Tag: Law enforcement agencies
Philly police officer fired over Facebook posts reinstated
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia police department has reinstated an officer fired in 2019 over Facebook posts saying among other things that refugees should “starve...
Officer who tackled Boston Marathon bomber retires
WATERTOWN, Mass. — A suburban Boston police officer who became a national hero in 2013 when he tackled one of the Boston Marathon bombers...
DOJ settles with Pennsylvania city over language barrier
HAZLETON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania police department will be required to take steps to remove language barriers faced by the city’s large Spanish-speaking population...
Pardoned Kentucky man faces new federal charges in slaying
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky man convicted of reckless homicide in a 2014 home invasion and then pardoned two years later by then-Gov. Matt...
More US citizens apprehended for moving drugs over border
PHOENIX — An increasing number of American citizens have been apprehended as they have tried to smuggle illegal drugs into the U.S. since the...
In Mexico, cartels are hunting down police at their homes
MEXICO CITY — The notoriously violent Jalisco cartel has responded to Mexico’s “hugs, not bullets” policy with a policy of its own: The cartel...
Man shot, killed after striking Oklahoma deputy with vehicle
ANTLERS, Okla. — A man who struck a sheriff's deputy with his vehicle early Sunday morning following a chase in rural southeastern Oklahoma was...
Marijuana legalization prompting police K-9 retirements
RICHMOND, Va. — Asking dogs to follow their noses won't work anymore in states that have legalized marijuana.
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Standoff south of St. Louis leaves man dead, officer wounded
CEDAR HILL, Mo. — A St. Louis-area man was shot to death and an officer was wounded in what authorities said was an hourslong...
100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre, Black mistrust remains
TULSA, Okla. — There’s been undeniable progress in the relationship between the Tulsa police and the city's Black community in the past 100 years....