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The man suspected of terrorizing women with sexual assaults in at least four states over 12 years tried to hang himself in his cell, but survived and was treated at a hospital, police said.

Police say boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is in a Las Vegas jail after being arrested on misdemeanor warrant alleging he poked a security guard in the face last month outside his home.

A Lynwood, Ill., police officer accused of killing one man and wounding two others in a two-state shooting spree was released from jail Tuesday evening after his alibi was verified, NBC affiliate WMAQ of Chicago reported.

Police are searching for a man who is accused of escaping a Rhode Island state prison after impersonating someone else, MyFoxBoston.com reported.

Champion Venezuelan boxer Edwin Valero is found dead in a police cell after being arrested for killing his wife.

Police say a motorist fleeing officers in Cleveland abandoned his car and jumped a fence — landing in what turned out to be a prison yard.

Pakistani police will ask a court to charge five Americans detained in the country this month with planning terrorist attacks and jail them for life, a police official said on Thursday.

An escaped British prisoner is taunting police and attracting a growing fan base from a Facebook profile page.

Maine police are searching for a maximum-security inmate who was mistakenly released from the county jail.