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Police solved a mystery when they returned a stolen purse to a New Hampshire woman years later. Police in Seabrook, New Hampshire found Lisa Mazzaglia’s purse in a garbage can at a local market. Mazzaglia thought the police had made a mistake when they contacted her because the purse has disappeared…

Police in western Colorado received a tip that there was methamphetamine in a home. An informant gave them an exact address and specific details, but those turned out to be incorrect. Officers broke down the door and smashed windows entering the home only to find an innocent family. The department will…

In 1986, Detective Steven McDonald, a New York City police officer, spotted three teenagers stealing bicycles in Central Park. When he approached the boys, 15 year-old Shavod Jones shot McDonald three times. One of the bullets pierced McDonald’s spinal column, paralyzing him from the neck down. Six months…

Chinese police are punishing drivers who they catch not switching to low beams only when other cars approach, and give them a compulsory fine of 300 Yuan and then force them to sit down and stare into the full glare of headlight for a minute. Traffic police in one southern Chinese city have even posted…

A student driver and her teacher helped London police capture a suspect by giving them a ride to the scene of a crime. Two officers were chasing a suspect on foot and called for backup to help apprehend the offender. Two officers at a patrol base about a mile away responded, but they did not have access…

A Missouri police officer is getting a lot of attention for an act of service, but he says he was just doing his job. Officer Jason Hill found a man in a wheelchair that was having trouble with the battery at the bottom of a steep hill. Officer Hill helped push the man three blocks back to his home.…

Police in Vermont reported that a car ended up in an almost vertical position because the driver swerved quickly when her GPS unit told her to “turn around.” They said 30-year-old Nabila Altahan was traveling west on Highway 4 when she passed her intended destination. When the GPS told her turn around,…

Police in New Jersey are looking for a man who tried to steal $2 worth of gasoline. Police say the suspect was carrying a gas can when he approached an attendant outside a gas station, pulled a knife and demanded $2 in gasoline. When the attendant refused to comply, the suspect ran away. Authorities…

In 2016, Colin Kapernick, the 49ers quarterback, gained national attention by not standing for the National Anthem. His choice was a personal act of protest against recent acts of police violence against African Americans, but erupted into a national media controversy for the NFL. Kapernick has drawn…

German police say a landlady’s concerns about a chemical odor from a tenant’s apartment led them to a man who was trying unsuccessfully to get gold from old cellphone and computer circuit boards. The woman called police because she had not seen the tenant for some time and was concerned that something…

New Jersey police are reinforcing good behavior by giving out tickets. They say normally when a person gets a ticket, it’s a bad thing. But with the new policy, it is sometimes a good thing. Two bicyclists were some of the first people to learn about the new policy. Sgt. Ostermueller of the Cherry Hills…

Police in Northbridge, Massachusetts say they began receiving strange phone calls in March, 2015. One caller warned them that there were a bunch of people fighting in Russell Square. The only problem was that there is no Russell Square in Northbridge. Police say they began trying to determine if what…

STAND FIRM Police in Cincinnati and other cities are being joined in their fight against crime by a new breed of superhero. In Cincinnati, the new hero calls himself Shadow Hare. He wears a mask and cape to conceal his identity. The only clues Hare will give are that he is 21 years old, and comes from…

GOD’S PRESENCE A seven year old boy in Utah stole his father’s car keys and fled from the house to get away. Police received reports of a child driving recklessly and tried to apprehend him but they never caught him because he ditched the car and ran into a house. When his father confronted him he said…

It’s reported that a woman had finished shopping and returned to her car. She found four men inside the car. She dropped her shopping bags, drew a handgun, and screamed, “I have a gun, and I know how to use it! Get out of the car.” Those men did not wait for a second invitation; they got out and ran…

How To Get Real Action HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE. George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi , was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to…