PRINCETON, Ind. — A Gibson County Sheriff’s deputy convicted of child seduction will face three years in prison, a judge ruled this week. Daniel Greer, 30, was sentenced Wednesday after he was found guilty at trial January 11 in Gibson County. He plans to appeal the conviction, according to court records. Gibson Superior Court Judge … Read more
SEATTLE — The former chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges that he stole immigrants’ identities and used them to defraud banks and credit card companies out of more than $190,000. Raphael Sanchez, 44, resigned Monday, the same day prosecutors filed charges of wire fraud and … Read more
Police in Gatineau, Quebec, say two cows they shot and killed Thursday were aggressive and a threat to residents. Police fired their guns at least 10 times to shoot and kill one of the animals running loose in the community of Masson-Angers. Police said the animals were found wandering on Montreal Road West near George … Read more
/center> A trucker was driving through Illinois last week when he says a police officer sped past him going way above the speed limit – while chatting on his cellphone. Brian Miner decided to take the law into his own hands and honked his horn repeatedly, prompting the officer to pull over. In a video … Read more
DURHAM, North Carolina – A former Durham County sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges related to his relationship with an underage girl. Christopher Kelly worked as a school resource officer at Hillside and Northern high schools, and acted as a mentor to a 14-year-old girl before their relationship turned sexual. Kelly pleaded guilty to … Read more
Fear no more that heart-in-throat moment when a police officer knocks on your driver’s side window and you think to yourself, “oh shit. Now what?” Because the answer is to just put the car in gear and cruise away—at least, if you live in Wisconsin. Earlier this month, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that a … Read more
Aug. 7, 2014 HELMETTA, New Jersey – Richard Recine’s 36-year career as a police officer came crashing down this week after he was caught on camera saying police do not have to follow the Constitution because President Barack Obama doesn’t either. On Thursday, Recine — who had retired from the Franklin police force in 2006 … Read more
CROWN POINT — A plea hearing by a 56-year-old former Illinois policeman on child molestation charges was moved to March 6. James E. McGee, of Yorkville, Illinois, was convicted in March 2010 of three counts of child molestation on allegations he repeatedly sexually abused a female from the ages of 9 to 15 in East … Read more
Lawmakers are considering eliminating the authority of Alabama police and prosecutors to seize and keep citizens’ property and money without actually convicting them of any crimes. Unsurprisingly, prosecutors and sheriffs in Alabama would like to keep the gravy train going. But they’re surprisingly blunt in admitting that they’re in it for the money. In Alabama, … Read more
A man who claims a retired Chicago detective beat him into a false murder confession is expected to have his 1998 conviction tossed later today. The man’s attorney said he planned to call retired detective Reynaldo Guevara to testify today at a scheduled hearing about whether he repeatedly beat the defendant, Ariel Gomez, and whether … Read more
LINN COUNTY, Kansas – A former Linn County school resource officer accused of having sex with a student now faces more charges. David Huggins, 45, appeared in court Tuesday on what was supposed to be his preliminary hearing in a case that got him fired from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office and as a school … Read more
HONOLULU – Family members of a man who says four officers forced him to lick a urinal allege the extent of the abuse is worse than first reported. Mary and Melody Ingall flew to Oahu from the Big Island on Sunday after learning their brother, Sam, is at the center of a federal police brutality … Read more