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Tag: Plainclothes
Special Units
NYPD Disbands Plainclothes Anti-Crime Enforcement Teams
The New York Police Department has taken what Police Commissioner Dermot Shea called a "seismic shift" in the agency's policing, disbanding the plainclothes anti-crime teams and reassigning those officers to other duties.
June 16, 2020
Patrol
Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Attempted Robbery of Plainclothes Officer
A man has been arrested for reportedly approaching and attempting to rob a plainclothes officer on Monday evening.
January 29, 2020
Patrol
Man Gets 40 Years for Shooting at NYPD Officers
According to charges, on Oct. 28, 2016, NYPD Lieutenant Melody Robinson and Police Officer Rafi Mashriqi were patrolling the Baisley Park Houses at around 9:30 p.m. when they saw Ethridge outside of the complex. Ethridge rushed into the building, aimed a firearm at the officers and pulled the trigger.
November 15, 2019
Patrol
10 Shots Fired at Philly Plainclothes Officer, Suspect at Large
Officials say a plainclothes officer in an unmarked car was conducting surveillance in the area when the gunman walked up and opened fire. He shot at the driver's side of the car. The officer was not injured.
September 4, 2019
Procedures & Policies
(Video) Mitigating the Tragedy of Blue-on-Blue Deaths
Don Alwes discusses the problem of blue-on-blue accidental shootings, especially with plainclothes and off-duty officers, and how to prevent these incidents.
July 12, 2019
Patrol
Video: Gunfight Between Officers and VA Beach Gunman Lasted More Than 10 Minutes
Virginia Beach Police Chief James Cervera said the gunman opened fire on four of his officers immediately after they made contact with him on the second floor of the building and the exchange of fire between officers and the suspect was "double-digit minutes" long.
June 3, 2019
Patrol
Death Threats Over OIS Prompt Atlanta Police to Issue Alert to Officers
Officer Jarius Daugherty said Atlanta Police officers have received multiple death threats after the death of 18-year-old D’ettrick Griffin, who was shot and killed by a plainclothes Atlanta officer when he attempted to steal his car at a gas station earlier this week.
January 18, 2019
Patrol
1 of 3 Suspects in Ambush Attack on New Jersey Detectives Arrested
The Camden County (NJ) Police Department said in a Tweet that they have captured one of the three men wanted in connection with the ambush attack on two plainclothes detectives.
August 20, 2018
Patrol
2 New Jersey Detectives Ambushed in Vehicle, Gunmen at Large
"They were essentially ambushed," Camden County Police Chief Scott Thomson said of the attack at Broadway and Mount Vernon Street around 8:30 p.m. The gunman reportedly walked up and shot "between 10 and 25 rounds," including some that went through the vehicle's windshield, the chief said.
August 8, 2018
Patrol
Baltimore Detectives Convicted in Corruption Trial
A federal jury convicted two Baltimore police detectives for their roles in one of the biggest police corruption scandals in city history.
February 13, 2018
Patrol
New Details Emerge About Shootout That Killed Colorado Deputy
A man suspected in the killing of a Colorado sheriff's deputy fired a semi-automatic handgun during a struggle with multiple officers, authorities said Tuesday.
February 7, 2018
Patrol
Triple Jeopardy in Charlotte
The trials of an officer involved in a controversial fatal shooting never seem to end.
July 10, 2017
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