Police: Suspect in shooting of two officers not in apartment; search continues
By Tim Darnell | WXIA | May 27, 2017, 7:13PM ET



COLLEGE PARK, Ga – The search for a suspect accused of shooting two College Park officers is continuing after what was thought to be a standoff yielded no results in a local apartment.

Police previously believed they have found the suspect, Kendarrious Chester, barricaded in a Riverdale Road apartment. However, after hours of attempting to negotiate the suspect out of a home, they found no one inside.

The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said Chester is considered armed and dangerous.

The shooting happened at the Red Snapper restaurant, located at Old National Highway and Old National Parkway. Police were responding to reports of a domestic disturbance at the location.

One of the officers was shot in his vest, around the stomach, and the other was struck on his radio. Both are expected to recover.

More at link: http://www.11alive.com/news/crime/manhu ... /443571242

Exclusive: Suspect confesses to C-L reporter; 8 dead, including deputy
By Therese Apel | The Clarion-Ledger | Updated: May 28, 2017, 2:15PM CT

Authorities from multiple agencies took Willie Cory Godbolt into custody in Brookhaven Sunday morning after they say he killed eight people, including Lincoln County Deputy William Durr, 36.

Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain, in a news release, said the shooting spree began at about 11:30 p.m. with a domestic call at 2871 Lee Drive in Bogue Chitto.

Four bodies — three females and the deputy — were recovered there. The second crime scene was located at 1658 Coopertown Road in Brookhaven. The bodies of two juvenile males were located there.

The third crime scene was located at 312 East Lincoln Road. A male and a female were recovered at that location.

Strain said authorities are waiting on the notification of next of kin before releasing the names of the other seven victims.

Durr was a two-year veteran of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department and a four- year veteran of the Brookhaven Police Department.

The identities of the other victims are pending notification of next of kin.

More at link: http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news ... 352133001/

3 officers shot, suspect dead after shooting at Laredo convenience store
Condition of officers unknown
By Ivan Herrera | KSAT.com | Updated June 2, 2017, 7:26PM

LAREDO, Texas - Three police officers were shot and a suspect is dead after a shootout at a gas station in Laredo, said Joe Baeza, spokesman for the Laredo Police Department.

The shootout happened at a Stripes convenience store Friday afternoon near Hillside and McPherson roads.

KGNS in Laredo reports that the person police were looking for is Antonio Gerardo Rodriguez. The 50-year-old woman was identified as Reyna Gonzalez Zamora.

Laredo police had issued an "armed and dangerous" alert. Officers then spotted the suspect at the convenience store. A shootout between police and the suspect ensued.

More at link: http://www.ksat.com/news/3-officers-sho ... ence-store

I can't find anything on the suspect. They are waiting on K9s to arrive for the search. Must be a rural area.

Arkansas cop fatally shot in line of duty, manhunt underway for suspect
By Associated Press | FOX News | June 13, 2017



Authorities in Arkansas are conducting a massive manhunt after a police officer was fatally shot Monday in a small northeastern town.

The shooting was reported about 7:30 p.m. in Newport, about 90 miles northeast of Little Rock.

Lt. Patrick Weatherford, a 15-year department veteran, was shot in the line of duty and died shortly afterward at an area hospital.

Weatherford, 41, was a lieutenant in the criminal investigations division at the Newport police department. He studied criminal justice at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and attended the FBI National Academy, according to his Linkedin profile.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/13/ar ... spect.html

Don't want to add her photo, so take a look at her. An angry POS. The flagpole had a nail in the end of it!
BTW, the Dallas event was peaceful. Seems there were more anti-Sharia people who showed up than antifa thugs.

UPDATE: ANTIFA Demonstrator attacks police horse during March against Sharia in Harrisburg
By Valerie Waltz | FOX43 | Updated at 08:59AM, June 13, 2017

HARRISBURG, Pa.–A Philadelphia woman is facing charges after she attacked a police horse with a flag pole during a demonstration in Harrisburg on Saturday morning.

Lisa Simon, 23, is charged with aggravated assault, illegally taunting a police animal, prohibited offensive weapons, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstruction administrative law. She was arraigned and taken to Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail.

Harrisburg Police tell FOX43, Simon was with a group of ANTIFA counter-protesters.
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During the rally, multiple mounted Pennsylvania State Police Troopers and Harrisburg Police assisted with crowd control as demonstrators moved from the steps of the Capitol throughout the midtown area.

Simon attacked the horse with a flag pole as a Trooper and his equine partner, Sampson, were attempting to move the crowd along the 1200 block of North 6th Street, police said. The flag pole had a silver nail at the top and Simon hit Sampson in the side of his neck, according to police reports.

More at link: http://fox43.com/2017/06/12/demonstrato ... arrisburg/

I don't know if the article says this or not but apparently the flag pole had a nail sticking out of it.

What a horrid person.

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Multiple dead in shooting at UPS facility in Potrero Hill
By Laura Dudnick, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez | SF Examiner | June 14, 2017, 9:12AM

Multiple people are dead in a shooting involving UPS employees at the company’s facility in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood Wednesday morning, a UPS spokesperson said.

UPS spokesperson Steve Gaut said the company’s understanding is that the shooter, a UPS employee, is among the dead.

The shooting was reported around 9 a.m. at the packaging and sorting facility at 320 San Bruno Ave. At least four employees were shot and at least one was taken to a hospital, Gaut said.

There are 850 employees at the UPS facility in Potrero Hill.

Police wrote shortly after 10:30 a.m. that the incident has been contained and the building is secure, but investigators are continuing to look through the building for possible victims or witnesses.

Robert Kim, owner of Action Auto Care located at 2040 17th St. that’s a block from the UPS facility, said at about 9 a.m. he heard six to eight gunshots and saw UPS drivers running east who were “screaming, ‘Shooter! Shooter!'”

More at link: http://www.sfexaminer.com/police-activi ... rero-hill/

One was shot in the hand, the other shot in the stomach (had surgery). Both in stable condition.

Inmate takes own life after shooting 2 deputies at Coffee County courthouse
By WKRN Staff | June 19, 2017, 6:37PM

MANCHESTER, Tenn. (WKRN) – Two deputies were shot by an inmate who took his own life soon after he appeared in court Monday afternoon in Coffee County.

The situation began at 2:30 p.m. when Michael Bell, 37, was in court on charges of kidnapping and evading arrest, among others.

During a press conference early Monday evening, authorities said Bell was in a holding cell after his hearing when a deputy went to get him.

Bell reportedly attacked the deputy and a significant struggle ensued. The inmate was able to get the deputy’s gun and shot the officer one time before running away.

Authorities said Bell then shot another deputy as he was leaving the building.

The inmate then ran to nearby streets where he went into at least one home before leaving. As law enforcement officers closed in, the 37-year-old took his own life in the street.

More at link: http://wkrn.com/2017/06/19/deputy-2-off ... ourthouse/

Latest: Milwaukee jury clears ex-cop in black man’s death
By Associated Press | June 21, 2017

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Latest in the trial of a former Milwaukee police officer charged in a fatal shooting (all times local):

2:30 p.m.

A Milwaukee jury has acquitted a former police officer of first-degree reckless homicide in the shooting of a black man last year that ignited riots in the city.

Jurors on Wednesday found that Dominique Heaggan-Brown, who is also black, was justified when he shot 23-year-old Sylville Smith after a brief foot chase following a traffic stop Aug. 23. Smith had a gun when he ran, but prosecutors said Smith had thrown the weapon over a fence and was defenseless when Heaggan-Brown fired the shot that killed him.

Heaggan-Brown’s attorneys argued the officer had to act quickly to defend himself. Bodycam footage showed 1.69 seconds passed between a shot that hit Smith in the arm — as he appeared to be tossing his gun — and the one that hit his chest.

More at link: https://apnews.com/a7fb42e42c52410d89c71c2cf926dd62

The prosecution in the Heagann-Btrown case said it was reasonable for him to fire the first shot but not reasonable for him to fire a second shot because it was apparent that Smith was then throwing the gun down. Between the first and second shot. It was 1.6 seconds between the shots . these people are flat out nuts.

I'll let you know if rioting begins.

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UNREAL! Hard working people and this happens. Gotta watch the POS in the video. I will be following this.

Baxley Police identify 2 suspects after restaurant assault
By Dal Cannady | WBTV | Updated June 23, 2017

BAXLEY, GA (WTOC) - Police are still struggling for words to describe the attack that took place in Baxley Thursday afternoon after a mother and her daughter were assaulted at their family-owned restaurant.

When you leave veteran lawmen speechless, you've reached a new low.

It happened just after 3 p.m. at the Qwik Chick takeout stand next to U.S. Highway 1. Owner Jeanette Norris says it started when a couple ordered two meals. They complained that their chicken was too cold and that they didn't get enough fries. The owner checked the food and after more discussion, the female suspect attacked her, slapping and punching her in the face. The owner's 15-year-old daughter then walked out of the truck, where she was punched in the face by the male suspect. It knocked her off her feet. The couple drove away as two other customers got there. Police call the assault completely unprovoked.

"I've been here, what, 41 years - 30 of them as chief. I have never seen anything like this. I've never heard of anything like this," said Chief James Godfrey, Baxley Police Department.

Plenty of WTOC viewers who saw this video contacted Baxley Police to give them information on the suspects. Based on that, police are looking for Nathaniel Eric Smith and Latasha M. Smith. They have active warrants for aggravated battery and cruelty to children. They are considered dangerous and have a tendency towards violence.

More at link: http://www.wbtv.com/story/35730353/baxl ... t-incident

Rumpole, you've probably seen this all day on Fox. Gonna put it here as I want to follow the case.
One thug has turned himself in.

New Orleans police hunt suspects in brutal beating of tourists in French Quarter
By Travis Fedschun | FOX NEWS | June 26, 2017

NOPD Incident F-30418-17 begins at 1:35min



Police in New Orleans are searching for four suspects involved in a brutal beating of two tourists during a robbery Saturday night in the city's famed French Quarter that left one victim critically wounded.

Surveillance video released by police late Sunday shows the victims attacked by four black men who beat them, stole their wallets and cell phones, and then fled, according to FOX 8.

Both victims were transported to a local hospital, where one of the victims was listed in critical condition and the other victim was listed in stable condition.

More at link: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/26/ne ... arter.html

I have not been paying close attention to news... but I dont think that got much coverage anyway?

IF there is follow up I may move it to a separate thread

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New York City cop ambushed, shot to death while sitting in truck
By Colleen Young, AP | The Washington Times | Updated: 9:29AM on Wednesday, July 5, 2017



NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer was shot to death early Wednesday, ambushed in a marked police truck and “assassinated in an unprovoked attack” by a man with a revolver who was later killed by officers, police said.

Officer Miosotis Familia, a 12-year member of the department, was wrapping up her shift when the man fired one round through the passenger-side window and struck her in the head. She was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.

“This was an unprovoked direct attack on police officers who were assigned to keep the people of this city safe,” Police Commissioner James O’Neill said, calling it an assassination.

Her partner radioed for help.

“Shots fired! 10-85!” the officer is heard frantically shouting after the gunfire, including the code for an officer down. “My partner’s shot! My partner’s shot! My partner’s shot! Hurry up central!”

More at link: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... y-shot-wh/

Just so sad. It has become so common that it barely makes the news. Thank you Molly.

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It is sad, Carm. We had a LEO shot in the head (two shot, one died) last week in San Antonio, that I missed. I may go find the article and post it anyway. Stay safe up there!

I made it through a visit to Chicago so I'm feeling pretty good

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Good to hear, Carm! I got a story for you in another thread.

Funeral for slain SAPD Officer Miguel Moreno set for Friday morning
9-year veteran shot, killed on duty Thursday
By Van Darden, Adrian Garcia | KSAT | Updated: 4:31PM, July 03, 2017



Moreno, a nine-year veteran with the San Antonio Police Department, was shot and killed Thursday by a suspect identified as Andrew Bice following a confrontation near San Antonio College north of downtown.

Moreno and his partner Julio Cavazos -- who is also a nine-year veteran -- were responding to a suspicious-person call when they approached two suspects in the 200 block of West Evergreen Street.

Police said Bice opened fired on the two officers as they were exiting their patrol vehicle as they were attempting to question him and the second suspect, identified as 30-year-old William Lawson.

Despite being shot in the chin, Cavazos, 36, was able to drag Moreno to the front of the vehicle away from the line of fire and shoot Bice in the buttocks.

The medical examiner ruled Bice’s death a suicide.

On Friday, it was also learned that Moreno, 32, died at 11:11 a.m. of injuries sustained in the shootout.

Cavazos’ condition was upgraded to good condition Monday after undergoing successful surgery shortly after the shooting.

More at link: http://www.ksat.com/news/funeral-arrang ... ay-morning

Not even two weeks into the investigation.

Lawsuit: Ohio police shooting of black man wasn't justified
By Kantele Franco, Mark Gillispie | Associated Press | July 20, 2017

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A lawsuit alleges Ohio police shot and mortally wounded a black man without justification and then conspired to provide misleading information about the July 7 confrontation.

Columbus police say two officers spotted 30-year-old Kareem Ali Nadir Jones walking between cars and behaving erratically that evening. Police say they fired when his behavior escalated and they perceived a threat from Jones, who had a gun.

The federal civil rights lawsuit filed Thursday by his sister, Marica Phipps, alleges that Jones presented no threat and that Officers Samuel James and Marc Johnson repeatedly fired “without cause or provocation” and violated Jones’ constitutional rights.

“It’s our contention that these two officers executed Kareem Jones,” said Andrew Stroth, one of Phipps’ attorneys.

Police body camera video appears to show Jones with his hands up backing away from police who have guns drawn. Jones appears to reach for a gun in his waistband before he is shot.

Phipps has said she thinks Jones was trying to toss the gun. He died three days later.

Police say witnesses reported that Jones didn’t follow officers’ commands to get on the ground. They say a stolen 9mm handgun was recovered at the scene.

Jason Pappas, the president of the local police union representing the officers, called the lawsuit’s allegations baseless and said police are trained to draw their firearms when a suspect is armed.

More at link: https://apnews.com/7adeba42dbad4c59ba7b ... -justified

Dalia Dippolito

You may remember in 2009 when she arranged a "hit" on her husband. Her boyfriend notified police.

When Dippolito returned to her home after an early morning gym visit, it was a "staged crime scene" surrounded by police. They informed Dalia that "her husband had been murdered," untrue, and her acting skills were caught on tape.

Her defense was -- it was all for a TV show, but the production person who possessed the rehersal notes, committed suicide prior to her 2011 trial. Defense attorneys also tried to prove the Boyton Beach PD committed misconduct and violated Dippolito’s civil rights to catch the plot for an episode of the TV show COPS.

In 2011 she was convicted of solicitation to commit first degree murder and sentenced to 20 years. An appeals court overturned the case.

Her second trial ended in a mistrial. Her third trial ended last month in a conviction.

Eight years later, Dippolito was sentenced to 16 years in prison, today.