Police Sergeant Fatally Shot in the Bronx; Another Is Injured
The sergeant who died had been struck in the head, the authorities said, while the other was shot in the leg. The suspect was shot and killed.
View ArticleSergeant Who Was Killed in the Bronx Is Recalled as a Genial Family Man
Colleagues and neighbors of Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo, who was killed in a gunfight on Friday, expressed their condolences.
View ArticleGunman Who Killed Police Sergeant Had History of Desperation and Defiance
Friends and family members of Manuel Rosales, who was killed in a shootout with officers last week, spoke of his many personal struggles.
View ArticleThe Dangers in Every 911 Call for Police Officers
Officer Henry Walburger was fatally shot in Manhattan in July 1964 after responding to a burglary call, a reminder then and now that not every officer killing has a reason or motive.
View ArticleMan Who Killed Security Officer at Los Angeles Airport Gets Life in Prison
Paul A. Ciancia pleaded guilty to shooting a federal officer, the first Transportation Security Administration agent killed in the line of duty.
View ArticleThousands Mourn Police Sergeant Fatally Shot in the Bronx
Scores of officers arrived at a church on Long Island on Thursday for the funeral of Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo, the first member of the New York Police Department to die on duty in just over a year.
View ArticleGermany Cracks Down on Salafists to Shield Refugees
New vigilance was propelled in part by concern that followers of an ultraconservative branch of Islam are trying to recruit among the many Muslims who arrived a year ago.
View ArticleGunman Sought in the Shooting Death of a Texas Police Officer
A San Antonio detective, Benjamin Marconi, was writing a traffic ticket in his squad car when he was killed.
View ArticleSlain San Antonio Detective Was Targeted, Police Chief Says
Benjamin Marconi was apparently killed just for being on the force, the chief said. He was one of four officers shot nationwide over the weekend.
View ArticleScrutiny for New York Police Dept. in Fatal Shootings of 2 With Mental Illness
The killings of a Bronx woman last month and a Brooklyn man in 2014 raise questions about how the police in New York City deal with emotionally disturbed people.
View ArticlePoaching’s Bloody Human Toll
Poachers are killing wildlife rangers with impunity. Governments and conservation groups must work aggressively to turn this situation around.
View ArticleNew York City Correction Officer Fatally Shot in Her Car in Brooklyn
Alastasia Bryan was making a call outside her mother’s home when a man who had been waiting in a car nearby approached and fired five shots, the police said.
View ArticleBomb at Checkpoint in Cairo Area Kills 6 Police Officers
The explosives were detonated next to a large mosque in Giza less than two hours before hundreds flocked to the area for Friday Prayer.
View ArticleGunmen in Jordan Kill 10, Including 7 Officers and a Canadian Tourist
The violence began when a patrol was sent to check on reports of a house on fire. Gunmen then attacked a police station in the city.
View ArticleClashes in Chechen Capital Leave at Least Seven Militants Dead
Militants carried out two attacks in and around Grozny, as the country’s Russian-backed leader projected the appearance of being in control of the situation.
View ArticleCache of Weapons Suggests Gunmen in Jordan Were Planning Multiple Attacks
Gunmen involved in a rare terrorist attack in Jordan had a large supply of weapons, explosives and suicide vests, an official said.
View ArticleItaly Lauds 2 Officers as Heroes in Fatal Shooting of Fugitive
The officers stopped Anis Amri, the Tunisian man wanted in the Berlin truck attack. One officer was shot; another had been on the job for just nine months.
View ArticleHunt for Berlin Suspect Ends in Gunfire on an Italian Plaza
Anis Amri, the 24-year-old Tunisian sought in connection with the rampage that killed 12 people at a Christmas market in Berlin, was killed by Italian police officers.
View ArticleTurkey: Suspected Kurdish Militants Kill 2 in a Car Bombing in Izmir
Suspected Kurdish militants clashed with police and detonated a car bomb in western Turkey after their vehicle was stopped at a checkpoint, killing a police officer and a court employee.
View ArticleN.Y.P.D. Officer Who Forgave the Teenager Who Paralyzed Him Is Hospitalized
Steven McDonald, who became a symbol of forgiveness after he expressed pity for the 15-year-old who shot him in 1986, had a heart attack on Friday.
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