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Arkansas Man Sentenced to Death in Officer's Death

July 28, 2012 2:55 PM

PARAGOULD, Ark. (AP) - A judge has sentenced an Arkansas man to death for killing a police officer who was pleading for his life. Prosecutor Scott Ellington says a Greene County judge on Saturday read the sentence for 38-year-old Jerry Lard. The jury had recommended the death sentence. Lard was... more »
Judge: Search violated officer's privacy

March 22, 2012 10:48 AM

MONROE, La. (AP) - A judge has ruled that evidence obtained after searching a former Monroe police officer's desk should be suppressed because the search violated the officer's expectation of privacy. Raul Johnson, the former Monroe police corporal currently under federal indictment on suspicion of selling stolen items on eBay,... more »
Police: Bike in Roadway Blamed for Officer's Death

September 9, 2011 6:54 AM

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - State police investigators say a fatal accident involving a Ball police officer traveling almost 90 mph was caused by a bicycle lying in the road. Officer Russell A. "Roscoe" George died in a crash early on the morning of June 26 on U.S. Highway 165 in... more »