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FARMINGTON — The man shot by Farmington police officers on Jan. 20 poured gasoline on himself and later threw a Molotov cocktail at officers, who responded by firing their weapons at him.

A 29-year-old man who Chicago police say ran from cops during a Monday night traffic stop and fired a gun at pursuing officers remained in the hospital Tuesday morning after he was shot by police who returned gunfire, the department said.

Police responded to the Trump Plaza building in Downtown Jersey City after a bomb threat was called into the residential tower on Monday afternoon, authorities said.

A woman who was shot and critically wounded outside a Wendy’s in Aurora on Saturday afternoon was a victim of one of several carjackings reported in the Chicago suburbs over the weekend.

There were more police than onlookers at Alabama's Capitol building Sunday afternoon amid warnings of possible protests.

Two women are facing mayhem and assault charges after authorities in Worcester say they attacked people while armed with a pair of scissors and a hammer.

Eighteen Chicago police officers have been disciplined for their roles in last year’s incident at U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush’s South Side campaign office, where cops were depicted on video making popcorn, drinking coffee and sleeping on a couch while nearby businesses were being looted amid civil unrest, officials said.

CRANSTON — Detectives investigating a New Year’s Day incident that injured a Cranston patrol officer arrested two more operators of small off-road vehicles. Arrest warrants were issued for still more suspects involved in the group of about 30 motorcycle and ATV riders who recklessly sped through traffic.

A Portland man was indicted and arrested on suspicion of multiple sex offenses as part of a larger investigation into human trafficking, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Austin police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they say robbed an insurance business in North Austin last week.