Police shoot armed man at Miami airport amid Irma evacuation By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press Police shot a man who wielded a knife and tried to get into a Miami airport terminal from a runway, prompting the closure of a busy concourse as travelers tried to leave Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma, authorities said. Miami-Dade Police … Continue reading
CLEVELAND (AP) — The police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fired by the city of Cleveland on Tuesday, and the officer who drove the patrol car the day of the November 2014 shooting was suspended. Police Chief Calvin Williams announced the discipline against officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback, who were … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Richmond police officer, who survived being shot twice, is opening up about the life-threatening incident for the first time. Officer Ryan Donald is back at work thanks to the support from his fellow officers and his wife, who happens to wear the badge as well. Last year, Richmond Police officers … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court wrestled Tuesday over whether Baltimore police officers were justified in killing an unarmed mentally ill black man after his mother called 911 to get medical attention for her son. Maurice Donald Johnson, who suffered from bipolar disorder, was fatally shot by two Baltimore police officers during a … Continue reading
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Four people convicted in the slaying of a Waynesboro reserve police officer are set to be sentenced. Shantai Shelton, Mersadies Shelton, Daniel Mathis and Kweli Uhuru were found guilty by a Roanoke jury in February of murder and kidnapping in the death of 45-year-old Waynesboro Reserve Police Capt. Kevin Quick. They’re … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say they’re looking for a man who walked into an elementary school and claimed to be an undercover police officer. In a statement released Friday, a Norfolk police spokesman says the man claimed he needed to conduct a security check. When staff members questioned him, he ran from … Continue reading
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (AP) — Virginia state police say an officer in the town of Rocky Mount shot a man who rammed multiple police cars while trying to get away. The shooting occurred Saturday night. Police said in a statement that officers tried to stop a vehicle, but the driver refused to stop and tried … Continue reading
HESSTON, Kan. (AP) — A gunman armed with an “assault-style” weapon drove through a south-central Kansas town Thursday,Feb. 26, taking shots at people, before storming the factory where he worked. Authorities said he killed three people and wounded 14 before being shot dead by an officer. Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton said all the dead … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of police officers packed rain-swept streets on Wednesday, remembering a slain New York Police Department officer — a “hero” whose commitment to policing the city’s police commissioner says should serve as an example for all New York officers. As Officer Randolph Holder’s coffin was wheeled inside a Queens church, the … Continue reading
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff says he acted swiftly but carefully in firing a school resource officer caught on video flipping a disruptive student out of her desk and tossing her across the floor. In the wake of the firing, though, questions remain about whether the officer should have been in the … Continue reading
ATLANTA (AP) — A man shot by police officers who went to the wrong Atlanta house ran bleeding outside where a neighbor heard him asking, “Why did they come in my house? Why did they shoot me? Why did they shoot my dog?” It happened Monday night when officers arrived at the wrong Atlanta address … Continue reading
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been arrested in the Virginia shooting death of a police officer responsible for providing security to the FBI. Stafford County sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy says 26-year-old Antoine Gray Johnson of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was charged with first-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of … Continue reading
Killings of unarmed black men by white police officers in the past year have touched off a national debate about police conduct, which has only escalated as additional interactions between police and suspects — lethal or otherwise — are captured on video by law enforcement or civilians. Here are some recent developments. ___ DETROIT-AREA … Continue reading
CHICAGO (AP) — Months after a teenager was shot 16 times by a Chicago police officer, the city is still refusing to release the dash-cam video of the fatal shooting and didn’t even show it to aldermen Wednesday, April 15 before they approved a $5 million settlement with the family. The October 2014 shooting death … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Norfolk Police Department is equipping 300 officers with body-worn video cameras. The department says the cameras will record audio and video of police interactions. The police department issued the video cameras on Monday. Norfolk Police Chief Michael Goldsmith says in a news release that he believes the cameras will … Continue reading
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