Staff WriterMore from Staff WriterSpecial UnitsNew FL Law Allows Emergency Transport, Treatment of K-9sThe bill authorizes emergency service vehicles, such as ambulances, to transport police K9s to a veterinary clinic. The bill also allows EMTs and paramedics to provide emergency care to police K9s at the scene of an emergency and/or while the K9 is being transported.June 18, 2021PatrolNC Officer's Son Dies in Accidental ShootingAround 7:35 a.m., Guilford County deputies, EMS and fire officials responded to a home in Whitsett when they were told a child was shot.June 18, 2021PatrolMan Shot at End of Pursuit Involving Stolen Patrol SUVAccording to the GBI, after the crash, troopers instructed Palmer to exit the patrol vehicle. He didn’t comply with commands and pointed a gun in GSP’s direction.June 18, 2021PatrolPuerto Rico Officer Killed at Traffic StopThe man suddenly turned around and opened fire on Sergeant García-Torres, striking him in the head. Sergeant García-Torres was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.June 18, 2021PatrolFL Governor Sending Officers to Mexico Border“It is both a disaster and an emergency,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. “Where the federal government has failed, the states are stepping up.”June 17, 2021Patrol37 Officers Murdered in First Five Months of 2021, FBI Director SaysFBI Director Christopher Wray highlighted the number of slain officers in an appearance Tuesday before the House Oversight Committee.June 17, 2021PatrolGeorgia Officer Dragged to Death at Traffic Stop, Suspect KilledThe suspect, 29-year-old Ansy Dolce of Cherokee County, was shot and killed by an officer in the incident, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a tweet.June 17, 2021PatrolEditorial: Lawless NationViolent crime against police and the public is increasing at an alarming rate and almost all of it stems from the same source.June 17, 2021Special UnitsPortland Crowd Control Unit Resigns Over Indictment of Officer“Our RRT members do not volunteer to have Molotov cocktails, fireworks, explosives, rocks, bottles, urine, feces and other dangerous objects thrown at them,” wrote Daryl Turner, then president of the union. He noted that the team members volunteer for the work without any specialty pay.June 17, 2021PatrolWounded VA Officers Talk About Their Recovery, Being Shot in 2020Officer Martin was hit in his left knee and arm. He said one gunshot essentially broke his femur. Officer Scott was shot in his chest and stomach. Both of them were rushed to a hospital. Scott was in critical condition.June 16, 2021Previous PagePage 206 of 3247Next Page
