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1 Cop Killed, Another Injured in San Diego Shooting; Suspect in Custody
A police officer and father of two is dead, and another cop is injured after they were shot in San Diego Thursday night. One suspect has been taken into police custody. Police said they were searching for additional suspects. The shooting happened after the two officers, both assigned to the gang unit, made a stop around 11...
Memphis Cop Struck, Killed by Shooting Suspect Fleeing the Scene
A Memphis police officer was killed Saturday evening, after he was struck by a car driven by a shooting suspect who was fleeing police. The officer, identified as Verdell Smith, 46, was an 18-year veteran of the Memphis Police Department, officials said. The chain of events began just before 10 p.m. Saturday when Memphis...
San Francisco police chief quits amid racism row
San Francisco police chief quits amid racism rowSan Francisco's Police Chief Greg Suhr has stepped down hours after a police officer shot and killed a young black woman. The resignation was announced by Mayor Ed Lee, who had asked him to quit. The woman reportedly tried to drive off in a stolen car and ignored calls to stop...
Undercover Md. officer viewed as threat, ‘deliberately’ shot
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — A suburban Washington, D.C., police officer who died in an unprovoked shootout Sunday was deliberately shot by another officer who did not know him and perceived him to be a threat, police said Wednesday. Prince George's County Police Officer Jacai Colson was in plain clothes during the shootout...
A motorist was almost dead, but …
Close call! A motorist was nearly hit by a massive train in Brook Park, Ohio, after his work van got stuck on a railway...
Maryland Cop Dies in Shooting at Police Headquarters
The police officer who was critically injured in a shooting this evening at the Prince George’s County Police Department headquarters died after what authorities called an unprovoked attack on the station. Prince George’s County Officer Jacai Colson, 29, was a four-year veteran who was shot during an exchange of...
Former NYPD officer working as Texas cop killed in shootout at Dallas-area park; suspect also dead
A soon-to-be wed former NYPD cop who relocated to Texas was killed in a shootout Tuesday in a park near Dallas. David Hofer, 29, who grew up in Brooklyn, was responding to a report of a suspicious person and possible gunfire at J.A. Carr Park in Euless, Tex., just after 2:45 p.m., said Police Chief Mike Brown. “On...