Some Michigan police officers got the fright of their life when a deer jumped out of the trunk of a car they were inspecting after the car owner told them he had recently hit the deer and stuffed it in the trunk. (TODAY)
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A community desperate to reclaim their streets has an unconventional program that places low-level drug dealers in a program designed to turn them into law-abiding people, rather than having them arrested. TODAY's Lester Holt reports. (TODAY)
William Bratton, former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department tells NBC's Brian Williams about the violent situation developing at a cabin in Big Bear where former cop and murder suspect Christopher Dorner is barricaded inside. The manhunt, Bratton says, has become historic and unprecedented in its scale and nature. (Nightly News)
Gunfire erupted during the hunt for former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner, who was charged with murder on Monday. The unfolding drama brought officers to a cabin in the mountains where the suspect was barricaded inside. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. (Nightly News)
Dallas Cowboys football player Josh Brent was charged with "intoxication manslaughter" after a passenger in his car, fellow teammate Jerry Brown, was killed in an accident. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. (TODAY)
London's Metropolitan Police force is providing security for the Olympics on the ground, in the water, and in the air. NBC's Stephanie Gosk gets a firsthand demonstration of some of the new technology that will be implemented during the Games. (TODAY)
As the opening ceremony of the Olympics approaches, London is covering its bases with an influx of security forces on the ground, in the air and in the water. But officials still worry about the possibility of a 'soft target,' such as an attack on a bus, that would have a huge emotional impact on the city. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports. (Nightly News)
In Fullerton, Calif., two police officers are facing charges, including second degree murder for one of them, in the death of a mentally ill homeless man. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. (Nightly News)
In an effort to bring their communities back, Detroit began offering about 200 free and reduced-priced homes to officers living outside the city limits. Prof. Melissa Harris-Perry discusses. (msnbc tv)
What started as a scandal involving a single newspaper has now grown so large it's rocking the UK's institutions and the Rupert Murdoch empire. Scotland Yard's police chief Sir Paul Stephenson and his deputy John Yates resigned, and a former reporter and whistle blower was found dead at his home. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports. (Nightly News)