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A federal judge sentenced the former Craig Beach Police Chief, Andrew Soloman, to five years in prison. former Craig Beach Police Chief is scheduled to appear before a federal judge today to be sentenced for a child pornography conviction. Thirty-six-year-old Andrew Soloman pleaded guilty in March to receiving child pornography. Investigators say Soloman received files … Read more
LIVINGSTON, TN – An investigation is underway to determine how a 2-year-old in Overton County was injured on Friday night. Family members of Kayden Blodgett claim a “county cop in Livingston” hit the toddler outside his family’s home on Swan Lane, but Overton County Sheriff John Garrett told News4 the incident is still under investigation. … Read more
A former Des Moines officer who faced criminal charges related to planting methamphetamine on a suspect in order to make an arrest has been sentenced to probation. Court records show Tyson Teut, 31, of Johnston pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of non-felonious misconduct in office. The crime is a serious misdemeanor and could have … Read more
Montague acting Police Chief Christopher Bonnett has been charged with assault and battery on a family/household member. The criminal case against Bonnett was filed at Greenfield District Court on Friday, according to the court’s docket, when Bonnett was also arraigned. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 2-1/2 years in jail and a $5,000 … Read more
The State Police overtime abuse scandal, involving dozens of troopers, was a “conspiracy,” according to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. Baker made the remark Friday, days after three current and former troopers were arrested on federal embezzlement charges, the Boston Globe reports. “I anticipate this conspiracy goes back a long time,” Baker said. Baker late last … Read more
Over the weekend, a 46-year-old homeless man died while Anaheim police tried to arrest him. Officers began receiving calls on Saturday around 5:30 p.m. about a man acting “bizarrely” near the 1000 block of West Lincoln Avenue. He reportedly ran in and out of traffic and appeared to want to get struck by a car, … Read more
Razan al-Najjar is the latest victim in Israel’s onslaught of Palestinians to go viral. The 21-year-old nurse was shot dead by a sniper. Her only weapon? A wad of medical gauze. She’d been treating protestors who’ve been rallying for their right to return to homes they were expelled from as refugees. Unfortunately, the death of … Read more
A partial settlement has been reached in federal lawsuits filed by a Buffalo Township couple whose flowering hibiscus plants were mistaken for marijuana last fall. Edward Cramer and his wife, Audrey, both in their 60s, sued township police and a Nationwide Insurance agent. The couple allege they were handcuffed and forced to sit in the … Read more
Missouri – A former Stone County deputy was sentenced Friday to 120 days in jail after he admitted to fatally striking a pedestrian with his car and then fleeing the scene. Shawn Bouley, 41, was given the “shock time” and probation in connection with a Jan. 22, 2017 crash that killed 45-year-old Bradley Bizzle. Police … Read more
/center> Raphael A. Sanchez, who was chief counsel at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Seattle when he opened credit cards and took out loans using the personal information of vulnerable immigrants, has been sentenced to four years in prison. He took a plea deal with the Justice Department, which was approved by … Read more
/center> A Portland man fatally shot early Friday outside a sports bar near Portland State University by campus police officers was a U.S. postal worker and father of three daughters who served in the Navy and married his high school sweetheart, friends say. They identified the man as Jason E. Washington, 45. Friend Alyssa LeCesne … Read more
/center> Lt. Robert C. Sasser had a well-documented history of misconduct as a Glynn County police officer, but nothing outdid his final spectacle of violence Thursday when he shot and killed his estranged wife and her boyfriend, before fatally shooting himself in the head. The incident has left authorities in Glynn County exposed to charges … Read more