Audit done after shooting says SF transit officers need more trainingSeptember 30th, 2009 Audit after shooting says officers need trainingOAKLAND, Calif. — An audit done after the fatal shooting of an unarmed man says San Francisco Bay area transit officers need more training and presence on trains and at stations.
A march to support Ill. officers follows rallies demanding justice in racially charged killingSeptember 19th, 2009 Cops' rally comes after racially charged killingROCKFORD, Ill. — The fatal shooting of a black man inside a church-run day care has reopened racial wounds in one northern Illinois city.
Man accused in fatal fire held for trial in 4 other blazes in arson-plagued Pa. steel townAugust 31st, 2009 Man held for trial in 4 Pa. steel town arsonsWEST CHESTER, Pa.
1 dead, 3 police officers hurt, scores displaced in early morning fire at New Jersey motelAugust 30th, 2009 1 dead, 3 cops hurt, in central NJ motel fireLAKEWOOD, N.J. — Officials say one person was killed and three police officers were injured in an early morning fire at a hotel in central New Jersey.
Steel column that became memorial returns to NYC's ground zero, marking rebirthAugust 24th, 2009 Steel beam returns to NYC's ground zeroNEW YORK — It became a makeshift memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. Now a massive steel column has been returned to ground zero as a symbol of rebirth.
Report slams San Francisco transit officers' response before unarmed man's fatal shootingAugust 19th, 2009 Report slams BART officers prior to fatal shootingOAKLAND, Calif. — San Francisco transit officers failed to follow procedures and to work as a team when they responded to reports of fighting on a train, according to a new report released Tuesday.
Officials: Inmate convicted of killing 4 Calif. patrol officers found dead in apparent suicideAugust 18th, 2009 Convicted killer of 4 Calif. officers found deadDELANO, Calif.
Air Force report on fatal F-22 crash says pilot nearly lost consciousness in maneuverAugust 4th, 2009 Air Force cites 'human factors' in F-22 crashLOS ANGELES — An Air Force investigation has found that the fatal crash of an F-22 jet fighter in California occurred after the pilot almost lost consciousness in a high-gravity maneuver. The Air Force says the March 25 accident occurred as Lockheed Martin test pilot David Cooley was performing tests under high gravitational forces 35 miles outside Edwards Air Force Base.
White officers involved in fatal shooting of black, 73-year-old northern La. man resignJuly 29th, 2009 Officers involved in fatal La. shooting resignHOMER, La.
Seattle police arrest man in fatal Seattle stabbingJuly 25th, 2009 Police arrest man in fatal Seattle stabbingSEATTLE — Police have arrested a suspect in a weekend knife attack that killed one woman and wounded another as they slept in their Seattle home. KIRO-TV says officers arrested 23-year-old Isaiah M.K.
ROTC cadet from New York dies in night training exercise at Fort Lewis, Wash.July 10th, 2009 NY ROTC cadet dies at Fort Lewis, Wash., trainingFORT LEWIS, Wash. — An ROTC cadet has died in a night ground navigation exercise at Fort Lewis in Washington.
More than 100 firefighters tackle blaze at high-rise apartment in London; residents trappedJuly 3rd, 2009 Firefighters tackle blaze at London high-riseLONDON — Firefighters are battling a blaze that has trapped about 30 people in a London high-rise. London Fire Brigade says 18 fire engines and more than 100 firefighters are at the scene of the blaze in Camberwell, south London.
FDNY disciplines 7 fire officers in fatal 2007 ground zero blaze, relieves two of commandJune 24th, 2009 FDNY disciplines 7 in fatal 2007 ground zero blazeNEW YORK — The city's Fire Department disciplined seven fire commanders Wednesday over mistakes that led to a 2007 blaze at a contaminated ground zero skyscraper that killed two firefighters. A captain and a deputy chief were stripped of their commands for failing to follow through on orders to make sure the former Deutsche Bank building was properly inspected, said Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scopetta.
Polish authorities raise death toll in homeless shelter blaze to 23 after DNA testsApril 30th, 2009 Polish official: 23 dead in Polish shelter blazeWARSAW, Poland — Polish prosecutors are raising the death toll from a fire that ripped through a homeless shelter in mid-April to 23 after DNA tests on the victims. Malgorzata Wojciechowicz, a spokeswoman for prosecutors in Szczecin, said Thursday that 23 people were killed in the blaze, including 13 children.
Navy cites misconduct, relieves USS Stennis' executive officer, No. 2 in command of carrierApril 29th, 2009 No. 2 officer on USS Stennis relieved of dutyBREMERTON, Wash. — The Navy has relieved of duty the executive officer of the USS Stennis, second to the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier.
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