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An officer shot a suspect in the chest during a confrontation on Blanding Boulevard Wednesday evening, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says. According to JSO, the man was identified as Brenton A. Paquin, a suspect in two armed robberies in Lake County, Florida, and a person of interest in a murder in Vermont. According to JSO, around 6:30 p.m., an officer noticed a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle used in a robbery in Clermont, Fla. JSO Chief Alan Parker says Paquin was found approaching the vehicle while walking a dog. Paquin confirmed that the car belonged to him. When the officer asked him to sit down, Paquin "ignored him, stayed on his phone, and tried to brush past him" to get to the car, Parker said. According to Parker, the officer attempted to grab Paquin, but he got into the front of a vehicle and pulled out a gun. "It wasn't as simple as turning around with a gun in his hand," Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said. "He was very, very close." The officer fired at Paquin, who then dropped the gun. Aid was rendered once backup arrived to assist the officer. The Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Department then took Paquin to the hospital. Parker said that as of Tuesday night, Paquin had been through surgery and was in stable condition.

A civilian was hospitalized in critical condition after a crash involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser in the Jefferson Park area late Sunday evening. Officers say that one civilian was rushed to a nearby hospital after the collision, which happened at the intersection of W. Adams Boulevard and S. Gramercy Place, according to LAPD Officer Tony Im. He says that both officers inside of the cruiser were in stable condition as they were taken to a nearby hospital for observation. On Monday, LAPD officers said that the patrol unit was responding to a call for backup in the University Park area for reports of an armed suspect. "While responding to this help call with lights and sirens activated, a patrol unit was involved in a crash with another vehicle at the intersection of Adams Boulevard and Gramercy Place," said the statement from LAPD.

Sonya Massey ducked and apologized to an Illinois sheriff’s deputy only seconds before he shot her three times, with one fatal blow to the head in her own home, as seen in body camera video released Monday. The video’s release came days after an Illinois grand jury indicted former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson. Officials said Massey’s family viewed the footage on Wednesday. The video confirmed prosecutors’ earlier account of the tense moment when Grayson yelled from across a counter at 36-year-old Massey to set down a pot from the stove just seconds after she started pouring the water into the sink, and the two chuckled over the “hot steaming water.” He then threatened to shoot her, Massey ducked then briefly rose and Grayson fired his pistol at her three times. Authorities said Massey called 911 earlier to report a suspected prowler. The video said the two deputies responded just before 1 a.m. on July 6, first walking around the house and finding a black SUV with broken windows in the driveway. It took Massey three minutes to open the door after the deputies knock, and she immediately said, “Don’t hurt me.” She seemed confused as they spoke at her front door, and repeated that she needed help, referenced God and told them she didn’t know who owned the car. The video doesn’t show what led Massey and Grayson to walk inside her house, followed by the other unidentified deputy. The deputies seemed exasperated as she sat on her couch and went through her purse as they asked for identification. Then Grayson pointed out a pot sitting on a visible flame on the stove. “We don’t need a fire while we’re here,” he said. Massey immediately got up and went to the stove, moving the pot over near a sink. She and Grayson seemed to share a laugh before she said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.” “You better (expletive) not, or I swear to God I’ll (expletive) shoot you in your (expletive) face.” He then pulled his 9mm pistol and said, “Drop the (expletive) pot.” Massey said, “OK, I’m sorry.” In Grayson’s bodycam footage, he pointed his weapon at her. She ducked and raised her hands while still holding two oven mitts. Grayson was still in the living room, facing Massey and separated by a counter dividing the living room and kitchen. Prosecutors have said the separation allowed Grayson both “distance and relative cover” from Massey. After Grayson shot her, the other deputy said, “I’m gonna go get my kit.” Grayson said, “No, it’s a headshot. She's done. You can go get it, but that’s a headshot … there’s nothing you can do, man.” He added: “What else do we do? I’m not taking hot (expletive) boiling water to the (expletive) face.” Noting that Massey was still breathing despite losing a lot of blood, he relented and said he would get his kit too. The other deputy responded, “We can at least try to stop the bleeding.” Speaking to responding police, Grayson told them, “she had boiling water and came at me, with boiling water. … She said she was going to rebuke me in the name of Jesus and came at me with boiling water.” Grayson, who was fired last week, has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct. He is being held in the Sangamon County Jail without bond. If convicted, he faces prison sentences of 45 years to life for murder, 6 to 30 years for battery and 2 to 5 years for misconduct. His lawyer, Daniel Fultz, declined comment on Monday.

The Fresno Fire Department released body cam footage of a firefight with a structure early Sunday morning. Firefighters say around 3:30 a.m. they responded to a structure fire on Sussex Way and Maroa Avenue. Crews arrived, reporting smoke and fire coming from a portion of a home that was under construction. The fire also found its way to the attic of the main house. Body cam footage released by the department shows a firefighter’s perspective as they extinguish the flames. Fresno Fire says that while the fire may have caused significant damage, the occupants were able to evacuate safely. No injuries were reported. In total, 25 firefighters responded and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

On Thursday, June 20, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Los Angeles Police Department, West Valley Division responded to a radio call of domestic violence between a man and a woman in the 6700 block of Etiwanda Avenue. Reports indicate a couple, at the Villa Tarzana condominiums, were fighting. Soon after officers arrived, the fight became deadly. According to an LAPD press release, a woman who answered the door, was the wife, and batter victim, of her husband, later identified as 45-year-old, Marlon Jimenez. The victim admitted to police that they had a history of domestic violence. She then escorted officers into the bedroom where the suspect was. Responding officers were explaining to Jimenez what they were doing there, and that they would be handcuffing him. That is when he pulled a knife out of the waistband of his pants and barricaded himself in his bedroom. Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) and the LASD Crisis Negotiations Team (C.N.I.) responded to the call. According to reports, team members were attempting to get the agitated suspend to comply when they entered the room and found him dead. He had a ligature around his neck that was tied to the bed frame and a loaded 9mm pistol at his side. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner investigated the crime scene and confirmed the death of Marlon Jimenez. No officers were injured during the incident. The only reported injuries were those of the victim who had been assaulted by the suspect before committing suicide with the victim and the police on the premises. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Inmate Locator, Jimenez had an extensive criminal history. There were 22 entries on this individual. He was in jail over a reported misdemeanor in 2023. He was on probation. In 2022, Jimenez was booked into jail on a felony and bonded out.

Five people were arrested, one of whom sustained a gunshot wound to the lower leg, after a shooting led to a pursuit in Detroit. The incident occurred on Wednesday (June 5) at 2:37 p.m. when officers from the Detroit Police Department’s 8th Precient were dispatched to the area of Grandville and Trojan avenues regarding a man shooting at people inside O’Hair Park. Additional information indicated that the involved man was in a gray Jeep Cherokee, and that a second individual was also seen in a second Jeep Cherokee. A search ensued when officers encountered the gray Jeep that fit the description of one of the vehicles. Officials said they attempted to stop the Jeep, but the pursuit ensued. Officials say a DPD officer in the area fired at least one round as the vehicle headed toward and subsequently around the officer’s vehicle. The pursuit continued for several blocks before stopping due to a flat tire. At that point, the occupants fled the vehicle before they were located and arrested. The person who was shot in the leg was transported to Sinai Grace Hospital and is listed in stable condition. Officials say they’ve located four guns, including one AR-style long gun and one AR-style pistol.

Seven officers and a K9 were injured in a crash with suspects from a drive-by shooting as they fled from officers. All the officers and the K9 are currently at local hospitals and expected to recover. The suspects were also transported with nonlife-threatening injuries. Today, July 19, 2024, just before 1:00pm, SWAT and K9 officers had just cleared a call looking for a suspect with a warrant when the K9 officer saw a suspect vehicle from a recent drive-by shooting. The K9 officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but they fled. Due to the severity of the original crime, officers initiated a pursuit. Officers in an armored vehicle moved in to assist as the suspects fled in to a residential neighborhood. As the suspects fled eastbound on Carlisle, the armored vehicle was approaching southbound on Oak, and the two vehicles crashed in the intersection. The K9 vehicle that was pursuing the suspect car then crashed into the suspect car as well. Three suspects were detained without further incident and were transported to an area hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. The K9 was taken to a local vet, while the officers were all transported to the hospital after the scene was made safe. A civilian car was northbound on Oak, saw the oncoming armored vehicle with lights and sirens on, pulled over, and narrowly escaped the collision. Everyone involved is expected to recover from their injuries. Fortunately, no one else was injured as a result of the suspects’ actions. “This particular incident highlights the challenges our patrol officers are up against every day with the number of shootings they investigate and the behavior of the suspects, not only while committing these violent crimes, but the great lengths they’ll go to escape. It puts the community at risk,” said Chief Justin Lundgren. "Several Spokane Police officers were injured today while making an arrest. Any injury is tragic, but I am grateful it did not result in the loss of life. My thoughts are with the officers and their families,” said Mayor Lisa Brown of the incident.

Deputies arrested a man after he attempted to steal 93 gallons of diesel fuel from a Mobil gas station on Hillsborough Avenue, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. The incident reportedly happened around 3:43 a.m. Saturday, when deputies saw 24-year-old Kiusler Perez Ortiz with his car parked on top of an underground diesel fuel tank's fill port at the closed station. Once deputies attempted to talk with him, Ortiz put his car into reverse before quickly accelerating forward, striking a patrol car and nearly hitting a deputy, the sheriff's office said. Law enforcement followed Ortiz on Hillsborough Avenue into Pinellas County before he was eventually arrested in a wooded area off Sunray Drive, according to deputies. Hillsborough deputies say Ortiz is charged with: * Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer with a Deadly Weapon * Fleeing to Elude High-Speed * Reckless Driving * Criminal Mischief $1,000 or More * Attaching Tag Not Assigned * Resist Without Violence The sheriff's office says additional charges against Ortiz are pending.

Police busted a parolee after a traffic stop on US 52 turned into a police chase. It all started at 4 pm when police tried to pull over a vehicle that fled the scene. The driver headed into New Boston, traveling over 80 miles an hour. Several units joined in the pursuit and managed to pop the vehicle’s tire. Officers detained a man and woman and learned there was an open warrant for a parole violation for the man. Officers also arrested the woman. Police said they found an ammunition magazine in the passenger seat, and they later went back out with the woman in search of an item from the car. A K9 officer also joined in the search. Police arrested Bradley Quantez for parole violation and obstructing official business, and Chelsea Workman for failing to comply with a lawful order. Quantez is on parole for having weapons under a disability and non-support. He was released on parole back in October of last year.

A bald eagle that was hit by a car is expected to recover thanks to the efforts of two Mason County sheriff’s deputies and a conservation officer. Video of the rescue captured a deputy approaching the bird as it sat on the side of the road and wrapping it in a blanket. A conservation officer with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources then took the young eagle to ARK, a wildlife rehabilitation center, to be treated. Authorities said the bald eagle didn’t appear to have any broken bones, but potentially an injured shoulder. Once AKR finishes its assessment, the young bird is expected to be released back into the wild.

An investigation is underway after a man was hospitalized after being shot by a Pomona police officer Sunday evening. Authorities responded to the 200 block of Las Brisas Circle around 7:30 p.m. for a report of shots fired during a domestic disturbance, according to a statement by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. "The suspect left the residence in a vehicle at a high rate of speed and caused a traffic collision at the intersection of Holt Avenue and White Avenue," according to the sheriff's statement. When the suspect did not comply with orders to exit the vehicle, officers created a barricade around the vehicle, and an officer-involved shooting occurred, officials said. "Preliminary reports indicate the suspect pointed a firearm at officers," Pomona police said in a statement, noting that no officers were injured. The suspect was struck by gunfire and taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition, according to PPD Chief Michael Ellis. No other injuries were reported, and a firearm was recovered at the scene. The suspect's name has not been released.

A man armed with a knife died at a hospital after an officer-involved shooting June 20 in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 12800 block of 10th Street., just north of Riverside Drive, the Chino Police Department reported. Jose Angel Mendoza, 43, of Chino, was identified Wednesday as the man who died in the 10:18 p.m. shooting, Sgt. Frank Acuna said. Chino police were called to the 10th Street apartment complex on a report of a domestic violence incident inside an apartment unit, Sgt. Acuna said. “Offices arrived and were contacted by an individual in the parking lot of the complex. The individual pointed out the male subject involved in the incident and informed the officers that the subject was armed with a knife,” the sergeant said. An officer tried de-escalating the situation with the man, who then brandished a knife and refused to comply with police, Sgt. Acuna said. “The subject then advanced on the officer with the knife raised above his head and an officer-involved shooting occurred,” Sgt. Acuna said. Officers began life-saving efforts until Chino Valley Fire District paramedics arrived. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Sgt. Acuna said. No officers were injured, he said.

A driver allegedly fleeing a traffic stop struck a police officer in Brooklyn on Friday. Officers then fired at the vehicle as it sped away from the stop at Hegeman Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue in East New York just after 12:45 a.m. Jose Urena says he heard the gunshots that police say they fired in response. "I heard three shots. That's why I looked to the window - I saw him down," Urena said. Urena says he saw police surrounding their fellow officer, who had been hit by a gray Toyota Highlander with New York license plates as the vehicle fled the scene. "He could have family like me, you never know. He could've gotten killed right there and die, you know," Urena said. Fortunately, the officer was treated for a minor ankle injury at the hospital. Police were attempting to pull over the SUV over for a motor vehicle violation. The officers involved were assigned to the Strategic Response Group unit in Brooklyn. A few hours after the original traffic stop, the driver of another vehicle was trying to turn onto Hegeman Avenue from Hendrix Street and crashed into a police SUV, causing a bit of a chain reaction crash. Police are now investigating whether that driver didn't see their police scene tape that had been set up to rope off the first crash scene.

A New York State Police trooper was recently recognized for his actions in May that are credited with saving the life of a four-year-old Amish girl after a wagon she was the sole passenger in went out of control – and on Friday, state police released body camera footage of the incident. The incident took place on May 16 when trooper James T. Egan Jr. was driving on state Route 95 in the town of Moira when he observed an Amish wagon traveling at a high rate of speed, according to police, and the horse looked to be out of control, and was running through intersections, police said, and the trooper noticed a four-year-old child as the sole occupant of the wagon. After many failed attempts to stop the wagon with his vehicle, he led the wagon onto a grassy lawn, then leaped, exiting his vehicle, grabbed the reigns, and continued to pull on the reigns in an attempt to stop the horse, police said. Trooper Egan became pinned between a tree and the wagon, which caused the Amish wagon to stop abruptly. The child was not seriously hurt.

The incident occurred around 10 p.m. when residents at a mobile home community on West 9th Street near West Mission Boulevard called police about a man waving a gun and firing shots in the air. Arriving officers issued commands for the suspect to drop the gun, but he did not comply. Video of the incident shows officers with guns drawn approaching the suspect, who was walking around with his hands raised. At one point, the man appears to walk toward a gate of one of the homes. Moments later, two shots can be heard. “A male fired at the officers. An officer-involved shooting occurred, and the male was wounded and transported to a local hospital,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Daniel Vizcarra said. The unidentified man was listed in stable condition and was expected to survive, a law enforcement official confirmed. The spokesperson said the suspect, who had not been cooperating with investigators, was also expected to be arrested later Thursday morning. The Sheriff’s Department is assisting Pomona police with the shooting investigation. A firearm was recovered at the scene. No officers were injured in the incident.

The Los Angeles Police Department released bodycam video Friday of the moments a suspect armed with a machine gun fired at two officers during a traffic stop in the Willowbrook area the night of July 3. The video shows LAPD officers Stefan Carutasu and Joshua Rodney attempting to pull over the suspect at Broadway and Rosecrans Avenue. The suspect speeds up and comes to a stop on Broadway just north of Rosecrans. Before the officers could exit their patrol car, the suspect, armed with a machine gun, according to authorities, fired at police without warning. At least one officer was seen returning fire as the suspect fled the scene. The officers pursued the suspect but lost sight of him in the area of 135th Street and Broadway. Both officers sustained cuts and scratches from glass fragments caused by the suspect's rounds striking the police vehicle windshield, with one officer receiving two graze wounds to his head, LAPD said. Los Angeles Fire Department personnel transported the officers to a local hospital, where they were treated for their injuries and released the following morning. Numerous rifle casings from the suspect's weapon were recovered from the scene. No one else was injured in the incident, LAPD said. The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Malcolm Darnell Guss, Jr., was arrested for attempted murder on July 12. Guss faces one count of attempted murder of a peace officer, two counts of assault with a machine gun upon a peace officer, one count of shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, one count of possession of a machine gun, and two counts of possession of firearm by a felon, L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón said. It is further alleged that Guss personally and intentionally discharged a rifle. Guss was arraigned on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to all charges. A preliminary hearing is scheduled on July 29. He is being held on $2,025,000 bail. If convicted as charged, Guss faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

A man is accusing Lakeland police officers of using unnecessary force, stemming from an incident in February. Police body cam video of the confrontation, which started when a man named Marcus Adams, says he stopped to smoke a cigarette on the Florida Southern College campus and was asked to leave. Adams was already off campus when Lakeland police officers caught up with him. Just 22 seconds into the body camera video, Adams can be seen falling off his bicycle. At 23 seconds, he's on his back, showing his hands. Then, at 25 seconds, officers begin to grab him as he apparently kicks his legs. Six seconds after he fell from his bike, he's being shot with a taser. "I was completely caught off guard and did not understand that they thought I had tried to run away," Adams said. "When they said that in the video, I was like, 'are you all crazy?' I fell off the bike, and I repeatedly told them I fell off the bike." Flipped over, with his hands pinned beneath him, the video allegedly shows officers continuing to yell at Adams to put his hands behind his back. "I've never had my whole body lock up, and you can't move it," he said. "You can't do anything." Even as Adams groans in pain, is being tasered and apparently subdued, an officer begins striking Adams with his forearm. When he asks them why he's being detained — the answer is not trespassing or smoking. “What am I being stopped for? Why am I being stopped, because of a cigarette? On the campus?” Adams asks. “No,” the officer responds, “Because you didn't listen to my commands, that's why.” Community leaders who have repeatedly called upon Lakeland to address several cases of alleged police brutality say they have now seen this video as well. “Well, immediately when I look at the video, I think of all of the other cases that we've been dealing with Lakeland and saying this is the same pattern,” said Pastor Clayton Cowart with the Poor Minority Justice Association. “This is the same situation. Now, we've seen Black, we've seen white, it's the culture.” Earlier this month, a high-profile law firm specializing in allegations of police brutality said it would be getting involved in what they called an effort to hold Lakeland police accountable. Pastor Cowart said he had passed this video along to them and the FBI as well. “I don't know what it's going to take to get the Lakeland Police Department to realize that there is a serious problem here,” Cowart said. In the arrest affidavit, police say Adams failed to take the most direct route off campus. In a statement, Lakeland PD says Adams had not filed a formal complaint, but that all protective actions are thoroughly reviewed. "Had Mr. Adams complied with the officers' directives,” the statement reads in part. “This incident would not have resulted in protective actions taken by the officers." According to the police affidavit, Adams was charged with trespassing on school grounds, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer without violence. 10 Tampa Bay asked Adams if he thought because officers found meth on him that it should change how people view him and his account. "Because they found drugs in my backpack, yes," he said. "Does that justify them beating me up? No, not whatsoever, not whatsoever."

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after a stolen Kia led Bratenahl police on a chase. Police say the incident happened on Thursday evening when a Flock camera in Bratenahl alerted officers about a stolen Kia driving on Lakeshore Boulevard. Officers found the Kia and attempted to make a traffic stop, but the driver failed to stop, leading to a police pursuit. "The Kia lost control and ran into an innocent motorist on South Marginal Drive at East 55th Street. Luckily, no one was injured in the crash," said Bratenahl police in a press release. Bratenahl police say four people fled on foot from the Kia, but officers arrested a 14-year-old boy. The Kia was stolen from another Northeast Ohio suburb, according to police. The Bratenahl Village Police Department was assisted by the Cleveland Division of Police and Cleveland Metroparks Police Department in attempting to locate the other occupants who had fled.

Medina police officials provided more insight into Wednesday evening's fatal shooting of an armed suspect outside of the Medina County Sheriff's Office. During a briefing on Thursday, it was announced that Medina County Sheriff Terry Grice was the one who shot the suspect, now identified as 37-year-old Victoria Carter of Lafayette Township. In addition, police officials stated that the gun Carter was carrying at the time of her death was a "replica." "We have a unique situation here where our county sheriff, Terry Grice, was involved in this officer-involved shooting," Medina Police Chief Edward Kinney said in explaining why his department is investigating the incident. Kinney presented surveillance camera footage of the incident, showing Carter arriving at the Medina County Sheriff's Office and parking her car directly in front of the building. Carter is seen yelling at and running towards an approaching bystander with a knife in one hand and a gun in the other. The bystander went to the front of the building and spoke through the sheriff's outdoor intercom system. He reported seeing an armed woman in the parking lot acting in an "unruly way." Carter is seen again coming towards the witness before he flees the area. As Carter marches back towards the front of the sheriff's office, Grice and Medina County Sheriff's Deputy Doug Clinage can be seen approaching her from the side. Carter initially drops the toy gun on the ground, but eventually picks it back up and charges at Grice and Clinage. According to Kinney, Clinage attempted to use a taser on Carter, but it "had no effect." The video was stopped prior to the fatal shooting of Carter by Grice. Kinney stated that Grice and Clinage were "understandably distraught that this tragic situation occurred." "In a split second, it's impossible for a police officer to determine whether a firearm or a replica firearm is real or not. I think any reasonable officer would have reacted the way they did when presented with those exact same facts," Kinney added. Kinney stated that while he was not aware of any criminal activity in Carter's past, she did have "an extensive history of mental health issues." "We've had several calls for welfare checks with her," he explained. Carter's boyfriend was also incarcerated at the Medina County Jail, which is located in the same complex as the sheriff's office. Investigators are uncertain as to why Carter was at the facility and why she was armed with weapons. Kinney said that those criminal investigative elements of the case are being handled by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).

Police say the shooting happened around 3:20 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15 near North Main St. and College Blvd. They say they were pursuing 33-year-old Fasutino Carette Jr., who fled on foot following a vehicle chase. RPD says NMSP started a traffic stop after Carette weaved in and out of lanes across the highway heading south on U.S. 285. He fled the traffic stop and reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour heading into Roswell. Carette abandoned the vehicle after RPD used stop sticks. Carette was found hiding in a pile of tires behind a shop, and police say he refused to come out. They say he then shot at an officer, hitting them in the lower leg. The officer, along with two other RPD officers, fired back. Carette was found with multiple gunshot wounds and died on scene. The injured officer was taken to the hospital and is recovering. No one else was injured.

Broward prosecutors have declined to pursue charges against a mother who was arrested for allegedly leaving her young daughter inside a hot car while she shopped in a Hollywood Walmart over the weekend. Bodycam footage showed a police officer responding to the parking lot of the store on State Road 7 around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, shortly after the 4-year-old child had been pulled to safety by fire rescue workers. Hollywood Police officials said a witness heard the child screaming from a cracked window, and rescue workers were able to pull the child out without breaking the window. Officials said the engine was turned off while the child was inside the vehicle and that store surveillance cameras revealed the mother, 34-year-old Anastasiya Motalava, was shopping inside the Walmart for around 30 minutes while her child was left in the car. Motalava was arrested on one count of child neglect in the incident. But a memorandum from Broward Assistant State Attorney Melissa Kelly released Thursday said charges against Motalava would be dropped. "There is insufficient evidence to establish that the defendant's failure to provide her child with proper supervision rises to the egregious level of culpable negligence required for a felony charge of child neglect," Kelly wrote in the memo. According to the memo, the child wasn't harmed and didn't require medical treatment. Motalava also told investigators that she believed she was only in the store for 10–15 minutes.

Although the heat wave has ceased in the Denver metro area, the Wheat Ridge Police Department is telling Coloradans to bring pets inside while it is still hot outside. The police department says on July 11 around 3 p.m., officers had received calls about a dog inside a camper that was barking while it was hot outside. Officers found the dog along with a kitten inside as the temperature in the camper ranged from 91 to 103 degrees, according to Wheat Ridge PD. The dog and kitten were removed from the camper, while the owner received a summons in court for animal cruelty.

On July 2, 2024, at 1:14 p.m., a deputy assigned to East Los Angeles Station was patrolling Atlantic Boulevard in the city of Commerce when he located a stolen vehicle. The vehicle came to a stop in a nearby alley. The driver and rear passenger exited the vehicle and fled on foot. A third individual remained in the vehicle and was taken into custody without incident. The driver was later identified as a 16-year-old juvenile from the city of Los Angeles. The rear passenger was later identified as a 14-year-old juvenile from the city of Lancaster. During a search of the area, the 16-year-old juvenile was located on the roof of a nearby residence and was taken into custody without incident. The 14-year-old juvenile was not located during the search operation, and the search was terminated. While deputies were waiting for a tow truck to recover the stolen vehicle, residents alerted them to the 14-year-old juvenile running north on Cowlin Avenue. Deputies searched the area and observed him hiding behind a parked vehicle. As a deputy approached him, the 14-year-old juvenile produced a handgun and a deputy-involved shooting occurred. The 14-year-old juvenile sustained gunshot wounds to his body. Deputies rendered first aid until the arrival of Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel. The 14-year-old juvenile was transported to a local hospital, where he received medical treatment, and he was listed in stable condition. There were no other persons injured in the incident. A loaded handgun was recovered at the scene

A patient at a Georgia hospital stole an ambulance and led police on a chase before crashing into a light pole. The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect, identified as Ladarius Williams, stole a private Amerimed ambulance from Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge, from which he had just been discharged after being treated. Police say Williams drove away with ambulance personnel still in the back of the vehicle. “Fearing for their lives, the victims jumped from the back of the moving ambulance,” the sheriff’s office said. The sheriff’s office said Williams drove from Henry County into Clayton County, “where he had no regard for human life or property, using an ambulance as a wrecking ball, hitting multiple police cars, and causing property damage.” Both the Clayton County Police Department and Georgia State Patrol worked to stop the suspect, which led to a chase and the suspect crashing into a light pole on Tara Boulevard near Dixon Road. Authorities took out the ambulance’s tires with spike strips and stop sticks, but Williams continued driving. According to the sheriff’s office, law enforcement then used a PIT maneuver to stop the ambulance. The sheriff’s office said Williams ran away and was stunned with a Taser before being taken into custody. He is charged with aggravated assault on law enforcement, felony fleeing, obstruction, theft by taking and hit-and-run, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

Police arrested a man with knives and several other weapons including a machete after they confronted him behind a ticket counter at Cleveland Hopkins Airport Monday. Police got a call for a man with a machete at the ticket counter near the front entrance around 420 a.m. Police said officers immediately responded and found the man with weapons on the ground behind the Spirit Airlines ticket counter. As officers attempted to talk with the male, he became belligerent and defiant, according to Police. A witness told 19 News the man was screaming “I am peaceful, I am peaceful, I want to go to Jerusalem.” Officers tased the man after he made threatening gestures towards them with a knife, but the taser was ineffective. The man jumped over the ticket counter and jumped over a stairwell in an attempt to escape. Officers were able to arrest him, and he was transported to a hospital for crisis intervention. No injuries were reported from this incident.