Tag: Police
An LA Cop Was Caught Appearing to Fondle a Dead Woman’s Breasts on Body Camera Footage
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. The Los Angeles Police Department caught one of its officers appearing to molest a woman’s corpse on body-camera footage. The officer, who hasn’t been named, turned off the device, but a two-minute buffer later captured the incident, according to the Los Angeles […]
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Virginia Beach Police searching for suspect following armed Subway robbery
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Virginia Beach Police Department is searching for a suspect who robbed a Subway restaurant at gunpoint Wednesday night. According to police, at 8:40 p.m., a male suspect entered the Subway located at 1270 Diamond Springs Road. Armed with a gun, he demanded money from the employee, then fled the store […]
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Lanes closed on I-264 in Norfolk after fatal crash involving work van
NORFOLK, Va. – The Virginia State Police responded to a deadly crash involving a van on I-264, east of Military Highway, Thursday morning. According to police, the crash happened at approximately 9:15 a.m. A white work van traveling eastbound on I-264 struck several vehicles before driving into the jersey wall. The van’s driver was ejected […]
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The Cops Are Culture Warriors
When San Francisco voters elected Chesa Boudin, a public defender running on a platform to end mass incarceration, as district attorney in November, their decision was swiftly heralded as the end of an era. Boudin’s vision of criminal justice reform hit familiar points, but ones still scraping at the outer edge of the mainstream: declining […]
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Norfolk Police searching for man who stole 2 cars, crashed into homeowner’s yard
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk Police are looking for a man who stole two different cars Tuesday afternoon. According to police, around 5 p.m., a man stole a car from the Norfolk International Airport. The call for first responders says the car, a blue Chrysler, was in the curbside area when a man jumped in and […]
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LAPD officer allegedly caught on body camera fondling corpse
Please enable Javascript to watch this video An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department is under investigation after his body camera allegedly caught him fondling the body of a dead woman. The officer and his partner were responding to a call about a possible dead body in a residential unit, sources told the Los […]
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LAPD Uncovers Bodycam Footage of Officer Allegedly Fondling Dead Woman’s Breasts
An investigation is underway after a body camera caught a Los Angeles police officer allegedly fondling a dead woman’s breasts. According to the Los Angeles Times, here’s how it went down: The incident occurred when the officer and his partner responded to a call about a possible dead woman in a residential unit, sources said. […]
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Police searching for suspect following York Co. bank robbery
YORK Co., Va. – The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect after a bank robbery at the Old Point National Bank Tuesday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, at approximately 9:50 a.m., deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Kiln Creek Parkway. When they arrived at the bank, they learned that a […]
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Chesapeake woman arrested following multi-city police pursuit
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – A 20-year-old Chesapeake woman is in custody Wednesday morning following a vehicle pursuit that began in Chesapeake and ended in Newport News, according to the Chesapeake Police Department. At approximately 3 a.m., Chesapeake Police received a call for suspicious activity in the area of Dunedin Drive and Western Branch Boulevard. Officers located […]
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Botham Jean’s Brother Pushes For Accountability As Cops Honor Him For Hugging Amber Guyger
Source: YouTube / Youtube On Tuesday, Botham Jean‘s brother, Brandt Jean, accepted an award and gave a speech to a group that trains police officers. He received the 2019 Ethical Courage Award for forgiving and hugging Amber Guyger, the women who murdered his brother. The decision to accept the award was bound to stir controversy, […]
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Mexican City’s Police Force Orders 15 Tesla Cybertrucks
Authorities over in Dubai won’t be the only ones receiving the Tesla Cybertruck, as it’s been revealed that the mayor of Mexican city Ciudad Valles in the state of San Luis Potosi has also placed an order for the controversial electric pickup truck. Upon seeing the Cybertruck, mayor Adrián Esper Cárdenas decided to secure reservations […]
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Franklin Police look to identify person after vehicle break ins
FRANKLIN, Va. – The Franklin Police Department needs help to identify a person who may be connected to break in. On December 1 cars in the downtown area and the Clay Street corridor were broken into, they said. As police investigate they ask for anyone who has information about the crime to call Franklin Police […]
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Police search for missing Portsmouth teen in need of medication
Keava K. Smith PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Police are asking for help to find a missing Portsmouth teen. According to detectives, 13-year-old Keava Smith was last seen in front of her home in the 200 block of Sandpiper Drive on Monday 2 p.m. Detectives are concerned for Keava’s well-being because no one has had contact with […]
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Newport News Police Department launch ‘Project Guardian’ to raise awareness of individuals with autism
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Newport News Police Department has launched ‘NNPD Project Guardian’. Police say this new program aims to raise officers’ awareness of individuals in our community with autism spectrum disorder and provides them with information to help keep people with autism safe. Participation in the Project Guardian database is voluntary. Parents and […]
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Virginia teen wanted for stealing pickup, leading police on chase ‘should not be approached’
CHESTERFIELD Co., Va. – Police are warning the public not to approach a 19-year-old man wanted for stealing a pickup and leading police on a brief chase before making his getaway by running away in Petersburg Sunday evening. Robert Paul Pickett Lt. Justin Aronson with Chesterfield Police said officers spotted Robert Paul Pickett driving a […]
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Local police department looks to recruit Spanish-speaking officers as Latino population grows
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Virginia Beach Police Department is looking to recruit Spanish-speaking Police Officers in its ongoing initiative to reach out to the city’s Latino and Hispanic population. Officer David Nieves told News 3 back in October that the Latino and Hispanic population is growing in the city. He also noted how the […]
Read MoreNorfolk Police investigate report of attempted armed robbery
NORFOLK, Va. – An attempted armed robbery was reported Monday morning at a Dollar General. The incident happened at 3350 Chesapeake Blvd. A woman is accused of entering the business and implying she had a weapon around 8 a.m. The woman fled the scene without receiving anything, according to police. No injuries were reported but […]
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Man shot to death by handmade device he made to protect his home
A Maine man was killed by a device he made for the front door of his home, police say. Ronald Cyr, 65, called 911 on the evening of Thanksgiving Day and reported he had been shot, the Van Buren Police Department said. When officers arrived, they discovered a device on the front door of the […]
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Clerk injured in Newport News armed gas station robbery, police searching for suspects
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Newport News Police Department is searching for two suspects in connection with an armed robbery that left a store clerk injured Saturday. According to the department, the call for the robbery came in at 7:25 p.m. When officers responded to the Citgo/Miller Mart at 15428 Warwick Boulevard, they learned that […]
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Utah state trooper has near-death experience for the second time in six months
A Utah state highway trooper narrowly avoided death this week, for the second time in six months. Trooper Riley Rugg was helping a driver Monday evening when an oncoming vehicle smashed into his patrol car, sending the police vehicle toward him. Rugg just avoided the crash — jumping behind a highway barrier to protect himself. His car […]
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Starbucks Barista Fired After Officer’s Cup Had ‘Pig’ on the Label
An Oklahoma police officer working on Thanksgiving made a Starbucks run for emergency dispatchers to thank them for working during the holiday. When he got his order, he said, he saw the word “PIG” printed on a cup’s label. The officer, a member of the Kiefer, Okla., police department, took the order to the dispatchers […]
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When a car delivering a heart for transplant got a flat, 2 Illinois state police came to the rescue
Time was of the essence for two Illinois state troopers. It was a little after 4 a.m. CST Tuesday on Interstate 55 when a vehicle carrying a fresh human heart got a flat tire. Along with the organ going to the University of Chicago Medical Center’s Hyde Park campus from the airport: a surgeon, transplant […]
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