LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former police detective Stephanie Lazarus was either a heartbroken, jilted lover driven to kill her romantic rival, or she was an innocent woman snared in a web of mishandled scientific evidence. The contrasting portraits emerged Monday...

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it'll cost him a $1,000 fine to go with his tire damage. The Montana Standard in...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A western Ohio sheriff has put his skills as an auctioneer to good use at an event benefiting the children of a deputy who was fatally shot on New Year's Day 2011. Clark County Sheriff Gene...

BOSTON -- Two prominent mental health groups are recommending expanded police training on dealing with the mentally ill and development of new court diversion programs to provide care and treatment for those charged with low-level crimes. The recommendations, being supported...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Border Patrol agents have racked up daily overtime at a cost of about $1.4 billion in the past six years while the number of arrests of illegal border crossers has fallen to the lowest level in nearly...

Pop Quiz: What’s the most formidable obstacle a supervisor will need to overcome in order to a truly lead people effectively? Answer: Their own personality! Does the answer seem too obvious? Is it something everyone in a management position readily...

PHOENIX (AP) — Police have started searching a landfill south of Phoenix for the body of a 5-year-old Arizona girl who has been missing for more than four months and who authorities now believe is dead. About 20 officers wore...

GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) — Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under...

In January, the line-of-duty death toll was 15. Every loss is a tragedy but January was tough and there were some losses that were largely a result of incidents from long ago. Nonetheless, they lost their lives this year and...

MOBILE, Alabama -- A Mobile police officer has been stabbed and another shot, according to officials. Mobile mayor Sam Jones' office confirms one officer has died of stab wounds suffered in the line of duty in an incident at Mobile...