Officer ‘detains’ wife, assaults her as she’s handcuffed, Texas cops say. He’s charged

A rookie police officer was arrested and relieved of his duties following the alleged assault of his wife, Texas authorities say. Jonathan Torres, a member of the Houston Police Department since ... Read More

Detroit police: Woman kidnapped and raped by ex-boyfriend, who was arrested in Toledo

"He dragged her to his car, stuffed her in the back; you could see in the video he handcuffed her, he had the child locks on, and he put tape over her eyes," said DPD's Charles Fitzgerald. Read More

N.J. trooper avoids jail time for punching handcuffed woman in the face

A New Jersey State Police trooper who pleaded guilty to punching a handcuffed woman in the face as she sat in the rear of a patrol vehicle will serve no jail time as long as he completes two years of ... Read More

West Virginia woman charged after daughter leaves home in handcuffs and seeks help

A West Virginia woman was arrested Monday after her handcuffed daughter sought help from a neighbor, police said. Officers in Charleston located the girl on the neighbor's porch, Lt. Tony Hazelett ... Read More

Former Memphis police officer accused in Tyre Nichols case testifies he lied about force used in fatal beating

A former Memphis police officer ... from his car. Nichols fled, but Martin has said Tadarrius Bean and Justin Smith gave chase and were punching the 29-year-old man without their handcuffs out ... Read More

Former DC Special Police Officer charged for hitting woman with firearm during 2023 arrest

WASHINGTON (7News) — A former D.C. Special Police Officer was charged Tuesday with violating a woman’s civil rights ... Holloway told officers he hit A.J. with his baton while she was ... Read More

A handcuffed Long Island man steals a patrol car after drunk driving arrest, police say

A Long Island man under arrest for suspected drunk driving managed to briefly escape police custody after slipping his handcuffs over his head and stealing a patrol car ... Read More

Ex-Houston officer rushed away in an ambulance during sentencing at double-murder trial

The sentencing of a former Houston police officer convicted of murder in the deaths of a couple during a 2019 drug raid is on hold after he suffered a medical emergency in a courtroom. Read More

A Spokane police officer put a ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sticker on his department car. He was fired

A Spokane police officer put a “Let’s Go Brandon” sticker on his police car last year ... receive national matching-grant funds. Get breaking news delivered to your inbox as it happens. Read More

Former officer testifies Tyre Nichols ‘wasn’t a threat’ when he was snatched from car during stop

Tyre Nichols posed no threat to police when he was snatched out of his car during a traffic stop that preceded a fatal beating by five Memphis officers, according to testimony Monday by a former ... Read More