West Valley City • For a few seconds before a police officer shot a man in a garage of a West Valley City house last week, the man had his left hand raised in the air. Then he abruptly pulled his right hand out of his pocket and a West Valley City police officer fired, … Read more
BELLINGHAM, Washington — Keaton Farris was never convicted of forging the $355 check that landed him in the Island County Jail. But he did receive a death sentence. Farris had been behind bars for 18 days when he succumbed to dehydration — naked, alone, on the floor of cell H-2 — in April 2015. He … Read more
California police fired what sounded like more than 30 bullets at a packed car in a shopping store parking lot, killing a black father of three and injuring a young woman in the latest US law enforcement shooting to spark backlash. Police in Barstow, two hours outside of Los Angeles, killed 26-year-old Diante Yarber, who … Read more
California – The photo is dark and blurry, but as the police tell it, it shows all you need to know. Pedro Montanez, 71, a short, slight, barefoot man, stands in a dark parking lot in a defensive stance, with his knees bent slightly and his left arm outstretched. In his right hand, he clutches … Read more
As 15-year-old Damon Grimes lay dying in the middle of Rossini Drive last August, Michigan State Police Trooper Mark Bessner crouched over his body. “He’s got a pulse, and he’s breathing. He’s unconscious,” Bessner said into his police radio, adding later, “He slowed down. We tased him, and he crashed out.” Grimes had been driving … Read more
Prosecutors will not seek capital punishment for a former Las Vegas police officer charged in a woman’s 1997 shooting death. Chief Deputy District Attorney Giancarlo Pesci said Tuesday that the death penalty review committee at the Clark County district attorney’s office did not approve pursuit of the most severe punishment for 51-year-old Arthur Sewall Jr. … Read more
The Wichita police officer who fired the shot that killed Andrew Finch after a swatting call will not face charges, District Attorney Marc Bennett said Thursday. Bennett said he had to make a determination based on Kansas law and law handed down by the Supreme Court, which says that when determining if an officer acted … Read more
The Sacramento Police Department has ordered officers to keep their body cameras and microphones on after community members criticized the muting of footage minutes after the Stephon Clark shooting, according to a department email obtained by The Sacramento Bee. The department sent the memo to rank-and-file officers last Wednesday, saying officers “shall not deactivate or … Read more
COLUMBIANA, Ala. — A former police officer charged with murder in the death of his exhibitionist wife pleaded not guilty Monday, and the victim’s mother tearfully said she believes him. William Jeffrey West, 44, entered the plea during a hearing in Shelby County, Alabama, where he is charged in the death of 42-year-old Kathleen Dawn … Read more
Dave Reiling was watching television in his trailer when he heard the sound of breaking glass in his Meadowview neighborhood. Startled, he went outside and discovered two of his trucks’ windows were broken and saw a man in a hooded sweatshirt. Reiling dialed 911 to report the incident. But three weeks later, knowing his call … Read more
DALLAS – A supervisor for the U.S. Border Patrol killed a woman with whom he was romantically involved and her 1-year-old child before calling 911 claiming to have discovered the bodies near a park along the border with Mexico, Texas authorities said Tuesday. Ronald Anthony Burgos Aviles, 28, was being held without bond in the … Read more
Two Louisville police officers shot and killed a homeless man after he lunged at them with a screwdriver, according to body camera footage released Monday. The officers were responding to a disorderly conduct call on Sunday evening when they encountered 45-year-old Russell Bowman, who they said became confrontational and told them to shoot him, the … Read more