Woman who wrote book praising police officers is wanted after cop died in her home

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsWoman who wrote book praising police officers is wanted after cop died in her homePolice are searching for Karen Solomon, 58, who was last seen on foot in pajamas and may be armedRachel Dobkin in New York Tuesday 18 August 2026 20:48 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3035160","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/massachusetts-woman-hunt-cop-death-b3035160.html","title":"Woman who wrote book praising police officers is wanted after cop died in her home"}}CloseRelated: Austin police update on officer-involved shootingThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlines","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}A Massachusetts woman who...