Feds seize over $1 billion of cocaine in historic bust in Philadelphia, officials say
nensuria/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — Federal officials made a massive cocaine bust in Philadelphia Tuesday, seizing an estimated 16.5 tons of the drug from a ship there — with a street value of over $1 billion, officials said.The historic bust — the largest in the history of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania — comes amid a series of…… read more »
Phoenix couple in viral-video arrest, community activist vow to ‘shut down’ mayor’s town hall
Obtained by ABC News(PHOENIX) — A Phoenix couple at the center of a viral-video arrest say they will confront the city’s mayor and police chief at a community meeting Tuesday night about why police officers who pulled guns on them and their children last month and threatened to shoot them have not been stripped of…… read more »
Jersey Shore fishermen have ‘once in a lifetime’ encounter with Great White Shark
Alessandro De Maddalena/iStock(NEW YORK) — While others may have tried to escape in fear, a team of fishermen in New Jersey considered themselves lucky when a Great White Shark approached their boat.The fishermen boating off the coast of Manasquan, which is about 10 miles south of Asbury Park, couldn’t contain their excitement and called the…… read more »
Off-duty police officer shot dead while trying to stop armed robbery, sheriff searching for suspect
Racine Police Dept.(RACINE, Wis.) — A manhunt is underway after an off-duty Wisconsin police officer was fatally shot while trying to stop an armed robbery at a bar, authorities said.Officer John Hetland, a 24-year veteran of the Racine Police Department, had worked the day-shift on Monday, Chief Arthel Howell said.At 9:40 p.m. Monday, the veteran…… read more »
Wisconsin off-duty police officer shot dead while trying to stop armed robbery: Chief
Racine Police Dept.(RACINE, Wis.) — An off-duty Wisconsin police officer was fatally shot while trying to stop an armed robbery at a bar Monday night, according to the police chief.Officer John Hetland, a 24-year veteran of the Racine Police Department, had worked the day-shift on Monday, Chief Arthel Howell said.At 9:40 p.m., the veteran officer…… read more »
Phoenix couple in viral-video arrest reject police chief’s apology
Obtained by ABC News(PHOENIX) — A Phoenix man and his pregnant fiancee rejected apologies from the city’s police chief and its mayor on Monday for an incident last month in which police were caught on cellphone videos manhandling them and threatening to shoot them in front of their two young children.Dravon Ames, 22, and Iesha…… read more »