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Fallen Officer's Daughter Saw Hundreds of Law Enforcement 'Parents' Show Up for her Kindergarten Graduation [Video]

Renee Nelson — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:15:18 +0000

Tissue time! Hundreds of Phoenix police officers converged on a Valley school this week in a show of support for one of their own and his family. Little Tatum graduated this week from kindergarten.

Three Connected to Bombing Suspect Questioned in New Bedford

Taylor Cormier — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:02:04 +0000

The investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing seeped into New Bedford, Mass. on Friday evening with the questioning of several people who knew suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. After local and state police and FBI agents allegedly searched Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s UMass Dartmouth dorm room, authorities swarmed to the Rockdale West apartment complex in New Bedford’s West End. Three [...]

Drunken Jerk Drops Pants, Spanks Off, Sings for Police

Mike Adams — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:26:24 +0000

Across the bayou, it is not difficult to find a crossbreed of stark-raving mad drunkards and dive bar sideshows aggressively humping the legs off civil society. Unfortunately, when there is nothing civilized left for these gutter fiends to devour besides the skin in between their teeth, the only hope for the rest of us is that soon the flood waters will rise again and bury these beasts at sea.

Kindly Cop Wraps $100 in Traffic Ticket

Donald Deane — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:45:57 +0000

When 25-year-old Hayden Carlo was recently pulled over in Plano, Texas, for an expired registration sticker on his car, he naturally got a ticket. But the cop who issued the citation also did something entirely unexpected -- he gave Carlo $100 so he could afford the registration fee.

Don't Delete the Phone Number

Sharon Buck — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:15:19 +0000

I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I’ll admit that. Sometimes when I THINK I do the right thing, it’s not always. I should have done something different this morning with a text I received. This morning I received a text on my phone saying something mean. I did not recognize the number. And [...]

Barefoot Homeless Man in Viral Photo Isn't Really Homeless, Officials Say

Donald Deane — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:37:41 +0000

The story behind the inspirational viral photo of a NYPD police officer giving a pair of expensive boots to a barefoot homeless man continues to unfold. Earlier this week, we learned that Jeffrey Hillman was no longer wearing the boots for fear of his life and now it's come out that he isn't homeless at all.

Cops Make Teen Troublemakers Do Push-Ups

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:33:42 +0000

Last Friday police in North Providence, Rhode Island were called by a woman who had spotted a group of teenagers damaging her mailbox. The cops quickly located the yellow sports car which had been at the crime scene and apprehended the suspects. But instead of booking the five teenagers, the cops opted for a bit of “street” [...]

Should Police Departments Be Allowed to Use Unmanned Drones? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:00:04 +0000

Recently, Congress directed the FAA to revise its safety regulations on unmanned aircraft, clearing the way for more domestic use of drones. This would mean, among other things, that local police departments would be freer to use drones for surveillance.

While having a movable eye in the sky would clearly aid the cops in some of their duties, it also presents civil-liberties issues. According to a new survey of 1,006 adults from the Associated Press-National Constitution Center , the public is split on whether police departments should have this new tool.

Dexter Drug Bust

Andy Capwell — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:25:47 +0000

Dexter police were investigating an 'extremely loud' music complaint and ended up finding what they call a marijuana growing operation. Dexter police chief, Kevin White, says that he and another officer were on routine patrol when they came to the area from which the music was blasting. Chief White says he smelled the strong odor of marijuana coming from an open window in the home.

Drug Bust at Gardiner High School

Andy Capwell — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:26:20 +0000

A random drug search at Gardiner High School, resulted in charges of the sale and use of drug paraphernalia and unlawful drug possession. 44-year old, Tyson Greifzu of Fayette, a math teacher at Gardiner High School since 2000 was charged along with two 16-year old boys.