An Idaho man who reported a road rage encounter with a Portland, Ore., police captain is suing the officer and city. In August 2011, Todd Wyatt waved his gun and badge in the window of his truck after he and …
If a purse with $900 is stolen, the victim probably would call the police. If a computer hacker steals $900 from that same person’s bank account, what then? Call the police? Could they even help? As it is now, local …
A suburban Houston council has decided to charge insurers extra when firefighters and police officers are summoned to accident scenes. The Houston Chronicle reports Missouri City’s governing council has voted to recover from insurers the expenses the city incurs when …
A group of Vermont lawmakers and the heads of disability and civil rights groups are pushing legislation that would create new rules governing police use of electronic stun guns. They held a news conference on Tuesday to unveil a bill …
Police in Butte, Mont., say officers in unmarked cars issued 30 citations in three days to motorists violating the city’s ordinance against texting or talking with a cellphone while driving. A first offence fins is $100. Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff John …
Police in the Phoenix suburbs of Chandler and Mesa say they’re trying to track down an arsonist who torched five cars and targeted several others. Chandler police spokesman Sgt. Joe Favazzo says fires destroyed four cars in rapid succession starting …
Houma, La., police and Terrebonne Parish authorities are encouraging business owners to help out with an effort to protect all of downtown Houma with surveillance cameras. There are 40-50 cameras in downtown Houma now, police Sgt. Albert Pierre said. But, …
From thefts of maple syrup to grave markers, snowplow blades and sunglasses, police in New Hampshire dealt with an array of weird crimes in 2011. Some were brazen, some just plain inexplicable. Among the former was a man’s attempt to …
South African police say 19 people were killed when an overtaking car smashed head-on into a minibus taxi as the nation’s holiday accident toll continues to grow. Sergeant Mmako Mophiring said both vehicles caught fire after they collided Monday on …
New Castle County, Del., police say two teenagers have been arrested after allegedly stealing pipe from a construction site. Officers say about 8:30 p.m. Monday, a witness reported seeing two suspects take property from the construction site at Andromeda Drive …