All articles tagged with #police officer
Two people were shot near Notre Dame's Eddy Street Commons after a fight; a police officer was wounded (by shrapnel or a ricochet) and another person injured during the melee. Authorities are searching for a heavyset Black man with dreadlocks who fled west; the area was closed, shelter-in-place lifted, and officials say there is no ongoing threat to the campus.
A Pennsylvania police corporal has been charged with voluntary manslaughter for the Aug. 23 shooting of 22-year-old Glenn Pysher, who was unarmed and had his hands in the air after knocking on the wrong door following a night out at a bar; prosecutors say body-cam video shows the officer had non-lethal options such as a taser and fired two shots, killing Pysher.
Karen Solomon, a Massachusetts mental health advocate and wife of Worcester police officer Kurt Solomon, was found dead six days after she disappeared, in what authorities say appears to be a murder-suicide following her husband’s death at their home. Investigators had named her a suspect, released doorbell footage, and recovered a handgun near her body (not a Worcester service weapon) as part of the probe, while an arrest warrant for assault with a dangerous weapon had previously been issued. Kurt Solomon, a 31-year veteran of the Worcester Police Department, died from a sharp-object injury; a wake and funeral were planned as a broad, multi-agency search continued.
The Independent explains how HaveIBeenFlocked lets drivers see if their license plate has been looked up by Flock Safety’s network of over 120,000 cameras. While Flock says the system helps locate missing people, recover stolen vehicles and solve crimes, privacy concerns persist, with public records showing most searches relate to drugs or theft. Flock is cutting data retention from 30 days to seven and adding audit tools to flag abnormal searches; the ACLU calls this a partial win. The piece also notes a North Carolina officer was fired for misusing Flock to stalk an ex-partner.
A 24-year-old Rogers Police Department officer, Fred Marsh, proposed to his girlfriend hours before he drowned while attempting to save her from the Elk River; a fellow officer pulled Hailey to safety, Marsh did not surface, funeral arrangements are planned, and a GoFundMe has been started to support Hailey.
Sean Penn will direct a feature focusing on a police officer involved in the January 6 Capitol riot.
A former Pensacola Police officer, Pierce Cotton, was arrested on two new charges of failing to disclose his HIV-positive status to a sexual partner, bringing the total to three charges. He was booked Friday by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and released on a $30,000 bond; Pensacola Police say he is no longer employed by the department. The first arrest occurred in March. Under Florida law, nondisclosure of HIV status during sex is a third-degree felony. The case includes details of a relationship that led to a pregnancy and messages Cotton allegedly sent about his condition.
Atlanta police are investigating whether a high-ranking officer had an extramarital affair with a federal judge, including sex in the judge’s chambers during working hours; the judge was privately reprimanded by the 11th Circuit for a two-year affair with the officer, whose name and status are not disclosed. The probe follows a clerk's misconduct complaint and court records with corroborating evidence; the 11th Circuit found serious misconduct but noted potential for rehabilitation.
A federal judge is accused of having a sexual encounter with a police officer inside his chambers, according to a new report, raising questions about judicial ethics and potential consequences for the judiciary.
A federal judge, whose identity and district are private, was disciplined by the 11th Circuit for a two-year extramarital affair with a high-ranking police officer, sex in the judge’s chambers during work hours, attendance at a partisan political event, and false statements to investigators; sanctions included letters of apology to six former clerks, stepping down as chief judge, and avoiding Judicial Conference committees, with the panel noting potential for rehabilitation.
A shooting at a Chicago hospital killed one police officer and critically wounded another. The gunman, who was already in police custody for treatment, opened fire on officers before being apprehended as the hospital went into lockdown and investigators began the probe.
A Plymouth police officer, Samantha Pelrine, 31, and her husband Daniel Forand were arrested by Massachusetts State Police on March 26 amid sexual and physical abuse allegations; Pelrine had been placed on leave on March 17 and both have abuse-prevention orders, with arraignment in Plymouth District Court scheduled.
An early-morning suicide bombing outside Moscow's Savyolovsky Station killed a traffic police officer and injured two others. The 22-year-old attacker from the Udmurt Republic died at the scene after the blast; authorities say he traveled from St. Petersburg to Moscow, and motive is not yet known. Putin suggested online recruitment for the attack and possible remote detonation, while investigators opened a criminal case and probe for accomplices.
A two-year-old goldendoodle named JetBlue was left tied to a metal structure at Las Vegas's Harry Reid International Airport after his owner couldn’t complete travel documents. He spent time in care at the airport before going to a rescue, which saw more than 2,700 people apply to adopt him. Las Vegas police officer Skeeter Black, who had been hoping to adopt a doodle, ultimately adopted JetBlue at a weekend event, with JetBlue airline donations helping cover adoption and vet costs.
Shaquille O'Neal offers to cover expenses for 7-foot-3 police recruit Jordan Wilmore after he falls short on his exam, supporting his goal to become a police officer and encouraging him to retake the test.