Alaska woman steals police car with husband handcuffed in back
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – An Alaska woman accused of stealing a police car with her husband handcuffed in the back seat faces several charges including theft and hindering prosecution, troopers said on Friday.
Denver man sent to prison for stealing dead mom’s retirement benefits
DENVER (Reuters) – A 73-year-old Denver man was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for concealing his mother’s death for more than a decade in order to cash her Social Security and other pension checks, prosecutors said on Friday.
Protesters rally at California jail after deputies arrested
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Several dozen protesters gathered on Friday outside the California jail where three correctional deputies were accused of beating to death a mentally ill inmate last week, according to news reports and images on social media.
Court upholds contraceptive mandate against Indiana nonprofits
(Reuters) – A group of religiously affiliated nonprofit organizations in Indiana must comply with the Affordable Care Act’s provision allowing their employees to get insurance coverage for contraception, despite their religious objections, a federal ap…
Ex-college band member gets four years for Florida hazing death
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A former member of a Florida college marching band was sentenced on Friday to four years in prison in the 2011 death of a drum major, concluding a series of criminal trials resulting from a case that drew wide attention to col…
California passes bill to help immigrant crime victim visa applicants
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California legislators have voted to help undocumented immigrants who are victims of violent crime by introducing time limits on law enforcement’s response to their U.S. visa applications, in an attempt to standardize police f…
Police show in force for funeral of Texas deputy killed in shooting
HOUSTON (Reuters) – More than 10,000 law enforcement officers from across the United States attended the Houston funeral of Harris County Deputy Darren Goforth on Friday, remembering him as good-natured man who brought dignity to the profession.
Videos a focus of probe into Illinois policeman’s slaying
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Investigators in northern Illinois on Friday pieced together several videos to build a visual timeline around the fatal shooting of a veteran policeman while a $50,000 reward was offered for information leading to the apprehension a…
Massachusetts police officer to be charged with hoax shooting claim
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts police officer who sent a Boston suburb into lockdown earlier this week after reporting that an unknown assailant shot at his patrol cruiser will face criminal charges for allegedly making up the whole thing, police s…
Undocumented immigrant to stand trial in San Francisco waterfront shooting
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An undocumented immigrant accused of shooting a woman along San Francisco’s famous waterfront in a killing that has ratcheted up the national debate over immigration will stand trial on murder and weapons charges, a judge rule…
