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N.J. Police Only Find Cat After Hostage Hoax

A tense, three-hour standoff in a Wyckoff neighborhood ended Saturday evening when a SWAT team burst into a Hillcrest Avenue home and found only a cat.

News • July 25th, 2011

Two Des Moines, Iowa Cruisers Hit in One Week

For the second time in just one week, Des Moines police have reported a person ramming a police car during a chase.

News • July 25th, 2011

Police K-9 Succumbs to Heat in Fla. Kennel

A Lake City K-9 officer named Trooper was found dead Friday. Trooper was off duty at a home contained in his kennel, when his handler, Officer Kevin Johns, left the residence. Jones returned home less than two hours later to find Trooper dead.

News • July 25th, 2011

Calif. Woman Sues Police for Death Of 15-Year-Old Son

A teenager was shot dead after crashing a stolen car into a Bakersfield police patrol car, and now his mom is suing the city as well as Bakersfield police officers.

News • July 25th, 2011

S.C. Deputy Suspended, Accused of Assault on Suspect

A Spartanburg county deputy has been suspended without pay, accused of assault and battery of a suspect in custody.

News • July 25th, 2011

N.Y. Cop Undergoes Third Surgery After Shooting In Miami Beach

Two members of the New York Police Department's union traveled to South Florida as soon as they heard the news about their fellow officer who was shot at a boutique hotel on South Beach.

News • July 25th, 2011

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

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