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Maniac wanted for stabbing NYC laundromat worker shot and killed by NY state troopers after tense manhunt

"There was a confrontation and at least one member of the State Police discharged” their weapons, killing the suspect, police said.

Police recruit who suffered medical emergency during training weeks before graduation sworn in as trooper on deathbed

MSP “administered the oath of office in Enrique Delgado-Garcia’s final hours of life” on Friday night.

Body fished out of lake in upstate NY identified as 47-year-old man who drove car into the water

An upstate New York man who drove his SUV into a lake on Monday was identified as a 47-year-old resident of the nearby village of Florida, state police said.

Freak cause of deadly chopper crash that killed NY businessman revealed

The National Transportation Safety Board said its preliminary investigation found that fuel had flowed sporadically to the copter's metal fuel tank for an unusual reason, according to WWNY.

NJ State Trooper admits he punched handcuffed woman in the face after she spit on him: AG

Nicolas J. Hogan, 28, of Gibbstown, New Jersey, admitted to the September 2022 attack, which happened when he and other troopers were waiting for medical professionals to evaluate the woman.

Pilot dead after helicopter crashes in Upstate New York swamp

The pilot of a small helicopter was killed in a crash Saturday afternoon in Upstate New York.

Electronic scooter-riding jerk caught pleasuring himself to porn in NY Walmart: cops

The New York man was busted for allegedly pleasuring himself wile watching porn in the electronics department of a Niagara County Walmart, state police said.

Let the thin blue line flag fly: Letters to the Editor — June 11, 2024

The Issue: A Connecticut city’s decision not to fly the ”thin blue line” flag to honor a former state trooper. The Wethersfield, Conn. town council refused to fly the “thin...

State police give update on cold case after woman claims to be Pa. girl who vanished in 1985

“If you wanted your 15 minutes of fame, you’ve already blown it,” Cherrie's mother said. “People are mean, they are cruel, but this affects me really crazy.”

State trooper with giant Hitler-related neck tattoo is fired following probe into white supremacist ties

Longtime New Jersey State Trooper Jason Dare also shared posts on Facebook alluding to white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups.

Woman claims to be 8-year-old Pa. girl who vanished from bus stop in 1985

“I wish that we [every investigator who has looked into Cherrie's case] could all get together and sit and talk," Cherrie's mom said. “There's something somebody missed somewhere, and somebody...

Families of Uvalde school shooting victims suing Texas state police over botched response, agree to $2M settlement with city

Families of the victims of the Uvalde mass school shooting announced that they reached a settlement with the city and county over the botched police response to the massacre

Father of accused killer dad who forced son, 6, to run on treadmill is 'highly decorated' retired state trooper

The elder Gregor is described as "a highly decorated" retired New Jersey state trooper.

Family of NY doctor killed after falling from moving trailer while going to watch eclipse claim 'significant safety oversight'

The Long Island doctor who fatally fell out of her family’s moving Airstream loved the trailer so much that she nicknamed it and used to sleep there even when it...

LI doctor who died during family road trip should never have been in RV, Airstream says

The Long Island doctor who was fatally thrown out of her family's Airstream should never have been in the RV while it was in motion, the company said.

LI doctor killed in freak Airstream trailer accident was on family trip to upstate NY to see solar eclipse

"Helena recalls that her mother was trying to secure the passenger side door of the camper and subsequently gets thrown from the Airstream,'' a state trooper said of the horror.

Top LI doctor killed as she flies out door of Airstream trailer -- still clutching handle -- during family road trip

Monika Woroniecka, 58, was in the 2024 silver trailer with other family members when she fell through the door shortly after 3 p.m. and onto State Route 12E in Watertown,...

NY Senate confirms new head for state police after years of tumult

Speaking exclusively to the Post this week, James said he wants to improve morale amongst law enforcement and, as a result, improve public safety.

Driver from NYC caught with whopping 123 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop in Virginia

A Queens man was caught with a whopping 123 pounds of marijuana when he was pulled over for speeding on an interstate in Virginia Wednesday.

NY State Trooper among 3 killed in National Guard helicopter crash at southern border

A New York state trooper and another New York soldier have been identified as two of the three people killed in a National Guard helicopter crash near the southern border.