A man who threw boiling oil at two police officers, hitting one in the face and chest, has been jailed for nine years. Mohammed Sarfaraz, 45, deliberately heated a pan of oil in his parents' kitchen to create a "highly dangerous weapon" when he found out police were on their way to see him, Newcastle Crown Court heard.

A former west suburban police chief, two former officers and a current police officer have been accused of illegally selling guns from an evidence room, covering it up and other fraud, the Kane County State's Attorney's Office said Thursday.

Police did have reason to enter Melissa Perez's apartment and arrest her, according to a San Antonio police officer who testified in her death trial.

A Scranton man — described by law enforcement as disoriented and paranoid — pulled a knife on officers and hospital personnel early Friday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center, police