Author: Val Van BrocklinAssociated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 12-year-old boy is accused of stealing a car from an 89-year-old man in St. Petersburg, Florida, after telling the man his tire was low. Police spokeswoman Mike Puetz says the boy was riding a bicycle Friday morning when he told the man a tire on […]
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Retired NJ officer: A draft beer almost killed me
Author: Val Van BrocklinBy Sam Wood Philly.com ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Richard Washart isn’t planning on drinking a draft beer anytime soon. The last pint he downed nearly killed him. Washart, a retired Ocean City police officer, had gone out for dinner on Nov. 6, 2012 to McCormick and Schmick’s at Harrah’s Casino in Atlantic […]
Video: Texas officer uses cruiser to stop wrong-way DUI driver
Author: Val Van BrocklinBy PoliceOne Staff HOUSTON — Newly released dash cam video captured the moment of impact when an officer stopped a wrong-way driver, flying down a tollway, ABC13 reported. The driver, 18-year-old Gabriella Vialta, was headed inbound in the outbound lanes of the tollway. The responding deputy, Jason Mosley, stopped traffic behind him, […]