Reports say the Santa Maria Police Department was investigating an officer on allegations of sexual misconduct against a minor.  It is believed that the officer was aware of the investigation and supervisors decided it was best to arrest him.

As officers were attempting to arrest the suspect, who was on-duty, there was a struggle and the suspected officer drew his weapon and fired at the arresting officer.  An officer fired back at the suspect hitting him once.

The wounded suspect was taken Marian Medical Center, where he later died.

The identities of those involved were not released.

A school’s security guard found the man on fire around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday on the second level of the P-9 parking garage on campus. 

It is believed that the man, who suffered burns on 90 percent of his body, committed suicide.

The man’s identity has not been released.  It is unclear whether he was a student at the school.

The couple introduced their 7lbs 2ozs daughter, Grace Hightower DeNiro, to the world on Friday.

This is the interracial couple’s second child.

I guess we will have to wait until the child is older to see which race to put her in because the 68-year-old actor and his 56-year old wife are not saying.

The Duke of Edinburgh and the rest of the Royal family were at his wife’s country estate for Christmas at Sandringham, the monarch’s private Norfolk estate, when he became ill.

The Palace released a statement saying in part that The Duke was flown to Papworth Cardio Thoracic Center in Cambridge where he was treated for a blocked coronary artery.

This was treated successfully with a minimally invasive coronary stent and Philip will remain ‘under observation’ for a short period.

Authorities say James shaw of 10 Warren Street in Norwalk was walking in the northbound lanes of the highway Thursday night when he was struck by the vehicles.

The accident was witnessed by a police officer who was traveling on the connector at the time of the incident.

The officer said poor visibility on a rainy night made it difficult for the drivers to see Shaw.

The first motorist to hit Shaw was a driver from Danbury. The second was resident of Maryland.

It is unclear what Shaw was doing on the highway. Police said he did not have a car on the roadway.

Esmerida Morales wa arrested without incident at her Weeks Avenue apartment in the Bronx Thursday morning.

Brooklyn police responding to a 911 call of a man stabbed in a Prospecr-Lefferts Gardens apartment around 8:00 a.m. found 53-year-old already dead.

It is unclear who placed the emergency call, but residents in the building told police they saw Vargas’ ex- girlfriend leaving the building at the time the crime was committed.

She was arrested a short time later and charged with murder.

A motive for the crime was not given.

Officers responding to an emergency call on Benders Drive around 11:30 am Monday found Kelsey Curley unconscious and unresponsive.

The 2008 Arch School graduate was pronounced dead a short time later. The cause of dead is under investigation.

Rush-hour mortorists called 911 around 7:00 am Tuesday after seeing the teenager sitting on the bridge near Exit 37. When police arrived, they found the girl lying in a northbound lane of the busy highway.

The girl, who has not been identified, was rushed to a local hospital, where she was treated for injuries to her lower esteemities.

The incident is being investigated by state police.

TLC announced that after six years of shooting “Kate Plus 8” and “Jon & Kate Plus 8”, they were canceling the show where cameras follow the Gosselins’ brood, sextuplet and one set of twin.

Kate Gosselins, the children’s mother, has used her kids to promote herself in the entertainment industry and I hope this is the last we see of her.

I am sure she will go looking for another network to exploit her children, but hopefully they will tell her to find a regular 9-5 job to pay her bills.

It is believed the 27-year-old died of a drug overdose.