A gunbattle between Palestinian police and Hamas militants killed six people Sunday, security officials said, in the deadliest outbreak of violence since President Mahmoud Abbas began a crackdown against Hamas two years ago.

Much has been made about Atlanta police union head Sgt. Scott Kreher saying he'd like to hit Mayor Shirley Franklin with a baseball bat.

A gunbattle between Palestinian police and Hamas militants killed six people Sunday, security officials said, in the deadliest outbreak of violence since President Mahmoud Abbas began a crackdown against Hamas two years ago.

A Surprise police officer spends his shifts patrolling in a black Ford Mustang designed to spot offenses that may not occur in the presence of a police cruiser.

It's a police officer's nightmare scenario: Confronting someone who appears to be an armed suspect and opening fire, only to discover that person was actually an officer not in uniform.

Three Palestinian police officers and one Hamas militant were killed in an exchange of gunfire in the northern West Bank town of Qalqilya, Palestinian police said.

A 22-year-old South Side man was ordered held in lieu of $300,000 bail Saturday after being accused of stealing the gun of a Chicago police officer who is in a medically induced coma following a traffic accident, authorities said.

South Korean police fought with anti-government protesters overnight to break up a rally for former President Roh Moo-hyun, whose suicide a week ago has triggered growing criticism of his successor.

MELROSE - Twenty-three city employees earned $100,000 or more last year, with police officers dominating the ranks, along with a handful of school department administrators, according to a Globe review of public payroll records.

The Police Department is seeking feedback on its plan to use funds from a grant it is seeking. The department is eligible for $13,054 under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. The department intends to use this funding to supplement its community policing programs and activities, including police mountain bike patrols in local parks, teaching Internet safety classes ...