As part of his plea, he agreed to relinquish his MCOLES certification making him now ineligible to be a police officer ...

Former County Sheriff's Sergeant Ronald Leggitt has been sentenced to seven days in jail and two years' probation for assaulting an inmate.

The FBI and U.S. Justice Department — which has a Civil Rights Division that handles criminal cases involving law enforcement misconduct, including instances of excessive force — are also ...

Joseph Tucker Harris, 29, was arrested on felony charges of aggravated assault, filing a false report and misdemeanor ...

A Roanoke police officer is no longer on the force after being accused of using excessive force while arresting a man in October. James William Harding Jr., 37, was arrested Oct. 16 following a ...

At least 58 people have been arrested and detained following a statewide sweep by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Police said Andre Casey was able to conceal a weapon and removed it while in handcuffs in the back of the police car.

THEFT UNDER $5,000 A 37-year-old man was arrested on Thursday morning in the first block of Seventh Street after the Brandon ...

The families of two people struck and fatally injured by police cruisers in separate incidents filed lawsuits Friday, Jan. 24. Attorney Ven Johnson and civil rights attorney Ben Crump were expected to ...

Six prisoners claim in a lawsuit that they were subjected to unwarranted violence and sexual assault by correctional officers during a series of September raids at Delaware’s largest prison.

Federal authorities released the findings of an investigation Thursday, January 16, 2025 that revealed a pattern of unlawful ...

These problems and others contribute to a pattern or practice of excessive force that violates the constitutional ... pleaded ...