HOUSTON — Authorities who’ve charged a white suburban Dallas police officer with murder in a black teenager’s death face a tough task in getting a conviction as few of these cases go to trial and, when they do, juries remain ...

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The Fourth Department has upheld the conviction of a man who shot at a Rochester police officer in 2006. George C. Herring, 42, was convicted in December 2007 of attempted aggravated murder, attempted aggravated assault upon a police officer or ...

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The first member of Rochester’s police force to die in the line of duty since 1959 was killed with a single shot fired by a man wanted for a parole violation who fled from a traffic stop, authorities said Thursday. ...

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Georgia police officer could not be sued in Nevada over the seizure of two travelers’ money at an Atlanta airport. In a unanimous decision, the justices said a lawsuit against ...

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A civil rights lawsuit has been filed in federal court on behalf of a city resident who claims a Rochester police officer beat him during an incident last August. Dwayne Ivery sustained several injuries after Rochester police officer Alexander C. ...

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The attempted murder conviction of a Rochester teenager who shot a police officer in the back of the head nearly five years ago will stand. The Appellate Division, Fourth Department has unanimously affirmed the conviction of Tyquan L. Rivera, 19, ...

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WEBSTER — The suburban Rochester police officer who exchanged gunfire with the man who killed two volunteer firefighters and wounded two others last December is being honored for his actions. Local media outlets report that Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy will ...

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if a Georgia police officer working for the Drug Enforcement Administration can be sued in Nevada over the seizure of two gamblers’ money. The justices on Monday agreed to hear an appeal ...

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A police officer may recover damages for emotional distress allegedly caused by the discovery of phlegm in a Whopper served at a Burger King restaurant, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled in answering a certified question from the 9th U.S. ...

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DARIEN — A police officer has been charged with assaulting another woman during a country music concert at Darien Lake last summer. The Genesee County District Attorney’s Office tells The Buffalo New that the charge against 47-year-old Kelley Alcorn of ...

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A federal jury has ruled that Richard Lee, 31, of Queens, who was found guilty of smuggling, must forfeit property involved in the crime. The forfeiture verdict Tuesday came one day after the same jury found Lee guilty of smuggling. ...

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A New Jersey appeals court has rejected a 15-year prison sentence for a man convicted of biting off a police officer's fingertip. Rafael Pichardo was convicted of aggravated assault ...

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