Staying safe amid crime waves is a major concern for many today, especially for people in America’s big cities. Given recent reports of violent crime, having self-defense tools on hand and knowing how ...

A Revere man who tried to pass himself off as a security officer to State Police was arrested and charged after he was caught driving along Revere Beach this weekend, Massachusetts State Police ...

BRIDGEPORT — One person was charged after shooting a security guard at the State Street YMCA with a pepper spray gun late Thursday, according to officials. Police said they responded to the area of ...

A confrontation Monday afternoon at the Lacey Fred Meyer escalated from pepper spray to flare gun to gun, police say. Lacey police were dispatched to the store about 1 p.m., Sgt. Shannon Barnes said.

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Officials in a Texas city responded to video of police using stun guns and pepper spray on high school students during a planned walkout last week, saying the footage "lacked context necessary" to ...

The condition of two National Guard troops is unclear after a shooting near the White House, according to W.Va. Governor ...

Police said the arrest came as officers were on “selective enforcement” targeting quality-of-life concerns in Norwalk.

When police arrived on the scene, they found Ishmail Thompson standing naked outside a hotel near Harrisburg, Pa., after he had just punched a man. After they arrested him, a mental health specialist ...