Man who shot at officers pleads guilty to gun, drug charges
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man who opened fire on officers serving a warrant pleaded guilty to federal gun and drug charges. Randall Comly, 52, is scheduled to be sentenced June 12 in U.S. District Court in Des Moines. He pleaded guilty this month to possession of methamphetamine for sale and two weapons... Read More
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Randall Comly
Man convicted in case tied to disgraced ex-cop exonerated
HOUSTON (AP) — A judge formally exonerated a second person Thursday who had been convicted and imprisoned based on testimony by a disgraced Houston ex-police officer. Steven Mallet had pleaded guilty in 2009 to a drug charge. His brother Otis was also convicted. State District Judge Kelli Johnson declared Steven Mallet innocent days after his... Read More
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Steven Mallet
DA: Man innocent in case tied to ex-cop charged in raid
HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors said Wednesday they believe a second person who was convicted based on what they allege is false testimony by an ex-Houston police officer whose cases are being reviewed following a 2019 deadly drug raid is actually innocent. Steven Mallet had pleaded guilty in 2009 to a drug charge and was sentenced... Read More
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Police ambush suspect arraigned on attempted murder charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of ambushing New York City police officers in a patrol van and then at a precinct was arraigned Monday on attempted murder and other charges. The shootings have led to recriminations from police officials and union leaders who criticized recent demonstrations as creating an "anti-police" atmosphere as well... Read More
Ex-Chicago officer gets 10 years for fatal off-duty shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago police officer convicted of murder for fatally shooting an unarmed man in 2017 was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison. Lowell Houser, 60, sat slumped in a chair between his lawyers as Cook County Judge William Gamboney handed down the sentence. The charges carried a possible sentence of... Read More
Lowell Houser
New Philadelphia police chief starts amid surge in homicides
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The new commissioner of the nation's fourth-largest city police force will start work Monday amid a surge in homicides and calls for action to address ongoing allegations of racism and gender discrimination. Danielle Outlaw, the former police chief of Portland, Oregon, was chosen by Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney from a pool of... Read More
Danielle Outlaw
Man body-slammed by police sues Chicago, officer
CHICAGO (AP) — A 29-year-old man who was knocked unconscious when a Chicago police officer body slammed him onto a street curb sued the city and the officer on Thursday, saying the officer should have known the maneuver was dangerous because he is trained in martial arts. The officer detained Bernard Kersh at a South... Read More
Bernard Kersh
Ex-Los Angeles sheriff reports to prison for corruption
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has reported to prison to begin serving a three-year prison sentence for a corruption conviction, according to federal records. Baca, 77, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, had been free on bail since appealing his obstruction of justice conviction three years ago. The... Read More
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Last man charged in border agent's death faces Arizona trial
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The last of seven defendants charged in the 2010 fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in a case that exposed a botched federal gun operation known as "Fast and Furious" has been extradited to Arizona to stand trial. Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that Jesus Rosario Favela-Astorga, who was arrested... Read More
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Jesus Rosario Favela-Astorga
$1.7M lawsuit settlement in police shooting of ill black man
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento County will pay $1.725 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed after deputies killed a mentally ill black man. Mikel Laney McIntyre was shot by Sacramento County sheriff's deputies in May 2017. An attorney for McIntyre's mother announced the settlement on Thursday, the Sacramento Bee reported. Officers fired 28... Read More
Mikel Laney McIntyre
Judge to sentence Coast Guard officer accused of terror plot
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling guns and drafting a hit list of prominent Democrats and TV journalists is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for his guilty plea to firearms and drug offenses. Christopher Hasson, 50, faces a maximum of 31 years in prison at sentencing by U.S. District... Read More
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Neighbor wanted Hawaii cop killing suspect evicted years ago
HONOLULU (AP) — A next-door neighbor of a man accused of stabbing a woman and fatally shooting two Hawaii police officers said he was assaulted by the suspect years ago and wanted him evicted from their upscale neighborhood near Waikiki Beach. Warren Daniel, who lived next to Jaroslav "Jerry" Hanel and had a restraining order... Read More
Jaroslav "Jerry" Hanel
Suspect in Hawaii officers' deaths described as unhinged
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii handyman with a history of run-ins with police and neighbors faced eviction when he stabbed a woman and killed two officers before the house he and two women were believed to be inside burned, authorities and neighbors said. Police responding Sunday to a call for help at the location found... Read More
Red flag petition filed against officer in fatal shooting
DENVER (AP) — A woman whose son was killed by Colorado State University police in 2017 is trying to have the guns of one of the officers involved confiscated under the state's new red flag law, a move the sheriff calls a classic example of how the controversial law can be abused. In her Jan.... Read More
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