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Mass Casualty Incident Declared After Boat Hits Ferry

1 killed, others injured in hit-and-run incident in Florida

(Newser) - A ferry packed with more than 40 people was struck by a boat near a bridge in Clearwater, Florida, Sunday night, leaving one dead, multiple others injured, and authorities searching for answers. The boat fled the scene after crashing into the ferry near the Memorial Causeway Bridge, the AP...

1 Killed, 11 Injured in Myrtle Beach Shooting

Altercation in entertainment district led to gunfire and police response

(Newser) - A busy Saturday night in Myrtle Beach's tourist district was shattered when a gunman opened fire in an incident that left one person dead and 11 others injured. The Myrtle Beach Police Department says just before midnight, officers noticed a "disturbance involving multiple individuals" in the coastal...

He Taunted Cops Online to Come Find Him. They Did

Tennessee's Devon Bart has been arrested over domestic assault warrant after online dare

(Newser) - When a Tennessee man brazenly taunted law enforcement on social media to come find him, he might not have anticipated that they'd take the challenge seriously—resulting in an arrest that proves the reach of both digital footprints and the law. Fox News reports that 25-year-old Devon Bart...

Woman Set Aflame on Tram in Germany
Woman Set Ablaze
on Tram in Germany
Mar 17, 2025 3:00 AM CDT

Woman Set Ablaze on Tram in Germany

Attacker flees after setting woman on fire in Gera tram

(Newser) - A 46-year-old woman was set on fire by an unknown assailant as she rode a tram in Germany's eastern city of Gera Sunday morning. The attacker poured a liquid over the woman before setting her ablaze, then fled after passengers pressed an emergency button to stop the tram, the...

Houston, We Have a Drug-Addicted Rat Problem

City to eliminate narcotics evidence seized prior to 2015 as critters are getting high in police storerooms

(Newser) - Authorities in Houston, Texas, are looking to destroy long-held evidence that has spawned "drug-addicted rats" in police storerooms. At a Friday press conference, Houston police chief J Noe Diaz described "over 1.2 million pieces of evidence" held by the city's police, including notes from a 1947...

Cop Finds Dead Man in Back of Police Car

He may have become trapped after seeking shelter from the weather

(Newser) - Police in Houston are trying to figure out how a man ended up dead in the back of a police vehicle. The body was found Saturday afternoon in a marked police Ford Explorer parked outside a city-run drug and alcohol treatment center, ABC News reports. "An officer with our...

Animal Welfare Check Ends With 7 Dead Dogs

Ex-deputy Connor Brackin is accused of gunning down 7 dogs on a Tennessee property

(Newser) - An investigation continues into an incident earlier this month in Tennessee that left seven dogs dead, with a local deputy accused of gunning them down while responding to a call. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation , Connor Brackin, a now-former deputy with the McNairy County Sheriff's Office, showed...

Chief: Off-Duty Officer Asked for 'Suicide by Cop'

Officer was shot after injuring 2 colleagues

(Newser) - An off-duty police officer who was shot and killed by a colleague on Monday had been seeking "suicide by cop," according to Detroit Police Chief James White. The chief said officers who responded to a 911 call about a suicide in progress Monday afternoon were confronted by the...

After Man Complains About Police Parking, Officer Calls to Make Animal Noises

NYPD officer also pretended to be a 'seductive' ex in calls to citizen

(Newser) - A New York City police officer has been fined for carrying out a bizarre campaign of harassment against a citizen who complained about police parking on the sidewalk and in front of fire hydrants. "I left a voicemail for him in which I pretended to be a former romantic...

Cop Who Ignored 'Courtesy Cards' Awarded $175K

NYPD officer says half the drivers he stopped had police union-issued 'get out of jail free' cards

(Newser) - A New York City police officer who took a stand against reckless drivers using the "courtesy cards"—aka "get out of jail free cards"—handed out by police unions has been awarded $175,000 in a lawsuit against the city. Mathew Bianchi says that when he...

Tyreek Hill Has Watched the Police Footage

NFL player wants officer fired but says, 'I could have done better'

(Newser) - Tyreek Hill told CNN he felt like he was in a movie when he was pulled from his car, restrained, and handcuffed on his way to work Sunday in Miami. The Dolphins wide receiver has now seen that movie, after the release of police body-camera footage . Hill included regret in...

Tyreek Hill Asked an Important Question
Tyreek Hill Asked an
Important Question
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Sep 10, 2024 9:07 AM CDT

Tyreek Hill Asked an Important Question

Washington Post columnist ponders his, 'What if I wasn't Tyreek Hill' query

(Newser) - After Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was handcuffed by police before being released to play in the season opener, he had one big question at a press conference later on: "What if I wasn't Tyreek Hill?" Writing for the Washington Post , Candace Buckner's reaction to that...

Bodycam: NFL Player's Police Encounter Escalated Over Car Window

Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill is shown being taken down to the ground

(Newser) - The Miami-Dade Police Department on Monday released more than 100 minutes of bodycam footage from various officers involved in the traffic stop and subsequent detention of Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill before Sunday's game . The department says in a statement that it is releasing the footage earlier than is...

Dolphins Player Handcuffed on Ground Before Opening Game

Officer who detained Tyreek Hill has been placed on administrative leave

(Newser) - Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins was handcuffed and placed face down on a street outside the team's stadium after he was stopped for speeding and reckless driving Sunday morning before the Dolphins' first game of the season, an incident that left the star wide receiver baffled and resulted...

Another State Creates a Police Buffer Zone
Another State Creates
a Police Buffer Zone
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Aug 4, 2024 3:10 PM CDT

Another State Creates a Police Buffer Zone

It's now illegal in Louisiana to get within 25 feet of an officer if ordered back

(Newser) - A new law in Louisiana makes it illegal for people—citizens and journalists alike—to get within 25 feet of police if ordered to back off. A story by ProPublica and Verite News notes that the state becomes the fourth to enact such a police buffer zone, following the lead...

Recruit Sues Denver Police Over 'Barbaric Hazing Ritual'

Victor Moses had to have both his legs amputated after collapsing during 'fight day'

(Newser) - A police recruit who had to have both of his legs amputated after losing consciousness and repeatedly collapsing during fight training at Denver's police academy is suing those who allegedly forced him to continue the "barbaric hazing ritual" after paramedics ignored warning signs.
  • Victor Moses, 29, alleges in
...

Post Office Lets Police Monitor Americans' Mail

Thousands of requests to log the outside of letters are approved each year, per the Washington Post

(Newser) - The Washington Post reports that the US Postal Service allows law enforcement agencies to monitor the mail of Americans—or at least the outside of it—on a fairly regular basis. The postal service has received more than 60,000 such requests since 2015, and it has honored virtually all...

Department Fires, Arrests Officer in OnlyFans Video

Sean Herman now faces felony misconduct charges

(Newser) - A cameo in an adult video has cost a Nashville police officer his job, and possibly more. Sean Herman was fired from the Metro Nashville Police Department on May 9 after detectives identified him in an OnlyFans skit centering on a mock traffic stop, NBC News reports. Herman, 33, was...

Minneapolis Officer Killed by Man He Was Trying to Help

Police say Jamal Mitchell was 'ambushed'

(Newser) - A Minneapolis police officer was killed Thursday when he responded to a shooting call and was providing medical attention to a man who shot him in what authorities are calling an ambush, authorities said. The fallen officer was identified as 28-year-old Jamal Mitchell, a father who was engaged to be...

Louisville Has a Word With Detective Who Arrested Golfer

Police chief says body camera should have been used during confrontation with Scheffler

(Newser) - Police Detective Bryan Gillis broke department policy last week during his arrest of the world's No. 1 golfer by not turning his body camera on during the confrontation, the mayor and police chief of Louisville said Thursday. Scottie Scheffler was taken into custody while in town to play in...

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