KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- A police officer investigating an apparent break-in at a Kalamazoo business instead nabbed a dead 10-pound turkey, police said.Officer Paula Hensell was conducting checks on local businesses Sunday morning when she noticed that a business's front window...

LOS ANGELES -- Both the scene and the toll of a fiery six-vehicle crash were staggering.A van going through an intersection barreled into a second van that had sped through a red light Monday, causing a collision that killed five...

Recently a Department of Child Services (DCS) caseworker and I attempted to interview a young girl. We both knew the child was probably too young to be put on the stand in a criminal case, but due to the allegations...

DALLAS -- A Dallas police officer was recovering in the intensive-care unit Friday after he lost control of his squad car while trying to avoid an accident and crashed into an iron fence in west Oak Cliff. An iron rod...

REDDING, Calif. -- A parked car with keys in the ignition looks enticing, but the bait is meant to make thieves think twice about grabbing a stolen ride. The California Highway Patrol's bait-car program leaves unlocked cars, sometimes with engines...

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Score one for people who exhibit "nervous, fidgety behavior" in public: The Washington Supreme Court said Thursday that acting odd isn't reason enough for a police officer to pat you down.In a 9-0 ruling, justices tossed a...

NORCROSS, Ga. -- If you ever see a large tanklike vehicle rumbling through your neighborhood, take cover. It's not a good sign. The armored Lenco Bearcat only heads out to the county's most dangerous scenes, such as hostage standoffs, injured...

MADISON, Wis. -- The 911 call received from the cell phone of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student slain last month may contain additional evidence that hasn't been explored yet, which has police considering whether a forensic analysis of the call...

OMAHA -- Officers from 10 agencies were three days into a stolen property investigation Thursday that an Iowa sheriff said speaks volumes about mutual aid agreements. "If we had to work on this alone, a small department like ours would...

NEW YORK -- On a cloudless spring day, the NYPD helicopter soars over the city, its sights set on the Statue of Liberty. A dramatic close-up of Lady Liberty's frozen gaze fills one of three flat-screen computer screens mounted on...