The driver of the car that killed Massachusetts State Police Trooper Kevin Trainor in a wrong-way crash had a BAC of 0.192
The former Albany Police officers accessed the system on multiple occasions and used license plate data for “non-law enforcement purposes,” the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said
Defense attorneys said that delaying the trial would violate former San Antonio officer James Brennand’s right to a speedy trial in the 2022 shooting
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