HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Victoria Mitchell wishes police would have had the full picture of her son’s struggles with mental illness and reacted differently before an officer shot and killed him last ...

The number of Scranton police officers awarded disability pensions in the last four years drastically outpaced other Pennsylvania municipalities with similarly sized police departments, a Sunday Times ...

PROVIDENCE − A potential compromise has been reached in a high-stakes battle over 100% injured-on-duty pay − and tax-free disability pensions − for police and firefighters diagnosed with ...

The Montgomery County Council is expected to pass a bill Tuesday that will change the way public safety employees qualify for disability pension. Under the new system, police and firefighters who have ...

More than half of the disability retirements awarded to police officers under former Bell City Administrator Robert Rizzo — including those given to three police chiefs — should not have been granted, ...

More than 150 Minneapolis police officers have filed for disability claims, with many claiming post-traumatic stress disorder for their departures following weeks of soaring crime and unrest following ...

A former Omaha police officer said he had to take off his badge for good after being hurt in the line of duty. But that's not what a pension board decided when awarding disability benefits. After ...

Black Lives Matter protesters march in Minneapolis, Minnesota in March, 2016. (David Joles / Star Tribune via AP) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive ...

Supporters hold up signs during a 2014 protest in support of Kelly Thomas, a mentally ill homeless man who died after a violent confrontation with Fullerton police. (AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill) By ...

June 24--The number of Scranton police officers awarded disability pensions in the last four years drastically outpaced other Pennsylvania municipalities with similarly sized police departments, a ...