By Lisa Cornwell Associated Press CINCINNATI — A 911 caller who reported a man waving a gun in a Wal-Mart before police fatally shot him and found he had an air rifle he took from a shelf could be charged with making a false alarm, a judge ruled. Fairborn Municipal Court Judge Beth Root ruled […]
<h1 class="entry-title">Category: NEPBA Police Updates</h1>
Detective names suspect in Pittsburgh cookout ambush that killed 6
Associated Press PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh man arrested a third time on drug and weapons charges stemming from a police search three years ago is a suspect in a cookout ambush last month that killed five adults and an unborn child, a detective testified Thursday. Allegheny County Detective Steve Hitchings testified at a bond hearing […]
Minn. considers ban on phone cases that look like guns
Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers want to ban cellphone cases that look like handguns due to concerns that they could be mistaken for a real firearm. Legislation that would make it illegal to buy, possess, manufacture or sell the gun-replica phone cases cleared its final committee Wednesday and now awaits action on […]