Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — A judge has declared a mistrial in the prosecution of a Virginia police officer charged with murder in the off-duty shooting of an 18-year-old man at a car wash. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Chesterfield County Circuit Court Judge David Johnson declared the mistrial after a jury said it could not […]
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New Mexico still struggles to hire state police
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Public Safety says it continues to encounter difficulties in recruiting new officers after raising starting salaries by 12 percent. Agency Sec. Scott Weaver briefed state lawmakers Thursday on efforts to better recruit and retain officers at a meeting of the Legislative Finance Committee in […]
Police: Inmate threatens 'lone-wolf style attack' on Obama
Associated Press BOSTON — A Massachusetts state prison inmate has been indicted on a federal charge of threatening to kill President Barack Obama. The Boston Globe reports that 31-year-old Alex Hernandez was indicted on Thursday. He's scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Boston. His public defender says he will plead not guilty. Federal agents launched […]