Matt Delaney

DeSantis to Illinois cops: Move to Florida and avoid working with noncitizens

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled Thursday a plan to lure Chicago police officers to the Sunshine State with billboards that tout its relocation bonus and criticizes a new Illinois law that will let noncitizens become cops.

September 14, 2023

California Gov. Newsom targets retail theft epidemic

Public safety regulators in California are voting Thursday on Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to crack down on organized retail crime by sending millions of dollars to police departments and prosecutors.

September 14, 2023

Reward for escaped D.C. murder suspect increased to $30K as search lingers

District of Columbia police upped its reward Tuesday for helping capture a murder suspect who escaped police custody last week while being treated at George Washington Hospital.

September 13, 2023

Pennsylvania police capture escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante after two week manhunt

A burglar alarm in a Philadelphia suburb early Wednesday sounded the final hours of Danelo Cavalcante's freedom. Law enforcement teams worked overnight through a storm to surround and capture the killer, ending an intense manhunt after Cavalcante's escape from a Pennsylvania jail two weeks earlier.

September 13, 2023

Metro to close multiple Red Line stops in December for safety repairs

The D.C. Metro on Tuesday said it will temporarily halt service to multiple Red Line stations in December to undergo safety and other renovations.

September 12, 2023

Washington state police warn drivers about carjackers causing accidents to set up victims

Police in Washington state are warning drivers about crooks who will intentionally rear-end them, only to lure the drivers into being carjacked.

September 12, 2023

Escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante armed with rifle as manhunt nears 2-week mark

Police in Pennsylvania on Tuesday said escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante was spotted in another part of Philadelphia's suburbs -- and now he's armed.

September 12, 2023

Teen girl shot, killed near high school in Prince George’s County

Police in Prince George's County said Monday a teenage girl was fatally shot near DuVal High School.

September 12, 2023

Two California women charged with pimping out massage parlor employees

Prosecutors in Southern California said Monday two female massage parlor owners were arrested and charged with pimping out their employees.

September 11, 2023

Car thieves run over off-duty Seattle cop with his own vehicle

Police in Washington state said Monday that an off-duty Seattle cop was rammed by his own car as he tried to stop a group of thieves who broke into the vehicle.

September 11, 2023

Teen charged in shooting that left security guard critically wounded at New York football game

Police in central New York arrested a teenage boy over the weekend and charged him in the shooting of a security guard who was trying to break up a fight outside a high school football game Saturday.

September 11, 2023

Bomb threats targeting schools, landmarks reported across D.C. metro area

D.C. police said they investigated a bomb threat in Southeast over the weekend, the latest in a series of such threats that have targeted schools, landmarks and a house of worship across the national capital region.

September 11, 2023

Elderly Seattle couple latest victims of home invasion robberies targeting Asian families

Police said Thursday an elderly Asian couple was robbed at gunpoint inside their Seattle home -- the latest in a series of crimes this summer targeting Asian families.

September 10, 2023

Nike bails on reopening Portland store due to rampant theft

Nike confirmed Thursday it won't try to reopen a long-closed location in Portland, Oregon, because the store has been plagued by repeated thefts.

September 10, 2023

Youngkin pardons father who was arrested protesting alleged cover-up of daughter’s sexual assault

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin pardoned Sunday the Loudoun County father who was convicted for disrupting a school board meeting in 2021 while accusing the school system of covering up his daughter's sexual assault.

September 10, 2023

Escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante shaves face, steals car as manhunt in Pennsylvania hits 11 days

Police in Pennsylvania said Sunday escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante changed his appearance and is in possession of a vehicle after the killer broke out of a state prison 11 days ago.

September 10, 2023

Shooting near Home Depot in Brooklyn leaves woman in critical condition, man injured

Police in New York City said Saturday a woman is fighting for her life and a man was badly wounded in a shooting outside of a Home Depot in Brooklyn.

September 10, 2023

Maryland cop suspended for having romantic fling on the job

A Prince George's County police officer was suspended this week after two videos appear to show him using his patrol car to have romantic relations with a woman.

September 7, 2023

Brother guns down sister’s ex-boyfriend after former lover broke into woman’s Florida home

Police in Escambia County, Florida, said a man shot and killed his sister's ex-boyfriend after the assailant broke into the woman's home and assaulted her.

September 7, 2023

San Antonio couple found safe after kidnapped from home

Police in San Antonio said Thursday the husband and wife who were kidnapped from their home are safe.

September 7, 2023