Dog, Marines teach about veterans
SOUTH TAMPA — Preschooler Max Gerrish liked how the German shepherd Elvira was “so soft.” He and his classmates at Primrose of South Tampa also were amazed how well the 6-year-old service dog could...
View ArticleChicago says it’ll release shooting video per judge’s order
CHICAGO – The city of Chicago said today it will comply with a judge’s order and soon release a video of a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times – images that some worry could lead to...
View ArticleBrandon High principal looks back and ahead to retirement
BRANDON — Veteran Carl Green wasn’t expecting the focus to turn on him at the unveiling of a garden at Brandon High School, where the retiring principal welcomed to the ceremony students and community...
View ArticleSeminole man accused of threatening St. Pete mosque
TAMPA – Federal authorities on Tuesday arrested a Seminole man in connection with telephone calls made to a Pinellas County Islamic mosque threatening to firebomb it and to kill people there. Martin...
View ArticlePolice: Two Minnesota girls missing since 2013 found at farm
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. – Minnesota authorities today located two teenage sisters from Lakeville who have been missing for more than two years. The girls were found at a horse farm in western Minnesota after...
View ArticleLos Angeles County officer found shot to death in station parking lot
A Downey, Calif. police officer was found fatally shot while sitting inside his personal vehicle in the police station's parking lot, officials said early Thursday. Two male suspects ran toward Officer...
View ArticleFrance seeks EU aid, launches new airstrikes on Islamic State
PARIS – France made an unprecedented demand Tuesday that its European Union allies support its military action against the Islamic State group and launched new airstrikes on the militants’ stronghold...
View ArticleOfficial: Minneapolis police shooting vids won’t be released
MINNEAPOLIS – State investigators looking into the fatal police shooting of a black Minneapolis man during a scuffle have several partial videos of the incident but won’t release them despite demands...
View ArticleLive coverage: Manhunt for suspects in shooting of Downey police officer
Downey police Officer Ricardo Galvez, found shot to death late Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, in a vehicle in the department's parking lot, was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. (Courtesy photo)...
View ArticleVeterans are never forgotten in Sun City Center
SUN CITY CENTER – Last week many Americans honored veterans who have served our country through generations of military service. And nowhere were the ceremonies more solemn than in Sun City Center....
View ArticleOfficials: Suspected mastermind of Paris terror attacks, cousin died in raid
PARIS – The Belgian jihadi suspected of masterminding deadly attacks in Paris died along with his cousin in a police raid on a suburban apartment building, officials said Thursday. Paris Prosecutor...
View ArticleSlain Los Angeles County officer was targeted
DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — An officer shot to death while sitting in his car in the parking lot of Downey police headquarters was apparently targeted, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said Thursday....
View ArticleSlain Downey officer Ricardo Galvez was ‘a very good man and a great Marine’
Flowers begin to fill an area in front of the police station in Downey, CA on Thursday, November 19, 2015. Downey police officer Ricardo Galvez was shot and killed in the police station parking lot in...
View ArticleMinneapolis mayor seeks federal investigation into shooting
MINNEAPOLIS — The mayor of Minneapolis on Monday asked for a federal civil rights investigation into the weekend shooting of a black man by a police officer during an apparent struggle. Mayor Betsy...
View Article1 arrested in brazen Westfield Century City Rolex robbery
CENTURY CITY — Authorities today announced the arrest of one of two men accused in the armed robbery of a Rolex store at the Westfield Century City mall in August. The heist occurred about noon on Aug....
View ArticleLos Angeles County officer found shot to death
DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — A police officer in the city of Downey was found shot to death in the parking lot of police headquarters and a hunt is...
View Article3 arrested in shooting of Los Angeles County cop during apparent botched robbery
Three young men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of killing a California police officer and former Marine in what investigators described as a botched robbery as the lawman sat in his own car after...
View ArticleThe Latest: Historic Paris suburb filled with armed police
PARIS – The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris. (All times local): 11:20 a.m. Armed security officers have fanned out around the historic Paris suburb of Saint-Denis during an hours-long standoff...
View ArticleOfficers identified in fatal Minneapolis shooting
MINNEAPOLIS — Two Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man are seven-year veterans, including 13 months each with the city, authorities announced Wednesday....
View ArticleAt the site of Downey police officer's death, his family weeps
At the spot where Downey Police Officer Ricardo Galvez was fatally gunned down, they gathered by the hundreds Thursday evening. The air was quiet, reverent and mournful. The silence was pierced...
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