GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A former Montana police chief pleaded guilty Tuesday to distributing child pornography via social media, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana said. William Daly Harrington, 43, entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Brian Morris, who scheduled sentencing for April 13. A plea agreement calls for three other charges to […]
A Louisiana state trooper found out he is being fired around one month after going public with allegations of brutality and racism against his fellow troopers. Carl Cavalier, 33, leaked internal State Police records about the death of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died following a 2019 encounter with troopers. Cavalier criticized the agency […]
A Georgia police officer was fatally shot on his first day with the local police department. Officer Dylan Harrison, 26, was shot dead outside the police station Saturday morning in Alamo, about 124 miles west of Savannah. Harrison’s brother, David Harrison, joined “Fox & Friends” Monday alongside his wife, Kayla Harrison, explaining that his brother […]
Two K-9s with a local sheriff’s office in Florida are recovering after an armed carjacking suspect shot both dogs during a police pursuit early Saturday, authorities said. Volusia County K-9 Ax was shot in the side of his face just after midnight while K-9 Endo was shot in the paw and chin almost two hours […]
There have been far more than double the number of ambush-style attacks on law enforcement so far this year compared to the same time in 2020, national police union records show. As of Tuesday, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) recorded 67 “ambush-style attacks” on officers year to date, with 83 officers wounded — 20 […]
A Dallas police officer was placed on administrative leave by his department after he allegedly killed a cat in distress while on duty, The Dallas Morning News reported. The Dallas Police Department (DPD) said at a news conference that its officers responded to a call of a domestic disturbance just after midnight on Aug. 21. […]
This little girl had a heartfelt call of duty. First responders from Collins, Mississippi got a 911 call that made their day when a young woman dialed in to express her gratitude for their service. Six-year-old Mylah Santa Maria called 911 to deliver an urgent message. “I need y’all to tell the sheriff … that […]
Forty-four percent of registered voters in the July 8-9 survey said they want more police and policing activity in their community. By contrast, 7 percent of respondents said they want less police in their area while 50 percent said they want the same amount of police. A majority of Hispanic voters, 54 percent, want more […]
A top law enforcement advocacy group has claimed attacks on police officers are skyrocketing, citing a recent wave of anti-police rhetoric. On Thursday, the National Fraternal Order of Police claimed these attacks have surged 91 percent in the past year. The organization pointed out 150 officers have been shot, 28 have been killed by gunfire […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd, was sentenced Friday to 22 and a half years in prison, closing a chapter on a case that sparked global outrage and protests. He was granted credit for time served. Prosecutors had asked that Chauvin receive 30 […]
The mother of Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, visited GOP senators Thursday to urge them to support an independent bipartisan commission to investigate the origins of the attack. Gladys Sicknick was joined by her late son’s girlfriend, Sandra Garza, and other police officers on Capitol Hill to make […]
Two sheriff’s deputies in Texas were killed in a shootout in Eden on Monday night over a dog complaint, according to reports. Concho County deputies arrived at a home on the 100 block of Bryan Street in Eden, Texas, to respond to a complaint about a dog around 8:20 p.m. Monday, KSAN/KLST reported, citing an […]
