A former California police officer accused of sexually assaulting a motorist during a traffic stop pleaded guilty in federal court. Feliciano Sanchez, 34, admitted that while on duty on May 16, 2007, he pulled over a female driver and forced her to perform oral sex

A safe was found in the backyard of a home owned by a woman who has been charged as an accessory in last week’s slaying of Byrd and Melanie Billings. But, the family’s lawyer said, the safe contained only jewlery and medication. The fast-moving, multi-state investigation continues

A former California police officer accused of sexually assaulting a motorist during a traffic stop pleaded guilty in federal court, the Central District of California U.S. Attorney said Friday.

The Tennessee man accused of selling the gun used to kill former NFL quarterback Steve McNair is in custody facing a federal charge of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, authorities said Friday.

One year ago, a sheriff’s dispatcher in Orange County, near Orlando, Florida, received a strange 911 call. A small child was missing — and had been for a month. The grandmother was frantic but the child’s mother seemed disengaged from the drama. So began the Caylee Anthony case …

The family of the slain Gulf Coast couple well-known and respected for adopting special-needs youths is establishing a trust for their nine young children.

A man who allegedly set off a small bomb at a Starbucks coffee shop was arrested after he made the mistake of bragging about his exploit to friends, police said Wednesday.

Some units of the New York Police Department still function more like “Dragnet” than “CSI.” They rely on typewriters. The 20th-century writing devices are used for filling out forms that officers file when they seize items during investigations. The NYPD’s bill for typewriter maintainance? Nearly 3,000.

Investigators have three suspects in custody, including two facing murder charges, in the investigation into the killings of a Gulf Coast couple known for adopting special-needs children. The sheriff says the investigation could lead to ’something bigger.’ More arrests are expected.

New York attorney Marc Dreier, who pleaded guilty to charges of defrauding hedge funds of about 0 million, was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.