I am writing this article as an open letter to line supervisors within law enforcement and corrections. The term "line supervisor" is intended to mean corporals, FTOs and sergeants. Obviously, these are people who are essential for integrity to become...

When your gun is in-hand and a suspect grabs it, you better have a plan. I know what you're thinking, "I'll just shoot 'em", right? That might seem like an appropriate response initially but before you bet your life on...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The Cedar River poured over its banks Thursday, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 homes, causing a railroad bridge to collapse and leaving cars underwater on downtown streets.Officials estimated that 100 blocks were underwater in...

BALTIMORE -- The number of false alarms from security systems in the county has decreased significantly since police mounted a reduction effort - except at schools and other government-run buildings. A recent audit of the Police Department's False Alarm Reduction...

PHILADELPHIA -- Last-minute negotiations yesterday averted a threatened strike by SEPTA transit police - at least for the moment. The 2 p.m. strike deadline passed about an hour after negotiators entered talks at SEPTA headquarters in Center City. Those talks...

NEW YORK -- Police have arrested four men for robbery after they allegedly placed ads on Craigslist offering discounted iPhones to lure victims whom they then robbed at gunpoint. The scheme allegedly began in early March, when the group advertised...

NEW BUFFALO, Ind. -- Score one for Rico.The police dog, one of two used by the Berrien County Sheriff's Department for searches, tracks and drug detection, has been credited with sniffing out 51 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of...

CONCORD, N.C. -- Two people were shot and killed Friday at a soda bottling plant 25 miles north of Charlotte, police said.Concord police Sgt. Lisa Linker said police were looking for the shooter, who ran away from the Sun-drop Bottling...

In 1976, the movie Rocky went big at the box office and won Best Picture at the Academy Awards, James Earl (Jimmy) Carter beat incumbent Gerald Ford to become the President of the United States and Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson...

BLENCOE, Iowa -- Frightened Boy Scouts huddled in a shelter as a tornado tore through their western Iowa campground, killing four people and injuring 48 others who had little to no warning of the approaching twister.Tornadoes also raked Kansas on...