Police in New York City have taken a 27‑year‑old man into custody after he allegedly hurled snow and ice at officers during a park fight. The incident happened in Washington Square Park earlier this week, sparking a debate about public safety and protest tactics. Authorities say the man, identified
A murder that shocked a German town in the mid‑1990s finally has a suspect. In 1994, the body of Amy Lopez, a 24‑year‑old student from Texas, was found near the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress in Koblenz. Children had discovered her partially naked, badly bruised head and multiple stab wounds. The cri
The number of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that local police departments receive has jumped sharply in recent years. In one suburb, the police office logged 350 requests in 2025, compared with just 53 in 2021. Early this year alone, the department has already seen 71 new filings; if th
A former police captain has stepped into the world of writing. He has created a new book series. The first book is called \"Knights on the Graveyard Watch. \" It is set in a fictional city in western Pennsylvania. The story revolves around two officers. One is an experienced cop named Danilo Venko.
Portland's city council finally passed a law to create an independent police review board. This happened four years after people voted for it. The board is supposed to keep an eye on the police. But the council made some big changes to the plan. They did this after talking to the police for a long t
A Denver sports bar, El Mecca, is in hot water. The city might take away its license because of suspected prostitution. This all started when the Denver Police Department got a tip about some shady stuff happening there. They looked into it and found some concerning things. Back in October 2024, po
In a sudden turn of events, a grocery store in Joliet, Illinois, became the scene of a heated altercation. The incident, which took place at Tony's Fresh Market, involved a 47-year-old woman who allegedly attacked her boyfriend both inside and outside the store. The altercation began on West Jeffer
The first time Rhea Seehorn caught viewers’ attention was not on a blockbuster film but in the gritty world of 1990s police procedurals. A small role in a long‑running Baltimore series helped her build a foundation that would later support her breakout performances. The show was known for its realis
The incident happened on Feb. 7 in the Morningside area of Atlanta, when a Waymo autonomous vehicle entered an active police scene on Cheshire Bridge Road. Police and SWAT teams were already engaged with a barricaded gunman who had just fired shots, wounding two officers. The Waymo cut through a li
In Norfolk, Virginia, a recent court decision gave the green light to the use of Flock Safety's license plate cameras. These cameras, which are now over 700 in the Hampton Roads area, have sparked a heated debate. The judge ruled that they don't violate privacy rights because they don't track people
