A shower of shooting stars has been recorded by instruments on Mars for the first time, astronomers say.

Meteors have been spotted before by the Mars rovers, but no device has ever detected a full shower until now. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Preliminary reports say the shooting incident took place at roughly 11:15 a.m. at Philadelphia Cheese Steak restaurant.

KING 5 has learned that two men were shot. One man works at the eatery and one man was shot in the head. picked by bevissimo 7 months ago

For the second year in a row, city officials are being asked how police officers responding to celebratory New Year's Eve gunfire ended up shooting innocent bystanders. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

POLICE COMMISSIONER Charles H. Ramsey yesterday asked Philadelphians not "to rush to judgment" when watching a video showing baton-wielding cops repeatedly striking, kicking and stomping three young men whom they had stopped after a triple shooting in Hunting Park. picked by mutil8or 4 months ago

Update to this story.
New York Police Department will take steps to help police know if they are responding to the home of someone who is mentally ill. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Six people were killed, including two children, and another three children wounded in a shooting Monday in Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said. picked by doggylives 6 months ago

you down? picked by trushafty38 5 months ago

Three people, including a gunman, have been killed and at least two others wounded in a shooting at a shopping centre in Missouri, US police say. picked by makri 1 year ago

Two of the three officers that went to the wrong house, on a drug raid, and shot and killed a 92 year old woman, were charged in the indictment with felony murder, violation of oath by a public officer, criminal solicitation, burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and making false statements. picked by Alton 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

Police said a dispute over public urination allegedly led one man to shoot another in the legs and groin in Aurora, Ill. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Wait. It gets better. He then accidentally shoots himself in the calf. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

Since the Omaha, Nebraska mall shootings last week, every media outlet has been digging into Robert Hawkin's past. Some have been calling the kid emo and suggesting that his emo-ness might be responsible for the incident. Can we all please stop blaming music or TV whenever a horrible tragedy happens? The kid was a psycho, end of story. picked by stanners 8 months ago

Robert Jordan was denied an opportunity to interview for a police job because hi IQ was too high. He sued for discrimination and LOST. Why? The court (who obviously has the same hiring criteria as the police force) said that Mr. Jordan was not discriminated because the city applied the same standard to everyone: anyone who scored too high was rejected. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

At least 22 people were killed today, some of them students, and more were injured during shootings at Virginia Tech, some of them in a classroom on the campus, the police said. The gunman was also shot to death, officials said at a news conference, but details about the incident and about the identity of the gunman were still unfolding. picked by missy1979 1 year ago

Four men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of NFL player Sean Taylor. Police have more than one confession in the case. Update to this and this. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Portland police tactical officers are at Terminal 4 of the Port of Portland this morning. They are searching for a gunman who wounded a security officer around 1:30 a.m.

*Link may ask for demographic info, but you can just make up anything picked by DaftGretel 5 months ago

Red-faced moment: Texas Roadhouse manager requests compensation for business lost due to the fatal shooting of two police officers. picked by mrnelson 2 years ago

While filming an episode of the reality TV show
"COPS", An officer attempting to pull over a vehicle is shot at by the driver...All caught on the Police Officers Dash Camera.
Direct link
(warning: slightly graphic) picked by muppet 11 months ago

1.Probably not a good idea to run towards police with a gun.

2.Probably not a good idea to get involved in such matters if you already have an outstanding warrant, either. DOH! picked by TraumaMamma 5 months ago