South Carolina officer’s lawyer embraces infamous cases
(Reuters) – When a South Carolina policeman was acquitted of manslaughter after beating a suspect to death in 1987 in a station house, his lawyer was Andy Savage, who has built his reputation on taking cases many others would avoid at all costs.
U.S. Secret Service officer arrested for burglary with handgun
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Secret Service officer was arrested by police in Washington on Friday for allegedly trying to break into the home of a woman while carrying a handgun, according to a police report.
Officials release video of Boston cop shooting
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts officials on Friday released video footage showing the near-fatal shooting of a Boston police officer last month by a man who was subsequently shot dead by other officers.
FBI offers $310,000 reward in 1995 fatal Arizona train derailment
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The FBI offered a $310,000 reward on Friday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the 1995 derailment of an Amtrak train in the remote Arizona desert that killed one person and wounded about 1…
New York responders spend hours getting 700-pound man to hospital
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City firefighters used a rope-and-pulley system on Friday in an hours-long struggle to move an ill 700-pound (317.5 kg) man from his sixth-floor apartment into an ambulance, the New York affiliate of CBS TV reported.
Armored car spills cash on Texas highway: police
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Brinks Armored Truck spilled a bag full of cash on a Texas highway on Friday, slowing traffic as motorists stopped on the road to scoop up money, police said.
Ohio college basketball player who had rare brain tumor dies
(Reuters) – Lauren Hill, an Indiana native who scored the first basket of the Mount St. Joseph University women’s basketball season in November while suffering from a rare inoperable brain cancer, died on Friday at age 19, officials said.
Colorado man convicted of kidnapping toddler, making child porn
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado man was convicted by a federal jury on Friday of repeatedly kidnapping a toddler from a couple he was staying with in California and producing child pornography which he shared online, prosecutors said.
Ex-NY Assembly speaker loses bid to dismiss corruption charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver lost a bid on Friday to dismiss the federal corruption charges he faces due to public statements a top prosecutor made that the once-powerful politician called prejudicial.
Hikers stranded on Alaska glacier rescued after five days
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Three hikers stranded since the weekend on a glacier near Anchorage were rescued on Friday morning by the Alaska Air National Guard, military officials said.
