was an extremist
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's head of criminal investigations said Friday that police now believe that a man who grabbed a gun from a police...