Celebrity Law

Suspect shot by cop to be charged with assault
From Kevin Hoffmann: Authorities have charged a suspected burglar who was shot by police last week with assaulting a law-enforcement officer. William J. Olson, 32, also faces one count of burglary and one count of possessing burglar tools, both felonies...

K-Mart burglar commits suicide www.privateofficer.com
East Pennsboro Twp., Pa.April 20 2010 One man is dead after a burglary in Cumberland County. Police say the suspect fired a shot at officers then shot himself. It started around 2:00 Sunday morning when an East Pennsboro Police officer noticed the K-mart on North Enola Road was broken into...

Boy shoots burglar with BB gun, chases away bad guys
The burglar was hit in the shoulder, though really, he could've gotten his eye shot out. Story is from Wisconsin.

Man shot his wife, thought she was a burglar, Ohio cops say
The missus had gotten up because one of the grandkids' toys had started making noise. The husband says he saw a shadow and, naturally, assumed it was a burglar, police report.

Deputy sheriff shot at home by burglar www.privateofficer.com
Deputy sheriff arrives home, gets shot by burglar www.privateofficer.com Birmingham AL. May 8 2008 It seems crime even hits crime fighters. An off-duty Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy returned to his Pelham home after work and interrupted a burglary at his residence...

Alabama college student mistaken for burglar shot to death www.privateofficer.com
MOBILE, Alabama Jan 13 2011 – A 26-year-old woman was shot and killed Monday night. Investigators say she was mistaken for a burglar. The shooting happened around 11:30 at a home on Jeff Hamilton Road in Mobile County...

Unarmed Suspect Shot
Riverside, CA to pay $800,000 settlement in wrongful death shooting.

Two Teens Shot At
Homeowner to pay undisclosed settlement in endangerment lawsuit.

Fatal Drug Bust
City of Louisville awards family a $250,000 wrongful death settlement after a police officer shot a 19-year-old boy.