WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A former South Florida police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Corey Jones is claiming self-defense under the state’s “stand your ground” law. Attorneys for Nouman Raja filed court documents Thursday asking a Palm Beach County judge to dismiss the charges. “This is a classic case of self-defense,” attorneys … Read more
July 31, 2015 CALHOUN COUNTY, MI – A Calhoun County sheriff’s deputy was suspended without pay following her arrest last month in Kalamazoo on suspicion of drunken driving. Noemi Garza, a six-year veteran of the sheriff’s office assigned to duties in the county jail, was given a 14-day suspension June 29 by Sheriff Matthew Saxton … Read more
AUG 4 2015 A Sarasota, Florida, cop seen on a video tossing peanuts at a handcuffed homeless man has resigned, officials said Tuesday. Officer Andrew Halpin, a nine-year veteran of the Sarasota Police Department, was under investigation after the surveillance video taken at the Sarasota County Jail on July 18 was made public last week. … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — If your cellphone is stolen, what are the chances the police will go after the thief? Pretty slim right? But, when Apple loses a phone, it can be a different story altogether. On one recent morning, Rick Garcia and his wife Shannon Knuth woke up to a posse of San Francisco police … Read more
A state district judge in Comal County said God told him to intervene in jury deliberations to sway jurors to return a not guilty verdict in the trial of a Buda woman accused of trafficking a teen girl for sex. Judge Jack Robison apologized to jurors for the interruption, but defended his actions by telling … Read more
High-crime Baltimore’s top cop was fired Friday after failing to halt the surge in killings that have turned Maryland’s largest city into one of the deadliest in the country. Police Commissioner Kevin Davis was relieved of his command by Mayor Catherine Pugh, who said it was time for new leadership to deal with the murders. … Read more
CHATTANOOGA, TN – A former Chattanooga Police officer is accused of possessing child pornography. Bryan Moody III is facing one count of possession of child pornography in federal court. According to court documents, filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee, Moody “knowingly accessed and attempted to access with intent to view material that contained an … Read more
BELLEVILLE, Ill. – An Illinois state trooper has been found guilty of misdemeanor aggravated assault during a roadside search in East St. Louis. Corey Alberson of Swansea faced a felony aggravated battery charge for pulling down a motorist’s pants and examining his buttocks with a flashlight. The driver wasn’t charged with any violations. A St. … Read more
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – An officer who threatened to send nude photos of his former girlfriend to their colleagues on a Florida police force has been found guilty of extortion. The SunSentinel reported that jurors took just 20 minutes Wednesday to decide that James Krey, 40, threatened to release the photos and a sex video … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department made a big deal about going green with a fleet of electric BMWs. But our David Goldstein has discovered some of those cars are sitting in the garage. Here is a full script of Goldstein’s investigation: “This is part of a million-dollar pilot program. You’re really supposed … Read more
LAS VEGAS – A former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer Arthur Sewall is already a convicted sex offender. Now he’s facing new charges in a case that’s over 20 years old. Court records show it’s murder in connection with another sexual assault. A rape test kit processed last year broke the case with a … Read more
New Jersey – The former Edison officer, dubbed the lingerie cop after he admitted to showing up to a hotel in uniform in 2012 and pressuring a woman to model underwear, says he should still be a cop, according to a recent lawsuit. Anthony Sarni, 43, who settled two lawsuits with the town in 2016 … Read more