NYPD's Top Cop Warns of Trouble After Closing Rikers

NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill talks about his issues with the New York City Council's controversial decision to close Rikers Island.

Oct 18th, 2019

NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill talks about his issues with the New York City Council's controversial decision to close Rikers Island.

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John Terry Chatman Jr. was sentenced on Monday to 105 years in prison in the 2018 shooting of Tulsa Lt. Mike Parsons.

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School shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz during a calendar call hearing on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at the Broward Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz is accused of shooting and killing 17 people in February 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

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Cole Wilkins, left, and Deputy David Piquette

Thief Who Caused Freeway Death of Deputy Could Be Released

A man, imprisoned 13 years for the death of an off-duty Los Angeles County deputy, may soon be released under an appellate ruling Tuesday that changed his conviction from second-degree murder to manslaughter.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks after granting pardons for individuals with low-level cannabis convictions during an event at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019.

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On the day before recreational cannabis becomes legal in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced he was pardoning more than 11,000 people who had been convicted of low-level marijuana crimes.

A lengthy federal investigation into the Orange County jail system, triggered by the October 2006 murder of inmate John Derek Chamberlain, has ended with major upgrades in service.

DOJ Closes Jails Investigation

A lengthy federal investigation into the Orange County jail system, triggered by the October 2006 murder of inmate John Derek Chamberlain, has ended with major upgrades in service.

Trooper Morgenn Evans, left, and Oscar Kays

Man Sentenced for Attempted Murder of Indiana Trooper

Judge Steven Fleece previously found Oscar Kays guilty but mentally ill for shooting Indiana State Police Trooper Morgenn Evans during a traffic stop in Jeffersonville in December 2017.

Patrick Jones and employee Alexis Beech

Nashville Detention Center Employees Charged in Escape

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A man who tried to kill two Chesapeake police officers after leading them on a high-speed chase that ended in a shootout in a Portsmouth trailer park was sentenced Tuesday to 33 years in prison.

Officer Anthony Mosomillo

Federal Judge Orders Paroled Cop Killer Back Behind Bars

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Christopher J. Berak, 24 of Macomb Township, looks back toward Sonja Overall, the wife of Oakland County Sheriff's Deputy Eric Overall, during his sentencing on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 at Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac. Berak was sentenced to serve life in prison without parole for the death of Eric Overall. Berak was found guilty by a jury in early November of first-degree murder and homicide of a peace officer for the 2017 Eric Overall's death. The charges stemmed from a Thanksgiving 2017 incident during which Berak hit and killed Eric Overall, 50, with a vehicle at M-15 and Seymour Lake Road in Brandon Township after a miles-long chase that spanned three counties.

Man Sentenced for Killing Michigan Sheriff's Deputy

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Inmates at the Jefferson County jail may be released early and some arrestees may be turned away after the sheriff’s office closes a floor of the facility on Jan. 1 to facilitate a $5.5 million budget cut.

Colorado Sheriff's Office May Release Jail Inmates Early

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