President praises NYPD for ‘exceptional teamwork’ during briefing on terror caseNEW YORK — President Barack Obama praised the police department on Saturday for its work in disrupting a possible terrorist bombing plot aimed at commuter trains. Sheriff seeks public’s help in Ill. family slaying, says suspect or suspects may be injuredLINCOLN, Ill. — Authorities are seeking the public’s help in solving the slayings of five members of a central Illinois family, saying the suspect or suspects may be injured. Suicide car bomber targets police station in NW Pakistan, killing at least 2, wounding dozensPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least two people and wounding 40 others just days after a militant spokesman warned of more attacks. Spokane County, Wash., sheriff says he’ll bill state $37,000 in hunt for escaped killerSPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane County sheriff says he’ll bill Washington state $37,000 for the cost of hunting down an insane killer who walked away from a county fair field trip arranged by his mental hospital. Man’s lawsuit claims Boston police beat him over cell phone filmingBOSTON — A correctional officer filed a civil rights lawsuit against six Boston police officers Thursday, claiming they severely beat him because they became angry when they saw him filming them with his cell phone. Roadside bombs kill policeman and 6 Iraqi soldiers in Mosul, BaghdadBAGHDAD — Two roadside bombings in and around the restive northern Iraq city of Mosul and a third in Baghdad killed six Iraqi soldiers and a policeman on Wednesday. Roadside bombs kill policeman and 4 Iraqi soldiers in Mosul, BaghdadBAGHDAD — Two roadside bombings in and around the restive northern Iraq city of Mosul and a third in Baghdad killed four Iraqi soldiers and a policeman on Wednesday. Mexico raid on drug suspects turns up cash-stuffed envelopes addressed to police, pressMONTERREY, Mexico — Soldiers raiding a drug gang safehouse in northern Mexico found money-stuffed envelopes earmarked for various police forces and one marked for “press,” authorities said Tuesday. Ex-cop who staged disappearance in Alabama, stole $60K, fled to Vegas gets 16 months in jailHUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A former Alabama police officer has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for stealing from his department, faking his abduction and fleeing to Las Vegas. Claim seeking $5 million to $15 million filed against Everett, Wash., in fatal police shootingSEATTLE — A woman has filed a claim for $5 million to $15 million over a police shooting in which her father was Tasered, then fatally wounded by officers responding to a report of a drunken driver. AP Exclusive: Texas liquor board agents rarely disciplined, experts say probes are flawedDALLAS — The Texas alcohol agency under fire for its raid at a gay bar rarely punishes its officers for misconduct, and officers’ supervisors are usually the ones who conduct disciplinary investigations. Experts say that method increases the likelihood of flawed probes. Wyoming police department fires 2 officers who used Taser on 76-year-old tractor driverCHEYENNE, Wyo. — A small-town police department in Wyoming has fired two officers who chased down and used a Taser on a 76-year-old tractor driver during a parade in August. Northern Ireland raises alert against IRA dissidents as new police chief begins 1st day on jobDUBLIN — Police in the British territory of Northern Ireland mounted increased checkpoints and patrols Tuesday as their new commander began his first day’s work under the shadow of Irish Republican Army dissidents. G-20 protesters allege Pittsburgh police harassment in suit, ask for emergency hearingPITTSBURGH — Two protest groups filed a lawsuit Monday asking for an emergency hearing into allegations that Pittsburgh police harassed them in the run-up to the Group of 20 global economic summit. Afghan police want more training, not more international troopsKABUL — Police officials from some of Afghanistan’s most violent regions questioned the need for more U.S. troops, saying Monday it would increase the perception they are an occupying power and that the money was better spent on local forces. Police chief dons stocking mask for mock robbery at Mich. high school, prompting lockdownMONTROSE, Mich. — A masked police chief planning to surprise Michigan high school students in a forensic science class ended up sparking a brief lockdown after being spotted by a cafeteria worker. Expecting justice: Downtrodden Ill. community grapples with racially charged fatal shootingROCKFORD, Ill. — The anger spread almost as quickly as the news: an unarmed black man was fatally shot by two white police officers inside a northern Illinois church-run day care filled with children. Police chief tells AP motive for Yale graduate student’s killing may never be knownNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Without a confession from a Yale University technician charged with killing a graduate student and bride-to-be in the medical school lab where they worked, authorities may never know the motive, the police chief said. 4 former Chicago police officers admit they barged into people’s homes, stole moneyCHICAGO — Four former members of an now-disbanded Chicago police unit admitted Friday to taking part in a brazen scheme in which they barged into homes and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from suspected drug dealers and others — once after withholding insulin from a diabetic man until he told them where to find the cash. Prosecutor: Teen planned ‘apocalypse’ in school attack that injured 9 in GermanyANSBACH, Germany — An 18-year-old who stormed his school armed with an ax, knives and Molotov cocktails in an attack that injured nine people had marked the date in his calendar with the words “apocalypse today,” German prosecutors said Friday. Prosecutor: Teen planned ‘apocalypse’ in school attack that injured 9ANSBACH, Germany — A German prosecutor says an 18-year-old who stormed his school armed with an ax, knives and Molotov cocktails in an attack that injured nine people had marked the date in his calendar with the word “apocalypse.” Police say suicide bombing at market in northwest Pakistan kills at least 7 peoplePESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a hotel in a northwest Pakistan market on Friday, killing seven people in a possible sectarian attack, police said. Police in killing of Yale University graduate student stake out Conn. hotel roomCROMWELL, Conn. — Police say they’re watching a hotel room in Connecticut where a “person of interest” in the killing of a Yale University graduate student has been staying. Conn. police lab tries for speedy DNA tests to decide fate of Yale ‘person of interest’HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut police lab is expediting tests on the DNA of the “person of interest” in the Yale killing so he can be charged or vindicated soon. Mont. officials seek to assure residents about jail contract with security companyHARDIN, Mont. — The vice president of Hardin’s economic development agency is trying to assure residents that its contract with a California company to operate and expand a private jail is legitimate. Trip to New York sparks terrorism investigation of Colorado airport shuttle driverAURORA, Colo. — The Colorado airport shuttle driver identified by law enforcement as having possible links to al-Qaida holed up in his Denver-area apartment Wednesday, not wanting the media storm surrounding his case to cause trouble for his company, his boss said. Conn. police officer resigns after being charged with posing as twin brother in sex encounterORANGE, Conn. — A Connecticut police officer has resigned after being accused of posing as his twin brother to have sex with a woman. LA County sheriff’s deputy kills unarmed man he feared was reaching for gun, deputy saysLOS ANGELES — Authorities say a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has fatally shot an unarmed man he feared was reaching for a gun. Police: Fake officer with flashing red light arrested after stopping mayor of Shreveport, La.SHREVEPORT, La. — Police say a man impersonating an officer with a flashing red light in his car has been arrested after he pulled over the wrong driver — the mayor of Shreveport, La. Former Orange County assistant sheriff gets 27 months in federal prison for tax evasion, fraudSANTA ANA, Calif. — A former Orange County assistant sheriff has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for tax evasion and mail fraud. |
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