Associated Press SUFFOLK, Va. — A Virginia police officer was justified in fatally shooting a man armed with a BB gun that looked like a handgun, according to a state prosecutor. Suffolk Commonwealth's Attorney C. Phillips Ferguson released a report Thursday, saying an investigation showed Officer James Babor's use of deadly force against 28-year-old Corey […]

By Margaret Matray The Virginian-Pilot SUFFOLK, Va. — The man lay on the ground on his back. Thirty feet away, Officers James Babor and Cheryl Abrigo waited for backup. Babor had heard dispatchers’ transmissions on his way to the scene. This man had a handgun, a caller told 911. He had chased three teens down […]

By Michael Balsamo Associated Press NEW YORK — A teenager was convicted Thursday of setting a mattress fire that killed a New York City police officer and severely injured his partner after the two were overcome by smoke and carbon monoxide. Marcell Dockery, 18, was convicted of murder, arson and assault charges in connection with […]