A man in custody shot a small-town police chief to death Wednesday from the back seat of the chief's cruiser in Eastern Kentucky, a county official said.

Powell County Judge-Executive Darren Farmer said Police Chief Randy Lacy was shot by a man he had arrested shortly after 11 a.m.


-If he were following procedure, wouldn't he have checked the guy for weapons before he put him in cruiser? picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch interior minister wants police officials to stop using soft drugs when they are off-duty as it tarnishes the image of the force. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

A former suburban prosecutor and PTA president had sex with two underage boys, joined many other teens in booze and pot parties and kept it all a secret from her police chief husband, officials said Tuesday. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Mark your calendars and get ready to buy tickets (and pay for them at $50 to much more). picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

This officer left the campus on duty in a cruiser to go to East Boston to pick-up drugs he was trafficking, and he had his cousin, a convicted murderer, riding with him. He got caught and arrested when he picked up the drugs from an undercover vice cop. picked by mattgup 8 months ago

Canadian police said on Monday they have two new worries in the war on drugs: "budder" and "cheese." picked by wags273 2 years ago

"My wife, very upset, asked him why are you doing this? He then punched her in the face.” picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A masked police chief planning to surprise Michigan high school students in a forensic science class ended up sparking a brief lockdown. picked by proverb 2 months ago

Rio de Janeiro police arrested two fellow officers on Thursday accused of extorting money from two American tourists who happened to be San Francisco cops on vacation. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A brazen burglar picked the wrong place to target: a police station. Police Chief Steve Scibelli said it was pretty embarrassing to have a thief hit his downtown station last week, stealing a radio, two stun guns and a Crown Victoria patrol car. The one saving grace is that police made a quick arrest. picked by suebe 3 months ago

She passed away on 11-2. He still isn't arrested though, despite the fact that he shot this woman as she slept on the bed RIGHT next to their 11 yr old daughter. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

A Nevada woman got her marijuana and pipe back from police Wednesday after her drug possession case was dismissed in Municipal Court. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Drugs including cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana and methamphetamines were confiscated in the sting, which came as the result of a months-long undercover operation...

In addition to large quantities of narcotics, money and weapons were also seized from sellers and buyers in the bust. picked by ImNotBlue 2 years ago

Investigators in Florida arrested a 14-year-old boy who apparently dialed a really, really wrong number. Authorities said the boy offered to sell drugs to the person on the other end, who happened to be a police detective. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Police are hunting a man whose wife and five children were found slain in their Florida home, reports CNN. The bodies of Guerline Damas, 32, and her kids aged 11 months to 9 years were discovered by police after they were contacted by relatives. picked by Bingo 2 months ago

Gallery of cool police cars you don't want to see in your rear-view mirror. picked by MaskedWriter 3 years ago

After announcing they will play at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 11, The Police are coming back together after more than 20 years. Will a tour follow? picked by phizzpop 3 years ago

Sanford Deputy Police Chief Darrel Presley will be suspended and docked two weeks pay for attending the annual Bike Week coleslaw wrestling event, which can often include nudity and vulgarity. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Police in Switzerland managed to discover a two-acre field of marijuana while using Google Earth as part of an investigation. Growers, you may be able to hide your goods from police in fields of corn, but you can't hide from the all-seeing eyes of Google. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

Polish police found a 38-year-old Armenian man trying to illegally enter the country by hiding in a woman's luggage. Police said the man was inside a suitcase on a Kiev-to-Berlin passenger train. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago