Amazon’s Ring App Will No Longer Make It Easy for Cops to Get Video Footage

Ring, Amazon’s home surveillance company, will stop letting police departments request video footage directly from users in its app, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday. However, that doesn’t change the massive amount of footage the company, itself, shares with law enforcement. Ring has historically shared tons of footage with cops, and Amazon … Read more

Snowmobiler goes flying when he crashes into cable strewn across dark road, NH cops say

A snowmobiler was seriously injured after crashing into a cable that was strewn across a dark road in New Hampshire, wildlife officials said. The 22-year-old was riding with his friend Jan. 20 in Canaan, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Law Enforcement Division and Operation Game Thief said in a Facebook post. The two … Read more

Workers fixing dishwasher find starving 2-year-old bound in duct tape, Texas cops say

Two maintenance workers alerted Houston authorities of a 2-year-old they found bound with duct tape while visiting an apartment to repair a dishwasher, court documents show. The toddler was diagnosed with a brain bleed consistent with head trauma, as well as acute kidney injury, anemia and malnourishment, officials said in a Jan. 8 complaint filed … Read more

Ian Ziering’s Biker Brawl, Cops Focused On Potential Felony Vandalism Case

Cops investigating Ian Ziering’s crazy biker brawl are zeroing in on at least one of the bikers for vandalism charges … and, as of now, they’re not as concerned about the fight side of things. Law enforcement tells TMZ … the main focus of the case is a potential felony vandalism charge against the bikers … Read more

Son soaks mom in gasoline, tries to light her on fire until stranger steps in, cops say

A stranger stepped in when he realized a woman needed help, Colorado officials said. Ashton Miller was working at a construction site when the woman “frantically pulled her vehicle into his job site,” according to a Dec. 16 Facebook post by the Commerce City Police Department. The woman told Miller her son, who was in … Read more

Google Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool

A hacker group calling itself Solntsepek, previously linked to the infamous Russian military hacking unit Sandworm, took credit this week for a disruptive attack on the Ukrainian internet and mobile service provider Kyivstar. As Russia’s kinetic war against Ukraine has dragged on, inflicting what the World Bank estimates to be around $410 billion in recovery … Read more

Kim Zolciak, Kroy Biermann’s Child Calls Cops After Explosive Fight — See Bodycam Video

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann can’t seem to play nice as ordered by a judge in their bitter divorce case. The estranged couple got into such an explosive fight that one of their kids felt compelled to call 911. According to the incident report from the Milton Police Department and event report from the Alpharetta Police Department obtained by … Read more

Tourist accused of sexually molesting statue of a beloved Florida manatee, cops say

A rowdy tourist is accused of sexually molesting a statue in one of Florida’s Gulf Coast vacation hubs, investigators say. It happened Friday, Dec. 8, in St. Pete Beach and the “victim” was a life-sized statue of a manatee that doubles as a mascot for Rick’s Reef Restaurant and Patio Bar, according to the Pinellas … Read more

Cops Investigating Ref Brawl During Colorado Youth Basketball Game

Play video content GameChanger Things got so intense between referees at a youth basketball game in Colorado that they ended up throwing punches in front of a bunch of kids … and now police tell TMZ Sports they’re investigating the melee. The ugly scene, which was captured on video, went down during a 4th-grade boys … Read more

15-year-old student getting off school bus is run over, killed by semi, Texas cops say

A 15-year-old was struck and killed by an 18-wheeler tractor-trailer while exiting a school bus, Texas authorities say. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the 15-year-old died Thursday, Dec. 7, in the collision north of Livingston, about 75 miles northeast of Houston. Troopers said the Livingston Independent School District bus had its “flashing red … Read more