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BART Releases Video of Fatal Police-Involved Shooting

A dramatic video released Thursday shows a BART police officer drawing his gun and firing the shots that killed a knife-wielding homeless man July 3 at San Francisco's Civic Center station.

News • July 23rd, 2011

Suspect Allegedly Targeted Baltimore Officer

The 20-year-old man accused of shooting a Baltimore police officer with a rifle this week had long wanted to shoot someone and remarked that he felt nothing after wounding the officer, charging documents allege.

News • July 23rd, 2011

N.Y. Deputy Loses Legs in Cruiser Crash

Niagara County Sheriff Deputy Allen Gerhardt, a decorated veteran who flew combat missions in Iraq, lost both of his legs when his cruiser crashed into a guardrail in Ransomville.

News • July 22nd, 2011

Kentucky Man Allegedly Planned to Kill Officers

A Fischerville man is in jail at Louisville Metro Corrections after Jeffersontown police said they uncovered a plot to kill police officers.

News • July 22nd, 2011

Mississippi Sheriff Faces Discrimination Lawsuit

A Madison County sheriff's deputy said he was fired for catching a sheriff's office official's alleged discrimination against a soldier.

News • July 22nd, 2011

Inmate Seriously Injured in Jump From Pa. Prison

A 45-year-old man was seriously injured when he jumped from an upper tier cell block at Lancaster County Prison on Wednesday morning,

News • July 22nd, 2011

Ariz. Launches Site to Fund Border Fence

News • July 21st, 2011

Fatal Shootings of Police Officers on the Rise Despite Decline in Violent Crime

Overall officer deaths are up 14% so far in 2011, while deadly shootings have increased by 33%, according to a midyear report by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

News • July 21st, 2011

Georgia Deputy Fatally Shot, Suspect Arrested

A Clayton County deputy was killed in a shooting Wednesday while assisting a fugitive squad in pulling over a dangerous suspect.

News • July 21st, 2011

Calif. Deputy Killed While Trying to Help Friends

Marin County sheriff's Deputy Jim Mathiesen found his law-enforcement calling later in life, at 40, when he switched from building roads to keeping the peace.

News • July 21st, 2011

San Diego Detective Allegedly Killed by Son

A 300-pound man charged with fatally stabbing his mother — a veteran San Diego police detective — and his teen sister

News • July 21st, 2011

Pa. Cop Suspended in K9's Death, Must Pay for New Dog

The New Castle City Council has voted to suspend an officer whose police dog died for 60 days without pay.

News • July 20th, 2011

Baltimore City Officer Hospitalized by Pursuit Crash

A Brooklyn Park man was in police custody Monday afternoon after police said he led officers on a high speed pursuit that ended at Arundel Mills mall and resulted in the hospitalization of one Baltimore City police officer.

News • July 20th, 2011

Ind. Trooper Collides With SUV Responding to Call

An Indiana State Police trooper and a woman were injured when a police car and an SUV collided in Vigo County on Tuesday evening.

News • July 20th, 2011

Fire Hits Mass. State Police Barracks

An apparent electrical fire at the barracks in Revere has caused smoke and water damage and prevents prisoners from being held at the facility until repairs are complete.

News • July 20th, 2011

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