Dickinson, N.D., police say the workload in its criminal investigations unit has risen dramatically in the last year. Sgt. Dave Wilkie told city commissioners that the unit has seen a 400 percent increase in burglary investigations over the last year. …
Arizona drivers can expect to see a major police presence on the roads the day before Thanksgiving, one of the busiest travel days of the year. The state Department of Public Safety says that highway patrol officers will be stationed …
Police agencies in the Midwest are among those planning stepped up enforcement of seat belt and other traffic safety laws around Thanksgiving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says state police from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio are participating …
The Reno City Council approved a $58,000 settlement on Wednesday with a woman who persuaded a federal jury that a city police officer coerced her to strip naked in his patrol car when she was a teenager more than five …
A man who filed a lawsuit against the Bozeman Police Department in Montana contending two officers used a stun gun without justification and left him with a serious head injury has filed additional motions contending police conspired to cover up …
The Providence Police Department is stepping up efforts to replace outdated bulletproof vests that could expose officers to injury in case of failure. The Providence Journal reports that Acting Police Chief Hugh T. Clements Jr. says the department will spend …
A Wisconsin teen who sued after he was bitten by a police dog has settled the case for $210,000. Seventeen-year-old Nate Livermore suffered permanent damage to his arm two years ago when the dog bit him as he fled from …
The Vermont State Police have paid $7,000 to settle a complaint about the use of a Taser on an uncooperative man with Down syndrome and other disabilities. The money is going to 23-year-old Timothy Bernier of Coventry. The Burlington Free …
Police were reviewing grainy surveillance video Friday to help them determine who was at fault when a car plowed into two women and the two small children they were pushing in strollers across a Santa Ana street. Santa Ana police …
Pelham, Alabama police say they’re searching for suspects after $10,000 worth of damage was done at the city park. Parks and Recreation Director Billy Crandall said he believes the crime might be gang-related and a form of retaliation against the …