Author: David CroppAssociated Press SANFORD, Fla. — A Florida police officer has been fired after singing a song titled "Let the Killing Begin" with a death metal band — while on duty and in uniform. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Sanford Police Officer Andrew Ricks had previously notified the city he would leave his job […]
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Pittsburgh sheriff sees surge in gun carry permits after Paris attacks
By Aaron Aupperlee and Rich Cholodofsky The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review PITTSBURGH — Requests for licenses to carry concealed handguns doubled in Allegheny County and jumped sharply in Westmoreland County on Monday, a reaction the sheriffs' offices said they have come to expect in days following mass shootings and terrorists attacks. The Allegheny County Sheriff's Office processed […]
Police: No Oscar for DUI driver who faked seizure during Minn. stop
By Paul Walsh Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS — A motorist roaring along the interstate in Minneapolis at nearly 100 miles per hour was stopped by a state trooper and suspected of also being drunk, the State Patrol says. That’s when the 32-year-old man from Rosemount “immediately went into a seizure-like activity and fell to the ground,” […]