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On April 23, according to court and jail documents, police were looking for 37-year-old fugitive Amber Pyne on an active warrant for her arrest. When they pulled up to a home on Haylie Lane, officers said she went inside, as did another man. Documents stated as officers searched for Pyne in the house, they spotted a man, later identified as 33-year-old Gordon Wesley Cronk, exiting a basement door. Cronk, officers wrote, told them he didn’t see Pyne when he was in the basement. According to a probable cause statement, officers subsequently located Pyne “hidden under several boxes and random household possessions” that had been stacked on top of her. Body camera footage documented the moment when an officer told Cronk, already in another officer’s immediate custody, that he was being placed under arrest for obstruction. “Why?” Cronk could be heard asking in the video. “Because you were aiding and abetting a fugitive,” the officer said. In roughly 2 seconds, the video showed the exchange turn into an all-out struggle. Court documents stated that Cronk grabbed onto one officer’s rifle by the handle and then later grabbed the same officer’s holstered handgun during the struggle. It lasted approximately 40 seconds, and resulted in Cronk being tazed twice. “Knock it off!” one officer could be heard instructing Cronk after the struggle ended. “Sit down for a second!” According to documents, Cronk refused to tell officers his name or provide any ID. He was eventually identified via a fingerprint scanner that revealed he was wanted on two NCIC warrants, including one with nationwide extradition. “When we started to do some more research, it does look like he’s a member of the ‘Proud Boys’ organization,” Bentley said. “(He) wasn’t even on our radar. We had no idea who he was, that there were warrants—nothing. We weren’t aware of him whatsoever.” Documents stated that a witness told police Cronk was Pyne’s boyfriend. Pyne was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor failure to stop at the command of law enforcement related to the April 23 incident. Documents showed that a warrant for her arrest was issued on April 16 for failing to comply with the terms of her probation in a 2021 case in which she pleaded guilty to a third-degree felony charge related to drug distribution. Cronk was subsequently charged with two counts of first-degree felony disarming of a police officer of a firearm, two counts of third-degree felony assault by a prisoner, and one count of third-degree felony obstructing service of a board of pardons’ warrant or a probationer order to show cause. His next court appearance was a scheduling conference on May 14, court records showed.

Newly released body cam video from an incident at an Ohio women’s prison has sparked controversy and calls into question the validity of possible abuse allegations at the Marysville prison. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) told the Guardian last month that an internal investigation is underway at the prison after inmates reported alleged abuse by staff. The body cam footage shows a corrections' lieutenant, later identified as Thierno Bah, driving a UTV (Utility Terrain Vehicle) at a high rate of speed and then appearing to drive directly into a group of inmates, striking one individual. The inmate reportedly sustained injuries and received hospital treatment. In a statement, the ODRC said, “A staff member driving a UTV was responding to an incident when the vehicle came into contact with an incarcerated person.” The statement added that the Bah checked on the inmate’s well-being. The inmate was then treated at the prison infirmary before being transferred to an outside hospital for further evaluation, and reportedly returned to the reformatory the following day. According to paperwork, the driver of the UTV, Thierno Bah, was a staff lieutenant.

WTWO has obtained dash-cam footage from West Terre Haute Police showing the moment an officer shot a dog that police say was being aggressive. It happened Tuesday afternoon in West Terre Haute near the intersection of Johnson Avenue and Arthur Place. Police were called to the scene on a report of two aggressive dogs on the street. While police say one dog seemed friendly, they added that the other dog repeatedly “lunged and snapped” at the officer. In the video, an officer can be seen approaching the dogs, the small black chihuahua greats the officer in a friendly manner. While the medium-sized tan dog begins to bark at the man. West Terre Haute Police said the officer attempted to shoo the dog away, and kick at it to get it to retreat before removing his agency issued handgun from its holster and firing a single shot, striking the dog and killing it. WTWO reached out to WTHPD to see if they had any further comment, and have not heard back. The dog’s owner, Vicki McVey, said she watched the dashcam footage at the police department the morning after the incident. “He approached her, and she came up and was barking at him, and you know, it was like, her tail was wagging and about three times in to him trying to reach down and grab her, he just pulled out his pistol and shot her in the head,” McVey said. McVey told us she was not at home when the incident happened.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating after Pasco deputies shot a woman who threatened them with a knife in Hudson on Thursday afternoon. The incident started about 3:30 p.m. at a pet cemetery near Denton Avenue and Dane Lane, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said during a news conference. Isabella North, 29, had flagged down a passerby and said she needed help. The passerby called 911 and put North on the phone with the dispatcher, Nocco said. According to Nocco, North told the dispatcher: “I really feel like I’m going to kill somebody,” and “I have been diagnosed as clinically insane.” She also told the dispatcher she had a knife. “Clearly we have somebody who was homicidal and who was armed,” Nocco said. Two deputies arrived, but when they started talking to North, she pulled a 12-inch knife from her waistband and raised it above her head in an “attacking position,” Nocco said. Body-worn camera footage released by the sheriff’s office shows the incident unfolded in about 30 seconds. In the video, a deputy greets North by her first name and asks her how she’s doing. North’s response is inaudible. The deputy asks her, “So what’s going on today? What are your thoughts here,” and then North draws the knife from her waistband. “You mind just throwing that down?” the deputy asks. North raises the knife above her head and holds her other arm out in a defensive stance. “Don’t do that,” the deputy says, drawing his gun. “Don’t do that. Please don’t do that. Put that down.” Both deputies continue to tell North to put the knife down. She continues to approach them, quickening her pace. Each deputy fires one shot, and North falls to the ground. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Nocco said no deputies were hurt in the incident. “It’s a very sad situation,” Nocco said. “The deputies are all trained in de-escalation, however, the subject did not allow us to talk to her. They did not allow us to de-escalate the situation.” The sheriff’s office did not release the names of the deputies involved, but said they have been placed on administrative leave. “I watched the BWC (body-worn camera footage). I listened to the 911 call. Those deputies did what they had to do,” Nocco said. “Those deputies prevented a homicide.”

York Regional Police say one suspect was arrested and a second remains at large after an officer was struck by a vehicle during an auto theft investigation in Toronto earlier this week. It happened on April 30 at around 7:30 a.m. in the Overlea Boulevard and Thorncliffe Park Drive area. The incident unfolded after investigators with the York Regional Police Auto Cargo Theft Unit (ACTU) and the Integrated Property Crime Task Force located two stolen vehicles in the area and moved to arrest two suspects. “One suspect was arrested after a short foot pursuit,” police explained in a release. “The second suspect entered a vehicle and drove at police, striking both a police vehicle and an officer. The suspect crashed the vehicle into a nearby building and fled on foot.” The incident was captured on security video, which police released on Friday. The video shows a grey minivan trying to flee the scene. It crashes head-on into an officer who is running in the middle of the road, sending him airborne before he slams onto the road. The impact of the crash sends one of his shoes flying in the other direction. Despite the ferocity of the impact, police say the officer wasn’t seriously injured. He was treated at a nearby hospital for minor injuries and was released a short time later. Police arrested Ahmed Abdul-Wasee, 18, of Toronto. He’s charged with theft of motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime, trafficking property obtained by crime as well as fail to comply with undertaking and possess an automobile master key. The second suspect (pictured below) remains at large. He’s described as a male with brown skin, a thin build and black hair. Police say he’s around five foot eight.

A Northwest Florida man was arrested late Thursday night after trying to run from deputies and almost hitting them with his vehicle, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. 28-year-old Alexander George Deloach, who has a Molino address, was found on the 8400 block of Old Spanish Trail, according to officials. Deloach allegedly tried to run from deputies and almost hit them with a vehicle. Deputies performed a PIT maneuver to stop him at the intersection of Harbor Square and Breakwater Circle, according to officials. A Precision Immobilization Technique involves law enforcement forcing a vehicle to turn sideways, causing it to spin and stop. Deputies arrested Deloach and charged him with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, fleeing and eluding, possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana less than 20 grams. Officials said Deloach had active warrants for homicide, revoked bond, and grand theft of a motor vehicle.

0:00 - Bodycam 1 2:55 - Bodycam 2 ----- New York officials have released police body camera video as part of the investigation into the deadly police shooting of Win Rozario. Rozario, 19, died on March 27 following an encounter with the NYPD in Queens. Police responded to a 911 call at 103rd Street and 101st Avenue and came across Rozario holding a pair of scissors. Two officers fired their guns at Rozario. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A man wielding scissors was shot and killed by police in the Ozone Park section of Queens on Wednesday afternoon. Officers were responding to a home on 103rd Street after a mother called about her 19-year-old son acting erratically. When officers arrived, they were confronted by the man who was wielding scissors. NYPD officials say the officers attempted to take the man into custody and get him help, but instead, he pulled a pair of scissors out of a drawer and charged at the officers. The officers initially fired their tasers at the man, in the living room kitchen of his second-floor home, but as his mother rushed to his aid, officials say "she accidentally knocked the tasers out of his body," rendering them ineffective. The suspect then picked up the scissors and came at the officers again, forcing them to open fire. "It was chaotic, fast moving, and they had to defend themselves," NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said.

Two dogs were shot and killed by a D.C. police officer while responding to a call in Northwest Thursday afternoon. According to MPD, officers were responding to a report of a stabbing in the 3600 block of 11th Street, NW, just before 1:40 p.m. when the off-leash dogs reportedly charged at them. One officer fired shots, killing both pets. Police did not find any evidence of a stabbing in the area. FOX 5’s Homa Bash was at the scene covering a different crime — an overnight triple shooting that occurred near the intersection of 10th and Spring Road, NW — when she saw the chaos unfolding between police and the dogs. She spoke with the dog’s owners, who say they’re devastated by the action taken by the officer. "None of us feel safe and police are supposed to make us feel safe, and they just shot both of my puppies. They shot my babies," Namora and Jeanava Thompson said to FOX 5. "Why? That's my dogs!" The dogs, Wednesday and Luna, were both a year old. One was a Staffordshire terrier and the other was a Shihtzu mix. Wednesday was pregnant and expecting puppies soon. The family says one of the dogs got out from under the gate and into their back alley. "All of a sudden she heard gunshots. One of the puppies got out and he just shot the dog. My dog is dead," Jeanava said. "Both of my dogs are dead."

New bodycam footage and 911 audio reveal what happened when Arlington police officers shot and killed a man last week. The shooting happened at an apartment complex in North Arlington near the intersection of North Collins Street and Green Oaks Boulevard on April 25. According to police, a man called 911, saying he stabbed another man to death. The caller was later identified as 31-year-old Michael Bassey. Bassey called 911 twice in the span of one minute. In the first call, he told dispatch, "I'm going to kill him" and "you know what to do." In the second call, he asked what the response time was and that he killed someone named Michael because "he was talking too much" and then "I took the knife from the kitchen and I stabbed him." Bodycam footage showed Bassey running towards police with the knife in his hand. In the video, police are heard telling Bassey to drop the knife before he was shot, falling to the ground. After he fell, he got up and ran away. Police chased Bassey on foot, continuing to ask him to drop the knife. Bassey then charged toward officers again with the knife. Another officer then deployed a Taser, causing Bassey to fall over. He continued running into a field, where police were able to take the knife from his hands and detain him. Officers noticed he had a gunshot wound and performed life-saving measures until paramedics arrived. He had one gunshot wound, although the officer who shot him fired their gun twice. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died, police said. "I believe every officer who responded to this call made every effort to de-escalate the situation," Arlington Police Chief Al Jones said. Jones said officers checked the apartment for stabbing victims, but there was no one inside. They also checked local emergency rooms, but there were no stabbing victims. Jones said he doesn't believe Bassey stabbed anyone, despite his 911 calls. No police officers were injured.

Video taken from New York City police officers' body-worn cameras shows authorities forcing their way inside a Columbia University building this week that had been overtaken by anti-Israel protesters. The video shows the moment NYPD officers wearing protective gear breached Hamilton Hall on Tuesday night, where the protesters had barricaded themselves inside. "We shall not be moved," protesters outside the building are heard singing as officers move toward the building. Many of the protesters were not students at the university, but outside agitators, NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Tarik Sheppard told "Your World Cavuto" on Thursday. "They are professionals," he said." They may just fly in for a day or two and leave. You'll see them traveling around the country, and they have funding." "The students are already passionate and upset about an issue, and now you have a person whispering in your ear 'Hey, you know, we should take over the building' or something like that," Sheppard added. "When young minds that are in that state, it's pretty easy to then be influenced by somebody who is a professional at manipulation." The bodycam footage shows the officers using a tool to open a front door at Hamilton Hall, which had multiple chairs stacked against it from the inside. Once inside, the officers encountered a man-made barrier of what appeared to be furniture that required a saw to cut through. Protesters are heard from the outside chanting "Free, free Palestine!" At one point, an officer says "Let's deploy a flashbang (grenade)," which was followed by a series of loud bangs. After cutting through the barrier, officers came into contact with protesters sitting inside a room where they were detained. Authorities were only allowed to move protesters from the campus after the university officially requested help, Sheppard said, adding that several universities in the city have asked the NYPD to have a presence on their campus at least through the middle of May. "Many of them are requesting that. What we've asked is that they come up with a plan to self-sustain. However, we will not leave them, and we don't want the campuses to return to the state that it was in," he said.

The El Paso Police Department has released the body cam footage from the arrest of 35-year-old Jonathan Rose Eddens, who died in police custody on April 14. Police were originally sent to Alameda Avenue and San Marcial Street on a call about a man standing in the street. Upon arriving, officers spot Eddens walking in and out of traffic and claim he had blood on his face. The officers try to speak with Eddens, but he repeatedly tries to walk away. The confrontation grows more aggressive as officers tell him to stop, or they will use a stun gun on him, and one officer is heard claiming Eddens said he would stab him. Eddens eventually stops walking, but then appears to resist as several officers move to detain him. Eddens eventually breaks free from the officers' grasp before being brought down by a stun gun charge. The video appears to show officers punch and kick Eddens as he's held down, also using a stun gun multiple times as they struggle to put him in handcuffs. Blood can be seen coming down Eddens' face, but it is not clear whether it is from the previously mentioned wound or the struggle. After handcuffing Eddens, officers put him on an ambulance and sent him to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

The Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page posted body cam footage on Thursday of the aftermath of Tuesday’s deadly EF3 tornado in Westmoreland. The body cam footage is from Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chase Stallbaumer. He took part in the search and rescue following the tornado. In the video, he finds a cat and reunites it with its owner. He also finds a man and helps render aid. Stallbaumer: “What about animals?” Unknown man: “There’s a lady in a purple shirt talking about a lab.” Stallbaumer: “A lab? OK. There’s a cat right there.” Stallbaumer’s body cam footage shows him going up to the cat and picking it up. In the video, he states the cat is fine. He walks over to a girl who says it is her mom’s cat. He hands the cat off to her. She is crying. The video cuts to another area Stallbaumer explores. Stallbaumer: “No, I’m just looking in the creek just to see if there’s anything down here.” He can be seen climbing down a pile of fallen tree branches. The video then cuts to when Stallbaumer finds the man. Deputy Stallbaumer: “Um, who’s that?” He is seen pointing to the man as he says that. He then begins jogging over to him. Stallbaumer: “Hey buddy, are you OK?” He yells for “Rob.” The video cuts to Stallbaumer over the man. He is with two others, helping the man. The video then ends with the text “LOVE & PRAYERS.”

Deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office and an Indiana conservation officer rescued a woman whose vehicle had flipped into a culvert Tuesday. The crash happened near 296th Street and Carpenter Road on April 30 in northern Hamilton County. Emergency crews arrived to find the inverted vehicle submerged in water, with the driver still inside. The officers, along with firefighters from White River and Jackson townships, used a winch to angle the vehicle to expose the windows. Standing in the water, officers shattered the window and cut away an airbag to get to the trapped driver. The woman was pulled from the vehicle and was treated by medics before she was taken to the St. Vincent Hospital for chest pain. "Without these measures taken by the first responders, the outcome for the victim could have been much worse and likely have resulted in a drowning," Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Bryan Melton said in a news release.

No criminal charges will be filed against Green Bay Police Officer Dan Skenandore, who was involved in a deadly shooting on Feb 23, Brown County District Attorney David Lasee announced Wednesday. The shooting came on the afternoon of Feb 23, after the Green Bay Police Department received a report of a "disturbance" between two vehicles involving a weapon, Police Chief Chris Davis said at the time. One of the vehicles, operated by Steve Ventura, was located on Green Ridge Drive near the 3100 block of Open Gate Trail. Ventura exited his vehicle, drew a handgun and pointed it in the direction of Skenandore, according to the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation. The two then exchanged gunfire, according to the report. Ventura was found injured, given life-saving measures, and later died at a hospital. Ventura died of an "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound," according to the statement from the Brown Country District Attorney's office.

A 47-year-old man is behind bars after he admitted to intentionally setting multiple fires in the Silver Springs Preservation Area. At around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received a call to assist Marion County Fire Rescue after numerous fires were reported in the Silver Springs Preservation Area near the 2000 block of NE Baseline Road, according to MCSO. While deputies were heading to the area, the sheriff’s office was informed that two individuals were camping in the woods near the location of the fires. MCSO stated that they were both unharmed. The MCSO AIR-1 unit responded to provide an aerial view of the active fires. According to the sheriff’s office, a total of eight fires were observed in the Silver Springs Preservation Area on Tuesday morning, and two of them were at least 30 yards in diameter. As AIR-1 crew members surveyed the fires from the sky, they spotted a male suspect who was lighting additional fires in the area. He was then observed fleeing southbound through the woods. The suspect was later identified as Jason Satterly. With assistance from the aerial unit, several MCSO deputies tracked Satterly through the woods. One of the deputies saw Satterly fleeing nearby, and he was detained in handcuffs. After deputies secured Satterly in a patrol vehicle, they used fire extinguishers to combat one of the eight active fires until firefighters arrived on scene. Satterly admitted to deputies that he had started the fires. He claimed that he was afraid because “people were chasing him,” according to MCSO. Satterly was arrested and transported to Marion County Jail, where he is currently being held on a $6,000 bond. He is being charged with malicious burning of land and culpable negligence – exposure to harm.

While conducting proactive patrols at the Microtel in Palm Coast just before 10 p.m. on Friday, April 26, Deputy Dorsey encountered a suspicious vehicle. He observed a white Dodge Charger backed into the parking lot with the trunk and doors open and the windows down. He also observed five subjects loitering in and around the vehicle. One of the subjects appeared to be wearing a face mask that obscured parts of his face. After calling for additional deputies, Deputy Dorsey returned to the area with backup and found the vehicle in the same position, with two males now standing on either side, and a strong burnt marijuana smell emanating from the vehicle. Deputies began conducting a search of the vehicle when three more subjects arrived on scene. One of the subjects, later identified as Demarcus Powell, 24 from Macon, Georgia, who had originally been standing near the passenger-side door, continued to move further away from the vehicle appearing as if he was looking to flee. Deputies warned him if he continued to do so, he would be detained. After locating a firearm with an extended magazine inside a backpack within the vehicle, deputies attempted to secure all involved persons in handcuffs pending further investigation. When Deputy Dorsey attempted to place Powell in handcuffs, Powell pushed the deputy and attempted to flee before tripping and rolling into nearby bushes. As Deputy Dorsey attempted to regain control of the subject, Powell refused all commands to place his hands behind his back. When Deputy Harrison attempted to utilize his taser, Powell attempted to grab it. Deputy Harrison successfully deployed his taser and Powell was finally secured. In a continued search of the vehicle, deputies located three separate baggies containing a combined total of 82g of THC. They also found a .45 caliber handgun with extended magazine, 67 rounds of .45 caliber ammunition, several loose baggies, and an electronic scale with marijuana residue. Powell was arrested for Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Sell, Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, and Resisting Arrest with Violence, and was transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility. He recently posted a bond of $12,500 and was released.

An Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) trooper recently found a horse reported loosed on an Ohio roadway. The state trooper from the Batavia Post located and returned the horse to its owner, according to a social media post. OSHP posted body camera footage of what happened on its Facebook page. It shows the trooper finding the horse on a dirt driveway and returning it to its owner. The trooper told the owner it was reported loose in the road, according to the body camera.

Four and a half years after a traffic stop in Eau Claire, the police officer who initiated it has been found guilty of violating the driver's civil rights. The federal case stems from a traffic stop off Keith and Clairemont on October 7, 2019. Officer Sam Sperry pulled over Sidney L. Coleman. According to police officials, Sperry had witnessed multiple traffic violations before initiating the stop. Coleman argued in his complaint that he was racially profiled. During the traffic stop, officials said officers searched the vehicle and found drugs. They then obtained a warrant to search Coleman's room at the Regency Inn & Suites. The jury determined last week that Officer Sperry initiated the traffic stop without reasonable suspicion to believe Coleman had committed a traffic offense or a crime. "I am extremely disheartened by the jury’s verdict and the damages awarded in this matter. The facts of this case demonstrate the actions of our officers were appropriate and not malicious," Police Chief Matt Rokus said in a press release. Eau Claire Deputy City Attorney Doug Hoffer told News 18 the decision by the jury is "baffling" and that Officer Sperry was acting appropriately. "It's really difficult to understand how this decision was reached," he said. "I understand in today's social environment there are people that treat law enforcement with a level of skepticism, and when that's warranted I think we're all comfortable with that, but here it clearly isn't, and it's a baffling and disappointing decision." Coleman is being awarded $550,000 in damages. Now, the city of Eau Claire is working with their insurance company to decide the best way to appeal this verdict. The jury found Officer Sperry not guilty of using excessive force.

On January 1, 2023, an MCSO deputy located a male arson suspect, identified as Kropp, who was traveling westbound in a vehicle on Highway 318 in Citra, according to MCSO. The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed, and the deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The sheriff’s office stated that Kropp placed his middle finger out of the driver’s side window and refused to stop. An MCSO deputy successfully deployed stop sticks, which forced the vehicle to come to a stop. Kropp exited the vehicle while holding a baseball bat, and deputies issued several commands for him to stop and drop the weapon. According to the sheriff’s office, Kropp pulled out a machete, and a deputy deployed a taser in an attempt to detain Kropp. MCSO stated that the taser did not affect Kropp, and he proceeded to flee on foot into a nearby wooded area. An MCSO corporal and K-9 partner arrived on scene and began to track the area in search of Kropp. The K-9 partner led deputies on a 20-minute track to a tree, where Kropp was hiding. Deputies requested for Kropp to come down, and he stated that he was unable to feel his legs. Kropp then climbed higher into the tree. After nearly 11 hours of negotiations, Kropp eventually came down from the tree and was detained in handcuffs. While investigating the incident, MCSO discovered that the vehicle Kropp was driving had been reported stolen out of Tennessee. Kropp was arrested and transported to Marion County Jail. He was charged with second-degree arson, grand theft of a motor vehicle, and fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer, along with a misdemeanor charge for resisting an officer without violence. According to Marion County court records, Kroop underwent several psychological evaluations, and it was ultimately determined that he was “mentally/physically unable to stand trial.” After an order finding Kropp “incompetent” was filed in June of 2023, he was sent to a state hospital.

A deputy shot and killed a man who authorities say drove toward them as they tried to take him into custody in East Los Angeles. The shooting stemmed from a domestic assault call in the 1500 block of North Herbert Avenue around 11:50 p.m. Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Responding deputies saw the assault suspect leaving the area in a green van, which they later found driving on the 3900 block of Snow Drive. Deputies pulled the car over and got out of their vehicle in an attempt to detain the man. Authorities say the suspect made a U-turn in the cul-de-sac and "began driving towards one of the deputies when a deputy-involved shooting occurred." The suspect, described as a man in his 40s, was struck by gunfire in the upper body and rushed to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. A deputy was also taken to a hospital, where he was treated for an unspecified injury. His condition was not immediately made available. No other injuries were reported. Details about the assault victim were also not available.

The Scottsdale Police Department released on Wednesday, graphic body-camera video from an officer who shot and killed a suspect during a gun battle more than a month ago. The edited video shows the officers getting behind the SUV 52-year-old Laquanza Young was driving on Scottsdale Road and Cactus Road on March 21 just before 5:30 p.m. Young got into the left turn lane at the intersection, and the officer turned on his emergency lights. The suspect stops at the intersection and gets out of his SUV. That’s when the officer gets out of his patrol SUV with his rifle and tells Young to stay in the SUV, police said. Unfortunately, in the department’s release, the narrator talks over the body-cam video, so it’s unclear what the officer actually said. Young opened fire, and two officers returned fire. The suspect got back in his SUV, still pointing a gun at officers, investigators said. Police continue shooting “until they perceive there was no threat to the surrounding community or themselves,” investigators said. The department released body-cam video from only one officer because the second officer didn’t activate his body-camera. Young died in the SUV. No officers were hurt. Police said the SUV was stolen from Phoenix, and Scottsdale spotted it using an automatic license plate reader.

Charges against a man have been dropped, after dashcam video surfaced showing the crime he was accused of didn’t actually happen. Not only that, it shows -- a Montgomery County constable -- caused his own injury. The driver was originally accused of seriously injuring that Montgomery County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office investigator who was directing traffic at the Ironman North American Championship in The Woodlands last weekend. Dashcam video from another driver’s car showed Investigator Toby McLaughlin, a 40-year veteran with the Montgomery County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office, kicking the man’s vehicle as he passed by and hurting his own leg. The constable’s office initially said McLaughlin was attempting to stop traffic for cyclists, when the driver ignored McLaughlin’s signals, hit him and then took off. The man was originally charged with failure to stop and render aid causing serious bodily injury and was in Montgomery County Jail with a $30,000 bond before the charges were dropped.

An ATV driver suffered serious injuries after crashing into a New Haven Police cruiser Sunday, police officials say. Police said officers were assigned that afternoon to a dirt bike/ATV detail in hopes of addressing ongoing complaints of riders driving recklessly and illegally around the city. Around 3:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of East Rock Park for reports of a group gathering there and using Farnam Drive to access the park- a road that’s been only open to pedestrian traffic since 2020. Officers driving up Farnam Drive noticed an ATV driving fast on the same road, in the direction of a significant number of pedestrians. In response, the officers slowed down and angled their cruiser to protect the families who had just passed, while also providing room to the side of them for the oncoming ATV to pass the cruiser. However, the ATV driver lost control and struck the front passenger side window of the cruiser. The driver was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, according to police. “This is an unfortunate and stark reminder of the extreme dangers of illegal ATV and dirt bike riding on city streets, both for pedestrians and the operators of the vehicles themselves,” Chief Karl Jacobson said in a statement Tuesday. “While we’re glad the family was protected from harm, what happened to the driver is tragic, and we hope for his complete and speedy recovery and we urge the public not to engage in this type of activity,” Jacobson said.

The Knoxville Police Department released body camera footage on Wednesday of police shooting a man armed with two knives at a Fountain City gas station on April 17. The footage released by KPD started by saying Seth Beeler, the responding KPD officer, went to the Exxon gas station on North Broadway at around 5:30 p.m. after calls about a disturbance. KPD said a man, later identified as William Charles McBride Jr., was acting erratically and "potentially violently" inside the store. "He has a knife out. He has a knife out," a person in a green hoodie said at the start of the video when Beeler stepped out of his police cruiser. In the video, the officer took out his gun and opened the door to the store. McBride was seen inside near the entryway, and the officer took a few steps back. A person was seen behind McBride, facing the counter. "Come out. Come out right now," Beeler said. "Get down on your knees!" As Beeler spoke, McBride quickly left the store with two knives in his hands, appearing to lunge out of the door toward the person in the green hoodie. The person in the hoodie ran. Beeler fired his gun twice, and McBride collapsed to the ground. "Get down on your face," Beeler said. McBride was heard groaning near an SUV as he turned around onto his stomach. Beeler kept his gun trained on him while McBride continued moaning. Around a minute after the shooting, McBride sounded like he was breathing heavily. "Crawl out, crawl out to me. Get out from under this car," Beeler said. The person in the hoodie who told Beeler that McBride had the knives was seen walking back into the store. Beeler started instructing people to move their cars, specifically telling the owner of the black SUV McBride was lying near to move the vehicle. Beeler also told people to stay back as he kept his gun pointed at McBride. "Everybody in the store okay?" Beeler asked as sirens could be heard approaching. "Hey sir, go to the front of your car, okay? There's going to be a lot of cops here." McBride continued lying on the ground and lifted his head up. After around three minutes from when McBride was shot, Beeler handcuffed him as other police officers arrived. "He tried to stab that guy," Beeler said to other officers in the video. An officer told Beeler he was going to get "crime scene stuff" while McBride was being searched. KPD said both knives were recovered from the gas station, and a still frame from the bodycam video showed they had been dropped near the SUV's tire. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting, and KPD said its Office of Professional Standards is also conducting an internal, administrative investigation to tell if Beeler followed KPD's procedures and policies. KPD said District Attorney General Charme Allen's office will make a determination on the shooting once the TBI finishes its investigation. KPD said there was additional body camera video taken of officers providing medical assistance to McBride, but said that video was not included Wednesday and won't be released until after the TBI finishes its investigation and the DA makes a determination. McBride was 41 years old and was declared dead after being taken to a hospital. His family said he had graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor of science in social work. His family also described him as a military veteran who struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder since returning from overseas and said he turned to drug use to cope with his PTSD.

An investigation is now underway after an officer-involved shooting on Monday that ended with a suspect dead. Authorities said the shooting occurred in the 4900 block of Shadowdale Drive, around 4:20 p.m. Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner said it all started around 11:25 a.m. when a call for service was made for exposure at the same home where the shooting occurred. Finner said officers from the Major Offenders Division were conducting surveillance on the house. At the same time, officers from the Northwest Division responded to the exposure call and were informed about the surveillance by the Major Offenders Division and later backed off. Then around 4:20 p.m. officers executed a felony warrant stemming from a March 22 aggravated assault with a deadly weapon at a business nearby. Finner said the suspect pulled a gun on the manager at the business on that date, threatened to shoot him, and burn the business down. Finner said during Monday's warrant execution, officers surrounded the house, announced their presence and the suspect didn't come out of the house. That's when officers breached the back door, entered the house, and found the suspect in the bedroom. Authorities gave commands for the suspect to come out of the bedroom, and he initially complied. However, Finner said, the suspect went back into the bedroom, grabbed a gun, pointed the gun at officers, and two officers fired on the suspect. The suspect, a 44-year-old white male, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released pending notification of next of kin.