Tag: trooper

Man Killed, Trooper Shot While ‘Cop City’ Protesters Cleared

ATLANTA—Authorities said they killed a man who shot and injured a Georgia state trooper Wednesday morning as law enforcement officers tried to clear protesters from the site of a planned Atlanta-area public safety training center that activists have dubbed “Cop City.” Officers from several law enforcement agencies were conducting an operation to clear people out…


Police: Michigan Trooper Shot, Critically Wounded in Detroit

DETROIT—An undercover trooper with Michigan State Police was shot and critically wounded early Tuesday as he and other members of a narcotics unit were conducting surveillance in Detroit, police said. The trooper was struck by gunfire around 1:30 a.m. EDT on Detroit’s west side as he and other members of the narcotics unit came under…


Dashcam VIDEO: Trooper Steers SUV to Crash Into DUI Suspect Speeding Toward Skyway 10K Runners

Placing her own life on the line, a Florida State Trooper in her SUV positioned herself between a speeding suspected DUI motorist and throngs of unsuspecting runners participating in the Skyway 10K on Sunday. Ignoring road detours, Sarasota woman Kristen Kay Watts, 52, in a BMW 335i reportedly sped through several checkpoints, weaving through cones,…


Teen Shot Dead After Aiming Toy Gun at Maryland State Police Trooper

A Maryland State Police trooper shot a 16-year-old boy dead after the teenager aimed what investigators later learned was a toy gun at the officer before pulling a knife on him, police said. Police on Wednesday were investigating the shooting, which occurred a day earlier at about 1:30 p.m. in Leonardtown in southern Maryland. “There…