7 d. ago Inmate fatally shoots North Carolina officer before being caught in stolen vehicle, sheriff says

Authorities in North Carolina say an escaped inmate fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun, then fled in a stolen vehicle before being captured in another county

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7 d. ago Gunman started fire, then fatally shot 2 firefighters in ambush attack, Idaho officials say

Authorities say a man armed with a rifle started a wildfire and then began shooting at first responders in a northern Idaho mountain community, killing two firefighters and wounding a third

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1 week ago New Orleans jail escapee Antoine Massey is captured but police say one more inmate still on the run

Antoine Massey was arrested after a six-week pursuit, while convicted murderer Derrick Groves is still at large

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1 week ago Scots cops say underworld killings in Costa Del Sol "not linked" to gang war on home turf

Scotland's most senior police officer says the fatal shootings of two men in Spain were not planned in Scotland or are linked to ongoing gangland violence here.

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2 w. ago Jury awards $2.25 million to Georgia couple in suit over autopsy images of decapitated baby

A jury has awarded a Georgia couple $2.25 million in their lawsuit accusing a pathologist of posting graphic videos of an autopsy of their decapitated baby

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2 w. ago Police officer who followed BMW before fatal crash denies he was pursuing car

Muhammad Qasim, 29, died after failing to negotiate a bend and crashing into a tree in the early hours of October 2 2023, an inquest heard.

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2 w. ago UK tourists warned as rabies case detected in Spain province

The Foreign Office website said the case of the 'almost always fatal' virus had been reported this month

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3 w. ago Tasmanian police officer fatally shot on rural property while serving warrant

Deadly shootings are rare in Australia due to its strict gun laws

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3 w. ago Authorities still searching for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota state lawmakers

A massive search is stretching into its second day for a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her suburban Minneapolis home

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3 w. ago Federal judge recuses himself days before sentencing Memphis officers accused in Tyre Nichols' death

The judge presiding over the federal case against five former Memphis police officers convicted in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols has recused himself from further proceedings, just days before four of them were scheduled to be sentenced

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3 w. ago Jury finds New Orleans police officer who shot and killed puppy violated rights but has immunity

A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy violated its owners’ constitutional rights but had qualified immunity, a federal jury found

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4 w. ago A New Orleans police officer who fatally shot a puppy will face a jury lawsuit trial

A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy is being sued by the dog’s owners in federal court

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