In this week’s Brooklyn Police Blotter, police didn’t have to go far to find a man vandalizing the inside of City Hall.

Police have again closed a road in Kent where a man who was believed to be wielding a chainsaw and wearing a gas mask was shot by police. The man was shot on Monday evening at a property in Ashford Road, Hollingbourne, after officers arrived to arrest a man in his mid-30s on suspicion of assault.

Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha asked residents to avoid flood-damaged areas and not disturb debris piles that might contain victims, as Texas responders continue rescue operations.

The Westfield City Council unanimously passed the first reading of a $45 million bond to construct a new police station on Union Street

Dallas police shot and killed a man who advanced toward officers with a knife after ignoring commands and less-lethal efforts to stop him, authorities said.

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — A Michigan State Police trooper who accidentally shot herself while shopping at Costco was found not guilty of a misdemeanor charge filed against her, court records show. On Monday, July 7, Michigan State Police Sergeant Kellie Gillam-Shaffer was acquitted of a misdemeanor count of reckless use of a firearm.

Police said they have an arrest warrant for first-degree murder while armed for Charles Rucker, 24, of Southeast Washington.

A stolen Kia crashed into the side of a Brayz Hamburgers in Hazel Park after colliding with another car during a pursuit.

Travis Blumhagen, 41, of Salem, faces charges of two counts of first-degree attempted murder and one count of first-degree assault, according to court documents.

Romanian police have targeted a gang suspected of being behind a complex scam in which stolen data was used to fraudulently claim millions in tax repayments from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), police have said.