By Hailey Branson-Potts Los Angeles Times SALINAS, Calif. — The chief of the Salinas Police Department had his unmarked car broken into last week and an assault rifle stolen from the trunk. Four days later, the department-owned AR-15 had not yet been found, Chief Kelly McMillin told The Times on Tuesday. “As a career police […]
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Video: Texas officer uses pepper spray on passing motorcyclists 'to clear lane'
By Diane Smith Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth police officer, caught on video this month pepper-spraying passing motorcyclists, said he used the inflammatory substance because he wanted the motorcyclists to move out of the lane next to his patrol car during a traffic stop, the officer wrote in his incident […]
Justice Department reaches settlement with NJ police
Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — Federal officials have reached a settlement with the city of Newark over the way its police department conducts its business. U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said Wednesday that he has recommended to a judge that former New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey serve as a monitor over the department for five […]