Sheriff

On Election Day, a young lieutenant in the Strafford County Sheriff’s Office made history, becoming the first Black person ever elected sheriff in New Hampshire. “I’m so excited, I really am,” said Lt. Mark Brave. “That says that New Hampshire is open to progress, they’re open to new ideas.” The 35-year-old Dover resident ran on a platform of transparency,...

A former San Diego County Sheriff’s captain was indicted for violating drug laws by alerting owners, including his cousin, of an illegal marijuana dispensary that law enforcement was planning to search, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday.

A sheriff’s deputy used Narcan to revive a woman’s beloved pet after the dog ate her legally prescribed pain medication.

Firefighters have rescued a kitten that was trapped inside the wall of a South Florida home, bringing an end to a family’s confusion about where a certain meowing sound was coming from.

The 41-year-old tortoise named Dino ambled away after a storm blew open the latch on its outdoor enclosure in Red Bluff.

A kitten that was found encased in hardened spray foam is expected to make a full recovery after being rescued from a garbage can by an Oregon sanitation worker, authorities said Thursday. The sanitation worker was using a hydraulic arm to empty a trash can near Hillsboro, Oregon, but the can wouldn’t empty, said Washington County sheriff’s Deputy Brian van...

All kinds walk through the security checkpoints at the Frederick County Courthouse on any given day, but few manage to turn heads like Giuseppe, Welton, Zeke and Zoey. “We’re just the handlers. They call us ‘the dopes on the ends of the ropes,'” said Francina Baldi with a smile as she led Giuseppe, a 3-year-old mini goldendoodle, toward the stairwell...

Deputies responded to a home near Gilroy early Tuesday on a report of a domestic violence incident involving a suspect who tried to strike a woman with a vehicle, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to a home near Gilroy early Tuesday on a report of a domestic violence incident involving a suspect who tried to strike a woman with a vehicle, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Damian Trujillo reports.

The former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy accused of falsely claiming he’d been shot by a sniper in the parking lot of the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station has been arrested and has been charged with insurance fraud and filing a false report, multiple law enforcement sources told NBC Los Angeles. Angel Reinosa was arrested Thursday afternoon in the north San...

A man who died in custody after a pursuit and struggle with officers and Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies pursuing what they thought was a stolen vehicle last week was actually the registered owner of the car, Santa Rosa police said Monday.

For some people — you know who you are — the word “gifts” immediately evokes another G-word: “gadgets.” Say what you will about the socks and sweaters your relatives got you. But for some, a present just isn’t a present unless it has Bluetooth and USB fast charging. Fortunately, those are standard features on just about everything shown off at...

From 3D cameras to toys that help kids learn to read, the tech world has a connected something-or-other for just about everyone this season

Hundreds of flights were canceled and thousands delayed for travelers heading home after the Thanksgiving holiday as a deadly winter storm moved to the Northeast on Sunday, packing one last punch of snow and ice. The National Weather Service predicted more than a foot (0.3 meters) of snow in swaths of upstate New York and New England, as well as...

A pilot who reported having engine trouble was discovered dead on Tuesday morning, the Marin County Sheriff said, and crews found pieces of the wreckage from his small aircraft in a hilly area near Novato.

The criminal case against a Mexican man accused of killing a woman on a crowded San Francisco pier is coming to a close more than two years after setting off a national firestorm over immigration.

The criminal case against a Mexican man accused of killing a woman on a crowded San Francisco pier is coming to a close more than two years after setting off a national firestorm over immigration.

The criminal case against a Mexican man accused of killing a woman on a crowded San Francisco pier is coming to a close more than two years after setting off a national firestorm over immigration.

A $4,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever has been recently throwing objects at cars on U.S. Highway 101 and State Route 156 in the Prunedale area.

Projectiles have hit at least 43 cars this year.