MINNEAPOLIS — After three weeks of testimony, a jury needed little more than a day to convict a black Minneapolis police officer of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed white woman who had called 911 to report a possible crime, delivering a guilty verdict that immediately sparked questions...
Dallas Officer's Frantic 911 Call After Shooting Unarmed Man Obtained
DALLAS — The former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in his own home told a 911 dispatcher "I thought it was my apartment" nearly 20 times as she waited for emergency responders to arrive, according to a recording of the call obtained by a Dallas...
Ex-Officer Sentenced to 25 Years in Black Motorist's Killing
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A former Florida police officer received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday for the fatal on-duty shooting of a black musician whose SUV had broken down after a late-night concert. Fired Palm Beach Gardens officer Nouman Raja was the first Florida law enforcement agent in nearly...
Road Rage Suspect Who Killed Deputy Was in US Illegally
SPOKANE, Wash. — The road rage suspect who killed a sheriff’s deputy, wounded a police officer and died in a central Washington state shootout this week was living in the United States illegally, the federal government said Thursday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Juan Manuel Flores Del Toro, 29,...
Walters: 1872 Law Gives Police a License to Kill
Penal Code Section 196, enacted in 1872 when California was the nation’s sparsely populated westernmost frontier, declares that a police officer may lawfully kill someone while “arresting persons charged with felony, and who are fleeing from justice or resisting such arrest.” Similar laws in other states have been overturned by the...
Police: Pilot in Fatal California Crash Had Fake Records
LOS ANGELES — The man piloting a small plane that broke apart over a Southern California neighborhood had false credentials identifying him as a retired Chicago police officer, authorities said Tuesday. Antonio Pastini was killed when the twin-engine plane broke up shortly after takeoff and fell in pieces in Yorba...
California Rookie Officer Fatally Shot Responding to Crash
DAVIS — A 22-year-old police officer on the job only a few weeks was shot and killed by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash, authorities in Northern California said. The suspect, who has not been identified, was later found dead inside a home with...
Suspect in Slaying of Police Officer Ronil Singh Reportedly Captured
The suspect wanted in the shooting death of Newman police officer Ronil Singh was captured in Bakersfield early Friday morning, according to a Twitter post from a Turlock congressional candidate and veterinarian. “Great News..... The fugitive wanted in connection with murder of Newman, CA Police Officer Ronil Singh has been...
Suspect's Truck Found in Slaying of Veteran Valley Police Officer
Authorities launched a manhunt Wednesday after they said a gunman shot and killed a police officer during a traffic stop in the Stanislaus County town of Newman. In an alert, the California Highway Patrol said the suspect, whose name was not known, is considered to be armed and dangerous. By...
Texas Officer Faces Manslaughter Charge in Neighbor's Death
DALLAS — A white Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black neighbor in his home and later said she mistook his apartment for her own parked on the wrong floor of the complex's garage after getting home from work that night, the city's mayor said. Mayor Mike Rawlings...