By PoliceOne Staff TEMPE, Ariz. — A man suspected in the drive-by shooting of a deputy who was conducting a traffic stop killed himself in front of detectives Wednesday, ABC 15 reported. An investigation into the shooting that left a deputy wounded led detectives to the man’s home. Detectives planned to speak to the 51-year-old […]
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In rare move, feds indict former SC officer in fatal shooting
By Bruce Smith and Meg Kinnard Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Two things stand out about this week's indictment of a white former South Carolina police officer on federal civil rights charges in the death of unarmed black motorist Walter Scott: Such charges from the feds against an officer are relatively rare, and they send […]
Unsupervised, handcuffed murder suspect in cruiser takes Fla. cops' guns twice
By Gal Tziperman Lotan Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. — A murder suspect left handcuffed and unsupervised in the back seat of an Orange County Sheriff's Office vehicle broke a divider in the car and twice got his hands on deputies' shotguns, court records show. The first time, he managed to load the gun before deputies […]