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1 killed, at least 7 hurt in Orlando shootings

ORLANDO, Fla. - One person was killed and at least seven were critically wounded in a shooting inside a downtown Orlando high-rise building Friday morning, authorities said. The suspect was described as on the loose and extremely dangerous. Complete Story...

ID man accused of hitting troopers to be evaluated

A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for an Idaho man accused of intentionally driving his pickup truck into a pair of Idaho State Police motorcycle troopers parked along an interstate median.

Victims relieved ‘Ether Man’ may be in custody

Pamela Fowler will never forget the nightmare of being sexually assaulted by the brutal and elusive “Ether Man” — but she takes heart in knowing police may finally have him in custody after an 18-year crime spree in which he preyed on attractive, athletic college girls.

Mexican official: Disband local police forces

Mexico's top security official on Friday proposed disbanding Mexico's 2,022 municipal police forces and combining them with state law enforcement agencies to better combat corruption and crime.

Former victim locks eyes with Garrido in court

After 32 years, Katie Callaway Hall thought she had put away the horrible things that Phillip Garrido did to her during eight hours of terror long ago. But when the man accused of kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard for 18 years locked eyes with Hall in a California courtroom, it all came rushing back.

Mayor chooses deputy chief to head LA police

A respected Los Angeles Police Department veteran credited with cleaning up a devastating corruption scandal was picked by the mayor Tuesday to become the next police chief of the nation's second-largest city.

6 Greek police officers wounded in attack

Gunmen on a motorcycle fired on a suburban Athens police station with automatic weapons late Tuesday, wounding six police officers, authorities said.

Wash. state officer charged in fatal shooting

A police officer was charged Monday with manslaughter in the shooting of a man after his car was boxed in by police responding to reports of a drunken driver in a restaurant parking lot.

Parents of missing Va. student fear foul play

The parents of a 20-year-old college student who disappeared at a Metallica concert aren’t kidding themselves: Even as they cling to hope that she’ll return to them unharmed, they admit that the most likely explanation of why she’s missing involves foul play.

They awoke under car that smashed into home

It was the ultimate rude awakening: A 4 a.m. wake-up call delivered by an automobile in a cascade of noise, debris and hot, leaking engine fluids.

Attorney: Student hit by Calif. police at fault

The attorney for a police officer shown on video striking an unarmed San Jose State University student with a baton says the student was to blame for the incident.

LA officials unveil $437M police headquarters

The Los Angeles Police Department has been handed the keys to its new headquarters.

Idaho man faces 3 felonies for hitting troopers

Prosecutors say an Idaho man diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia was traveling at high speed when he intentionally smashed his pickup truck into a pair of Idaho State Police motorcycle troopers parked along an interstate median.

American’s murder in Paris baffles police

Justin Little was a fun-loving young college student with a sense of adventure. Now his grieving family is left to wonder whether that adventuresome spirit may have led to his bludgeoning death.

Britain deploys permanently armed police in London

Wielding submachine guns and pistols, British police are making rare armed patrols in crime-blighted London neighborhoods — a change in law enforcement tactics that may prompt calls for the wider use of weapons by the country's traditionally unarmed Bobbies.

Official: Arson burns Seattle police vehicles

The Seattle Fire Department says several police vehicles were set aflame by an arsonist at a city maintenance and storage yard.

Albuquerque reserve officers to return in November

The Albuquerque Police Department plans to reinstate about 25 reserve officers after reports that a volunteer officer went undercover to nab suspected prostitutes prompted new department rules forbidding volunteers from making arrests and signing complaints.

Maine AG: Police shooting of immigrant justified

Two police officers were legally justified when they fatally shot a 26-year-old Sudanese immigrant in an incident that sparked anger and unrest in the Sudanese community in Maine's largest city, the state's top prosecutor ruled Friday.

Chicago police probed for posing with suspect

The Chicago Police Department is investigating several of its officers accused of forcing a college student they arrested during last month's G-20 summit in Pittsburgh to pose for a group photo with them.

Mich. man denies WWII crimes in deportation case

An 88-year-old retired auto engineer told a judge Tuesday that he never shot Jews while serving in a Nazi-controlled police force during World War II, during an initial hearing over whether the government can deport him.

Report: Little to show for Detroit camera system

A newspaper says Detroit police have little to show for at least $18.5 million spent since 2001 to equip patrol cars with video cameras.

Situation becomes ‘Desperate’ on ‘Housewives’

Susan remained convinced that Danny Bolen was Julie's attacker, and she all but led an angry mob against his family, at one point nearly squishing him beneath his friend's car. Then came word from the police that surveillance tape showed Danny drinking in a liquor-store parking lot for an hour during the time Julie was attacked, clearing him. Susan felt awful, but she couldn't take back what she'd done, and Angie's family is paying the price. Not only is the family receiving threatening phone calls, but someone spray-painted "LEAVE" on their house and threw garbage all over the lawn.

Gunmen kill 1 police officer, wound 6 in Guatemala

Two separate attacks on police in Guatemala have killed one officer and wounded six more.

Calif. city settles officers' claims

A southern California city agreed Tuesday to settle a lawsuit brought by current and former police officers who said they were discriminated against and harassed because of their connection to two local Hispanic leaders.

Mexican coastal cities to create tourist police

City officials in Mexico's Baja California state are drafting plans for a bilingual police force that caters to American tourists headed south of the border.

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Doctors sold baby after telling mother it was dead
Source: brisbanetimes.com.au

Three doctors and a nurse have been arrested for allegedly selling newborns after telling their mothers they had died.

Cross dressing widower uses wife's gym ID
Source: abc.net.au

A man who wore women's clothing to use his dead wife's gym membership has appeared in a Hong Kong court.

Fugitive gives own mug shot to newspaper
Source: abc.net.au

A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mug shot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.

Why Would This Man Try to Burn Down His Beloved Church?
Source: blogs.ocweekly.com

The bizarre case of the Huntington Beach man charged with trying to burn down Orange County Church of Christ not one, two, three but four times (!) just keeps getting bizarrer.

The LAPD fights crime, not illegal immigration
Source: The L.A. Times

Earlier this month, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that 11 more locations across the United States have agreed to participate in a controversial law enforcement program known as 287(g).

Fort Hood shootings: God is great: Last words of Fort Hood gunman before being shot by police heroine
Source: the Mail online

Lightly-built and a mother of one, she is the woman credited with stopping the bloodshed at America's largest military base. Police Sergeant Kimberley Munley confronted gunman Nidal Malik Hasan and, despite being wounded in both legs, brought him down with four shots.

N.J. jury convicts Fla. man in 'fat defense' trial
Source: msnbc.com

A New Jersey jury rejects a Florida man's claims that he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law and convicts him of murder.

Orlando office building locked down after shooting
Source: Yahoo! News

Orlando office building locked down after shooting ORLANDO, Fla. – Police have surrounded a Florida high-rise after gun shots were reportedly fired.

Senior Citizens Arrested for "Illegally" Playing Tennis
Source: tennis.fanhouse.com

Here we go again. How many stories like this are we going to get? Stories of senseless tennis violence. And what do you get when this happens?

Reviews Raise Doubt on Training of Afghan Forces
Source: The New York Times

WASHINGTON — A series of internal government reviews have presented the Obama administration with a dire portrait of Afghanistan's military and police force, bringing into serious question an ambitious goal at the heart of the evolving American war strategy — to speed up th …

Missing, endangered' woman arrested for false report
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A 24-year-old woman reported as "missing and endangered" allegedly lied about being kidnapped, police said.

MLB pitcher busted for drugs, speeding in Hazel Dell
Source: koinlocal6.com

HAZEL DELL, Wash. - Tim Lincecum, star pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, is facing charges of misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia use after being stopped for speeding on I-5 last week.

AFP journalist detained in Iran
Source: BBC News

A journalist for Agence France Presse has been detained by Iranian security forces, the news agency has said.

Babysitter 'hid' missing US child
Source: BBC News

Police in the US state of Florida have found a baby, reported missing six days ago, alive under her babysitter's bed.

Doll buried in coffin after fake pregnancy
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

A New Zealand woman has admitted burying a doll in a coffin to dupe her partner into believing she had been pregnant.

Cash discovered in op shop donation
Source: abc.net.au

Volunteers at a Salvation Army store in the Melbourne suburb of Rowville made a shock discovery as they were sorting through donations dropped off last week.

NYPD: Scalper tried to bribe cop with Yankees tix
Source: The Boston Herald

NEW YORK — New York City police say a scalper arrested for selling fake World Series tickets outside Yankee Stadium tried to win his freedom by bribing an officer with seats.

Cops string up suspect
Source: The Boston Herald

This suspect is fretting now. A Newton man, who cops said appeared intoxicated, was arrested on Smith Street in Roxbury near Tobin School early Tuesday evening after allegedly trying to strike an EMT with a Mandolin.

7 Killed in military base shooting
Source: abc.net.au

Seven people have been killed in a shooting at a major military base in Texas, United States media outlets have reported.

Suspected serial killer charged as police work to identify 11 bodies
Source: Guardian Unlimited

A man living in a house strewn with rotting corpses was remanded in custody today pending trial for murder, after a prosecutor called him "an incredibly dangerous threat".

Sheriff: No Promises On Safety In Sacramento
Source: KCRA.com

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. -- Safety and quality of life may be suffering in the Sacramento County because of a dwindling law enforcement staff, according to the county sheriff.

7-Month-Old Missing for 5 Days Found Alive In Box Under Baby Sitter's Bed; Sitter Previously Charged With 3-Year-Old's Disappearance
Source: ABC News

Shannon Lea Dedrick was reported missing from her home in the rural part of the Florida panhandle by her parents on Saturday morning.

Gang takes flour after drug sting goes wrong
Source: Telegraph

A gang made off with 80 kilograms of flour after police set up a drugs sting but went home before their targets arrived.

Victims relieved \'Ether Man\' may be in custody
Source: msnbc.com

After the arrest of a man police suspect of being the \

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