5 h. ago Officer killed after a gunman took hostages at a Pennsylvania hospital

YORK, Pa. (AP) — A man armed with a pistol and carrying zip ties entered a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit Saturday and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police in a shootout that also left an officer dead, authorities said. Three workers at UPMC Memorial Hospital, including a doctor, a nurse […]

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8 h. ago Police officer, gunman dead after hostages taken at Pennsylvania hospital

Pennsylvania officials said a man entered a hospital’s intensive care unit in York, Pa., and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police on Saturday.

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12 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Man, 25, accused of drug trafficking in Cambridge

Two people face charges, including a man from Brampton, after a months-long drug trafficking investigation resulted in their arrests in Cambridge. Waterloo Regional Police say officers with the Direct Action Response Team executed a search warrant in Cambridge on Friday. Investigators seized a loaded handgun, crossbow, approximately one kilogram of suspected fentanyl, as well as […]

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31 h. ago AP sues Trump officials after access barred over Gulf of America policy

AP reporters have been barred from attending press events at the White House and Mar-a-Lago, or flying on Air Force One, for not fully following Trump's renaming of the Gulf.

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34 h. ago Two veteran officers named interim Edmonton police chiefs as McFee exits to Alberta government

“The commission received interest from two strong applicants for this role and we’ve decided to hire both as interim chiefs of the EPS"

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34 h. ago End of Dale McFee era: Two veteran officers named interim Edmonton police chiefs

In 2016, Driechel was named during court proceedings for one of the officers convicted of selling steroids within the service. “I have agonized over this every day of my career since that happened," Driechel said Friday

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57 h. ago Calgary police officer charged with assault over shooting incident

A Calgary police officer is facing an aggravated assault charge related to the discharge of his firearm while making an arrest. In a Thursday press release, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said that following its investigation, its findings were forwarded to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service who determined “the evidence did meet their […]

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63 h. ago 11 people arrested after police raid home, seize illegal shotgun

Multiple people face charges after St. Thomas police seized a sawed-off shotgun from a home. Police say officers searched a home on St. Catharine Street on Wednesday shortly before 3 a.m. Eleven people were arrested and a loaded, sawed-off shotgun was seized, police said. A man and woman, ages 32 and 38, were charged with […]

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63 h. ago Two charged after officers break up fight – right outside police headquarters

Two people face charges following a fight outside St. Thomas police headquarters. The confrontation initially started in a Talbot Street parking lot, where a suspect drove their vehicle at another vehicle multiple times, police said. The driver of the vehicle that was struck drove to police headquarters seeking help and the other followed it to the […]

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3 d. ago One person dead following police shooting in southeast Calgary

One person is dead after a Calgary Police Service officer was involved in a shooting in the 6000 block of 17 Ave. S.E. in Penbrooke Meadows on Wednesday morning.

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3 d. ago Retired London police officer charged with historic sex assaults

Ontario’s police watchdog has charged a retired London police officer in two alleged historic sexual assaults. Former London police officer Edward Lane is charged with two counts of sexual assault, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) announced on Wednesday. Officials with the provincial agency say they were notified on Feb. 2, 2022, about sexual assault allegations […]

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3 d. ago Retired London police officer charged with historical sex assaults: SIU

Ontario’s police watchdog has charged a retired London police officer in two alleged historical sexual assaults. Former London police officer Edward Lane is charged with two counts of sexual assault, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) announced Wednesday. Officials with the provincial agency say they were notified on Feb. 2, 2022, about sexual assault allegations against […]

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4 d. ago Man charged with murder as cops seek witnesses to restaurant fire in King Township

A 22-year-old Mississauga man has been charged with murder after a restaurant was set ablaze Sunday in King Township. York Regional Police said they are also seeking witnesses to the incident after officers responded at about 3 a.m. to reports of a fire in the Hwy. 27-King Rd. area, where a building was found to […]

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4 d. ago Man charged after boy, 7, struck by bullet in London home: Police

A seven-year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by gunfire at a home in the north end of the city, London police say. It was about 4 p.m. on Saturday when London police say officers responded to a home near Blanchard Road and Blanchard Crescent, a residential area southwest of the […]

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4 d. ago Neighbours in shock after boy, 7, struck by bullet in London home

Residents in a northwest London neighbourhood expressed shock on Tuesday after police announced charges against a man in connection with a seven-year-old boy who was struck by gunfire inside a home. The seven-year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by gunfire at some point on Saturday morning, police said, adding officers […]

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4 d. ago Neighbours in shock after child, 7, struck by bullet inside London home

Residents in a northwest London neighbourhood expressed shock on Tuesday after police announced charges against a man in connection with a seven-year-old child who was struck by gunfire inside a home. The seven-year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by gunfire at some point on Saturday morning, police said, adding officers […]

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4 d. ago Dying to serve: Dozens of recruits have died in U.S. while training to become cops

Ronald Donat’s longtime dream of becoming a police officer was in jeopardy. The 41-year-old struggled to stand after completing a flurry of pushups, sprints and pullups in the notoriously grueling start of physical training that recruits call “Hell Day.” “You are dead!” classmates recall a sergeant berating Donat, ordering him to sit on concrete at […]

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5 d. ago Seven male suspects sought in Richmond theft of more than $2,400 in fragrances

Officers attending the scene say the suspects got away before police arrived.

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5 d. ago Dallas Mavericks suspend unidentified employee after arrest of assistant coach Darrell Armstrong

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks said Sunday they have suspended an employee they didn’t identify after assistant coach Darrell Armstrong was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Dallas police said officers responded to a call in the predawn hours Saturday. Police said a preliminary investigation determined the 56-year-old Armstrong and […]

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