Staff WriterMore from Staff WriterPatrolMinneapolis Owes $35 Million in Worker's Comp to Officers Physically and Mentally Injured in RiotsSome of those injuries are physical, while others are mental, including post-traumatic stress following the police killing of George Floyd, the rioting, and torching of the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct.May 13, 2021PatrolNYPD Officer Shot Multiple Times, Saved by VestThe officers got out of the car to investigate — at which time the man pulled “a firearm, turns on the officers and begins to shoot,” Shea said.May 13, 2021Point of LawTrial for Three Fired Minneapolis Officers in George Floyd Death PostponedThe former officers' trial had been set to begin on Aug. 23. But Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill postponed it until March 7, citing federal charges against the three that were announced last week.May 13, 2021PatrolRetired Oregon Trooper Dies from Injuries Suffered in 2001 Crash That Killed 2 Other Officers“Retired Sergeant John Burright passed away May 4, 2021, after a battle that started on September 4, 2001,” state police officials said.May 13, 2021PatrolSlain TX Deputies Identified, Details of Shooting ReleasedSgt. Stephen Jones and Deputy Samuel Leonard responded to a complaint about the dogs owned by the suspect when they were killed, police say.May 12, 2021PatrolCA Officer Killed Responding to DomesticStockton Police say Officer Jimmy Inn knocked on the security door and stood off to the side when a voice from inside the residence said, "hey police" and the suspect opened fire on Inn, hitting him multiple times.May 12, 2021TechnologyCalifornia Agency Taking Reports by ZoomThe Oceanside (CA) Police Department added a button to its website last week so people can file police reports via Zoom. Previously, such reports could be made only in person or over the phone.May 12, 2021WeaponsJudge Restricts LAPD Use of Less-Lethal Launchers During DemonstrationsIn her order granting Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles's request for a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall noted an increase in reports of LAPD officers pushing, striking and firing less-lethal weapons on crowds of protesters, including media covering demonstrations, without a dispersal order being given.May 12, 2021TechnologyRussian Cybercriminals Releases Personal Information of Some DC OfficersThe Babuk group said on its website late Monday that it would release “all the data” it stole from the Washington police department if it did not “raise the price.”May 12, 2021CommandMinneapolis Mayor Admits Calls to Defund Police Plays Role in City's Rising Crime Rate“It’s just the reality of the solution, you know. When you make big, overarching statements that we’re going to defund or abolish and dismantle the police department and get rid of all the officers, there’s an impact to that,” Mayor Jacob Frey said.May 12, 2021Previous PagePage 220 of 3247Next Page
