Author: Lt. Dan Marcou By PoliceOne Staff PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger announced Thursday that his foundation will be distributing a grant to police in Ohio. The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation invited police and fire departments nationwide to submit proposals detailing their needs, and the Norwood Police Department will…
Man ‘sextorted’ boys using Facebook, cops say
A New Zealand man has been arrested for creating a Facebook profile of a young woman and using it to lure underage boys to send him explicit photos and video of themselves. Police allege that Cameron Stuart Hore, 27, posed on Facebook as a female teenager named Sarah Ruddenklau —…
Calif. cops move to disband campus ‘Occupy’ camp
BERKELEY, Calif. — Dozens of police in riot gear confronted anti-Wall Street protesters at the University of California at Berkeley as the demonstrators tried to establish an encampment on campus. Television news footage from outside the university’s main administration building late Wednesday night showed officers pulling people off the steps…
Video: Girls fight cops in NY subway station
By PoliceOne Staff NEW YORK — Several police officers confronted four combative girls in a subway station Friday after the girls tried to get on the train without paying, sources said. A video recorded and posted to YouTube by a bystander shows officers attempt to control the girls, who jumped…
Can you help NY cops crack the Gilgo Beach case?
Author: PoliceOne Senior Editor Doug Wyllie In recent weeks, I’ve been in phone and email contact with several of the law enforcers from the Suffolk County Police Department. A while back, I had offered to assist them in any way I could as they continue to probe the multiple murders…
Suspect in Omaha arrest: Don’t fire cops
By Jason Kuiper Omaha World-Herald OMAHA, Neb. — The Omaha assault suspect shown on a video being kicked while subdued by Omaha police officers says the officers involved shouldn’t lose their jobs, but more officers should be disciplined for not stepping in. Robert A. Wagner, 35, was in court Tuesday…
Video: Cops chase ‘man possessed’ on stolen forklift
By Lucy Bogustawski Daily Post NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, England — A man has been jailed for four and a half years for a catalogue of crimes, including a JCB wrecking spree in which he destroyed parts of a village. Nottingham Crown Court was shown police helicopter footage of Steven Regan, 34, driving…
Texas cops accused of confiscating, eating pot brownies
Author: Tim Dees By PoliceOne Staff HOUSTON, Texas — Three officers face accusations of getting high on duty from eating pot brownies they found during an arrest. A police report says officers found marijuana, hallucinogenic mushrooms, weapons, and cash when they arrested Nicholas Hill in May, according to NBC San…
Video: Cops’ bar fight different on city camera, YouTube
By PoliceOne Staff AKRON, Ohio — A fight between police and bar patrons was videotaped from two angles, and each appear to tell a different story. Early last week a YouTube video was posted showing a crowd shout at police officers as they kicked one suspect and struck another with…
Camera catches woman keying cops’ cars, police say
Author: PoliceOne Senior Editor Doug Wyllie By PoliceOne Staff GREENSBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman denies claims that she vandalized police officers’ personal vehicles, but investigators say video proves otherwise. Donna Desport, 54, was arrested after she keyed two cars in the parking lot of the Greensburg police station, according…