Author: Spike Bowan

The U.S-led coalition in Iraq said Saturday that one of its airstrikes struck fighters and equipment of the ISIS terror group in West Mosul on March 17 at the location where there were reports of more than 100 civilian casualties. (FOX)- The airstrike was carried out at the request of Iraqi forces, the coalition said […]

A Long Island man who served in the Marines and lost both legs below the knees after stepping on a bomb in Afghanistan was sworn in Friday as possibly the first fully active duty double amputee police officer in the country. (FOX)- Matias Ferreira, 28, graduated from the Suffolk County Police Academy in Brentwood, L.I. […]

State troopers in Ohio say a Humvee swiped from an Ohio National Guard Armory has been found in a garage at a vacant home. (FOX)- The State Highway Patrol says it found the sand-colored military vehicle Friday night after getting tips on its whereabouts. There’s no information about whether anyone was arrested or if there […]

A man who police said was inspired by false internet rumors to fire an assault weapon inside a Washington pizzeria has pleaded guilty to two charges. (FOX)- During a hearing Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington, Edgar Maddison Welch pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of a firearm and assault with a dangerous weapon. Prosecutors […]

A video that shows a Wisconsin cop on duty returning a call from a scammer impersonating an IRS agent has gone viral on Facebook. (FOX)- “Hello, is this the IRS? It said to call this number, you said I had committed a fraud or something?” Eau Claire Police Officer Kyle Roder says in the video […]

A Louisiana law enforcement officer was convicted Friday on a lesser charge of manslaughter in a shooting that killed a 6-year-old autistic boy, a gruesome encounter captured on tape by another officer’s body camera. (FOX)- Jurors found Derrick Stafford guilty of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter charges, multiple news outlets reported. He had faced charges of […]

An Army veteran was awarded the Bronze Star this week for his heroism in a Vietnam War battle that left more than 50 fellow U.S. soldiers dead and close to 200 injured. (FOX)- Retired Sgt. Joseph Engles was presented with the military distinction on Monday during a ceremony in his hometown of Murrieta, in Southern […]

Sword-carrying Joker arrested in Virginia, police say (FOX)- Local police said they arrested a man dressed like the famous comic book villain – decked out in a cape and carrying a sword. Police spokesperson Jennifer Hall said the department received several 911 calls Friday afternoon reporting a man made up as Batman’s nemesis. Thirty-one-year-old Jeremy […]

The parents of 9-year-old Landen Lavarnia, who was fatally shot at their Phoenix home, are facing first-degree murder charges, court records show. (AZCentral)- Police say there is evidence that Wendy and Kansas Lavarnia intentionally delayed calling 911 to clean up the bloody scene at their home Monday afternoon. Wendy Lavarnia told police her 2-year-old son […]

Bomb disposal experts removed four Civil War-era artillery rounds from Virginia’s Siege Museum after X-rays showed several artillery rounds stored there are capable of exploding. (FOX)- News outlets report that two cannon balls and two Parrott artillery shells were removed Wednesday afternoon from storage at the museum, which depicts how residents of Petersburg lived before, […]