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Miami-Dade schools settle sex harass lawsuits

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:06:08 -0400

MIAMI - Two female police officers with the Miami-Dade County school system have settled lawsuits accusing the former police chief of sexually harassing them.

Wash. man convicted in Ore. motel shooting case

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:47:13 -0400

ASTORIA, Oregon - Jurors on Monday convicted a Washington state man of attempted aggravated murder and related counts stemming from a February 2012 encounter with police at an Astoria motel and his subsequent time in a county jail.

Omaha task force probes 4 slayings 5 years apart

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:25:24 -0400

OMAHA, Nebraska - A federal, state and local task force is investigating the possibility that the killings of a Creighton University professor and his wife may be linked to the unsolved 2008 stabbing deaths of an 11-year-old boy and his family housekeeper, Omaha police announced Monday.

5 killed in crash in Ill.; van coming from Calif.

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:07:24 -0400

ST. LOUIS - A van carrying 11 men returning from a California religious gathering careened off of a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several times Monday, killing five of them and sending six others to hospitals, authorities said.

Questions linger in shooting of NY college student

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:53 -0400

MINEOLA, New York - As a grieving family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether police should have waited for help, including a hostage negotiating team.

Police officer sentenced for misconduct

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:40 -0400

BALTIMORE - A former Baltimore City police officer will serve three years probation for providing false information in order to secure a search and seizure warrant

Driver who hit officer with car shot, killed

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:59:28 -0400

NORFOLK, Virginia - Norfolk police have shot and killed a man who struck an officer with his car.

Pakistan's presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:03 -0400

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's presumptive prime minister called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government Monday, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army.

Harford County deputy pleads guilty to bribery

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:29:40 -0400

BEL AIR, Maryland - A Harford County Sheriff's Office deputy has resigned after pleading guilty to accepting payments in exchange for providing unauthorized access to police databases.

Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:37:47 -0400

STOCKHOLM - Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man in a mainly immigrant neighborhood hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of an apartment block.

New Peru police chief: Gender no factor in job

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:35:41 -0400

PERU, Indiana - Peru Police Chief Jonie Kennedy said as a kid she loved baseball, and the fact that it was a sport for boys didn't stop her from playing it.

Texas deputy killed in wreck, suspect detained

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:59:36 -0400

HOUSTON - An off-duty Harris County sheriff's deputy has been killed in a traffic accident that's led to another driver charged with intoxication manslaughter.

State police commander receives national award

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:23:10 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson has received the Buford Pusser National Law Enforcement Award for his efforts to promote partnerships among local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.

Family of man killed by undercover cop gets $100k

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:25:05 -0400

BALTIMORE - The family of a man shot and killed by an undercover Baltimore police officer in 2009 has settled a lawsuit against the city for $100,000.

Tucson police fatally shoot man who pulled out gun

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:52:04 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - A 22-year-old was fatally shot by Tucson police after he removed a handgun from his waistband.

Police department looking for victims of con man

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:14:13 -0400

PARK RIDGE, Illinois - Police in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge have a sneaking suspicion that a man arrested on theft charges in March may have scammed dozens more people out of artwork, sports memorabilia, cars and other items.

State takes over Madison police shooting case

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:50:19 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - The Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation of the shooting death in Madison of a man who allegedly charged police officers with a sword.

Tribe's police agency without permanent leader

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:40:50 -0400

FARMINGTON, New Mexico - The Navajo Nation Police Department has gone five years without a permanent leader.

Special officers tempting school security option

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:31:55 -0400

HACKENSACK, New Jersey - They get a little more than half the training of regular police officers, typically work part time for $15 to $20 an hour without benefits, and carry guns - and they might be patrolling the hallways of some North Jersey schools by the fall.

N. Ky. sheriff making big changes

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:07:36 -0400

ALEXANDRIA, Kentucky - A northern Kentucky sheriff has made some big changes during his first few months in office.

Kenya police kill "terror couple"

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:22:19 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya - Police shot dead a couple suspected to be terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off, a police official said Sunday.

Boston police, city to review bombings response

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:19:18 -0400

LOWELL, Massachusetts - Boston's police department and mayor's office will conduct twin reviews of the response to last month's bombing of the Boston Marathon, police commissioner Ed Davis said Saturday.

DA clears Albuquerque officers in 2 shooting cases

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:02:49 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Two Albuquerque police officers who were involved in separate non-fatal shootings have been cleared by the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office.

Carencro chief denies officers took bribes at club

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:35:52 -0400

CARENCRO, Louisiana - A police chief disputes claims that his officers were paid to look away during illegal drug sales and prostitution at a strip club.

Police: gunman kills 1, wounds 2 in New Haven

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:30:28 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Investigators are trying to identify the man who opened fire on several people in New Haven, killing one man and wounding two others as nightclubs were closing.