Losing a brand-new bike is rough for any 8-year-old, but this particular theft came after the boy and his family had already lost far more. According to a press release by the City of Spokane, the child’s father told officers at the Spokane Police Department that the bike had been purchased after their family lost…
Timesheets are not usually the most interesting paperwork sitting around a police department, but one routine audit in Oakland apparently found something worth a much closer look. The Oakland Police Department says irregularities uncovered during an internal review eventually led to approximately $38,000 in suspected employee fraud. According to OPD, the department discovered the issue…
Scammers rely on panic, pressure, and a convincing enough story to keep their victims from stopping to ask questions. For one Florida man, that strategy nearly turned a trip to Lowe’s into a $14,000 mistake before his wife realized something wasn’t right. According to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a call from the…
Sometimes, police work requires training, specialized equipment, and a whole lot of preparation. Other times, apparently, all you need is a bucket, some cheese, and a dog who is willing to cooperate. The Tampa Police Department recently shared footage of officers rescuing a small dog that had somehow become trapped inside a drain. Rather than…
At the end of the day, humans really are the ones who imposed on nature and built things on land that didn’t always belong to us. For a very long time, much of the world belonged to the animals, and this particular TikTok video proves it. A video shows a bison essentially slowing down traffic…
Wearing a ski mask and gloves while hanging around on the roof of a business at 3 a.m. probably isn’t the best way to avoid attracting attention. Fresno police say one man discovered that after a security company spotted him on live surveillance early Wednesday morning. According to the Fresno Police Department, officers responded to…
Sometimes, you see a police video where you can pretty much predict how everything is going to unfold. An eviction involving a homemade flamethrower, an apparent explosive device, and a barricaded 61-year-old man is definitely not one of those videos. According to the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office, deputies recently went to an apartment on South…
A frightening situation in Monroe, Washington, ended with deputies pulling a 63-year-old man through the window of his burning home after police say he fired dozens of rounds during a behavioral health crisis. The man believed armed militia members were around his property, even though the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office says those threats weren’t actually…
A morning on Lake Woodruff turned into an all-hands rescue effort after a 56-year-old fisherman suffered a medical emergency aboard a pontoon boat. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office says dispatchers, deputies, Air One personnel, EMS crews, and even a Good Samaritan with a boat all became part of the attempt to reach him. The emergency call…