Archive for March, 2011

Conn. Man Shot After Police Slow to Respond to Call

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
West Hartford Police are investigating a shooting incident where a call for help was placed more than an hour before a man was left with critical injuries.

Police hope hat may help identify offender

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Police investigating the stabbing of a Wellington taxi driver a week ago hope a hat left by the offender at the scene may help Police locate him.

Ohio police, firefighters decry bargaining limits

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Unlike Wisconsin's high-profile effort to limit collective bargaining rights for public workers, Ohio's includes police and firefighters — who say it threatens the safety of officers and the people they protect.

DOJ launches investigation of Seattle police

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a formal civil rights investigation into the Seattle Police Department following the fatal shooting of a homeless, Native American woodcarver and other incidents of force used against minority suspects.

Seattle police targeted in U.S. civil rights probe

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
A federal investigation of the Seattle Police Department for possible excessive use of force and discriminatory policing was launched Thursday, Justice Department officials announced.

Justice Department launches civil rights probe of Seattle Police

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
A federal investigation of the Seattle Police Department for possible excessive use of force and discriminatory policing was launched Thursday, Justice Department officials announced.

Police: Car thief caught after he runs out of gas

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Police say a man who stole luxury cars from dealerships in Palm Beach County was arrested after the stolen car he was driving ran out of gas.

Murder police plea to trace man

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Police have released the photograph of a man they want to speak to in connection with a murder investigation in Newport.

POLICE BLOTTER Southold Town

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Southold Town Police arrested a Greenport resident they said brandished what appeared to be a black handgun and robbed another man of $40 in cash and a diver’s watch on the grounds of Greenport High School on the evening of March 22. Police charged Vaughn Creighton, 17, with second-degree robbery, a felony, not long after [...]

POLICE BLOTTER: MARCH 31

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
STORMONT, DUNDAS AND GLENGARRY ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE: NORTH GLENGARRY - At approximately 10 a.m. on March 30, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Ontario Provincial Police officers responded to a report of a domestic incident on Main Street in Alexandria.[...]