
The Supreme Court of the United States issued a per curium decision today reversing a 2014 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit opinion holding that a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper was not entitled to be granted qualified immunity. The officer had used deadly force to stop a driver in a high-speed car chase. Justice Sotomayor chastised the court for allowing a “shoot first, think later approach to policing.”
by Lana Shadwick9 Nov 2015, 9:16 AM PST0

At least six illegal immigrants from Honduras and Guatemala have been killed, multiple others injured, and two arrested following a high-speed chase that ended with a crash in the rural town of Edna just northwest of Victoria, Texas.
by Ildefonso Ortiz24 Sep 2015, 10:10 AM PST0

On Tuesday, a suspected auto thief in San Diego was taken down by a police dog, avoiding any lethal confrontation between the suspect and police.
by William Bigelow26 Aug 2015, 11:57 AM PST0

Church employees were terrified when a man broke into a back door of a church yesterday. Law enforcement officers pursued the man after he hid from them.
by Lana Shadwick16 Jul 2015, 8:23 AM PST0

On July 9 an armed resident in Upland helped end a police chase by drawing his gun on a fleeing suspect and holding him at gunpoint while police arrived. According to CBS Los Angeles, the pursuit occurred “on the 210
by AWR Hawkins11 Jul 2015, 8:27 AM PST0

Jake Lloyd, who played young Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequel films, was arrested last week after leading South Carolina police on a high-speed highway chase.
by Daniel Nussbaum23 Jun 2015, 10:52 AM PST0

A rider on a bright yellow motorcycle is trying to bait police officers in Harris County, Texas by kicking the side of patrol cars and driving off, reaching speeds of up to 170 m.p.h.
by Lana Shadwick15 Jun 2015, 5:05 AM PST0