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Karen Read investigator under fire for inappropriate texts 'relieved of his duties' from Mass. State Police

While Proctor admitted on the stand the messages were “unprofessional,” he insisted the “juvenile” comments had no impact on the integrity of the homicide investigation.

Cops pull over vehicle resembling a UFO on its way to Roswell, New Mexico

Officers in Crawford County, Missouri, encountered something "out of this world" when a unique vehicle caught their attention.

NYPD cops start reporting low-level stops under controversial law: 'Huge pain in the ass'

The controversial new city law requiring NYPD cops to file reports on all low-level investigative stops with New Yorkers officially kicked off Monday -- and rank-and-file officers weren't happy.

Migrant charged in Syracuse murder carried corpse right past cops and got away with it: video

The migrant charged with murdering a young woman on her birthday in Syracuse was caught on video carrying her lifeless body -- right in front of a passing police cruiser,...

NYC store clerk beaten, dragged by shoplifters in brutal caught-on-video clash: 'Next thing I knew I was at the hospital'

Sam Balfour, 63, was behind the counter at the Mobil gas station mart where he's worked for 13 years when the two thugs walked in shortly after 12:30 a.m. Saturday...

8-year-old girl dies in sweltering locked car as mom leaves her to go to work

A 36-year-old North Carolina mom is facing manslaughter and child neglect charges after police said she left her 8-year-old daughter locked in the car while she went to work at...

Ex-police chief facing multiple criminal charges one day after her resignation

Former Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy is now facing a 17-count indictment containing felony and misdemeanor criminal charges a day after she resigned from her position.

Retired NYPD chief busts two teen suspects in his own backyard: 'He doesn't play'

Joseph Reznick, 72, a former deputy police commissioner who ran the IAB before he was pushed out in 2022, held the 15- and 17-year-old males in his yard on 89th...

Kate Major calls estranged husband Michael Lohan 'a psychopath' in heated exchange involving cops

Lindsay Lohan's father filed for divorce four years after marrying Major after an alleged assault.

Driver charged over flipping off state trooper settles suit for $175K

Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in...

NYPD chief makes last-ditch bid to toss his abuse of authority case

Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey was set to face an internal trial Monday over allegations that he wrongfully intervened in the arrest of an ex-cop accused of pulling a gun...

'Multiple people' may be charged in Matthew Perry's ketamine death after police investigation: report

Matthew Perry had an overwhelming amount of ketamine in his system when he drowned in his jacuzzi last year.

Alabama teen, boyfriend killed days apart in same location with police chase into burned church: report

An investigation into both incidents is ongoing by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Cop demoted for using city cameras to track wife he suspected of cheating with fellow officer

Eventually, the dubious cop fessed up to using department-owned cameras around the city to tail his wife.

Rookie cop who arrested Justin Timberlake saved resident's life with Narcan days earlier: sources

An insider exclusively tells us that officer Michael Arkinson, who turns 24 this month, administered Narcan to save a local who was overdosing.

Whacko tries to slice off man's nose with a samurai sword for kissing kin: police

Police said Peter Michael Anthony Tighe flew off the handle when a man kissed a relative in a South Carolina convenience store parking lot -- so he tried to cut...

Jealous ex killed NYC cabbie and then sent his family horrifying photos and chilling voice messages, kin says

A possessive ex-girlfriend charged with stabbing a city cab driver to death sent friends photos of his bloodied body -- and left his family a haunting voice message confessing to...

Karen Read's lawyer claims murder trial for death of cop boyfriend is an elaborate frame-up

But prosecutor Adam Lally, during his closing, said four witnesses testified at trial that Read told first responders, "I hit him, I hit him, I hit him, I hit him."

Pregnant woman who accused three cops of sexually abusing her as teen may have been killed — despite initial suicide finding: pathologist

Sandra Birchmore's death had been ruled a suicide by a state medical examiner after the 23-year-old was found hanging in her Canton, Massachusetts apartment back in February 2021.

Who suffers from defunding the police? This blue city has over 1,000 unsolved murders

One major Midwest city has more than 1,000 murder cases over last decade that remain unsolved as police battle staff shortages, budget cuts.