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News•by Staff Writer•December 8, 2017

Video: CA Officer Fatally Shoots Carjacking Suspect

San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott released body camera video and street surveillance footage Thursday night that shows Keita O’Neil, 42, jumping out of a stolen minivan and running by a patrol car as the officer fires through the glass window and O’Neil falls to the ground.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 8, 2017

Video: Woman Sues St. Paul Police for K-9 Attack

A woman taking out her garbage on Sept. 23 in St. Paul, MN, was attacked by a police K-9 that was on the trail of a burglary suspect and she is now suing because of the incident.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 8, 2017

Mosby Argues for Immunity Against Lawsuit by Officers Prosecuted for Freddie Gray Death

Arguments on the lawsuit are being heard before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond. Mosby is asking the court to overturn a judge’s decision to allow parts of the officers’ lawsuit against her to go to trial.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 8, 2017

MO Officer Fighting for Life After Being Shot in Head Tuesday

Officer Ryan O’Connor of the Arnold (MO) Police Department who was shot earlier this week is fighting for his life. A Facebook post from the Arnold Police describes his condition as "still very critical" following a Thursday surgery.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 8, 2017

FBI Has Not Responded to Baltimore Request to Take Over Duty Death Investigation

The FBI is heavily involved in a police corruption case that Suiter was scheduled to testify in the day after he was shot. Powers noted that the U.S. Justice Department also is technically overseeing the Baltimore Police as part of an ongoing consent decree mandating police reforms.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 8, 2017

Officers to Watch Over Homes in Evacuated CA Wildfire Areas

Around 300 law enforcement personnel have been assigned to direct traffic and protect homes, both at the site of the Skirball fire and in the San Fernando Valley.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 8, 2017

Drones Used to Assess L.A. Wildfire Damage, Look For Hot Spots

For the first time, the Los Angeles Fire Department used drones Thursday to help coordinate its battle against a pair of wildfires threatening homes in the city.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 8, 2017

FBI Questions 2 Brothers Over Death of Border Patrol Agent

An informant told an agent with U.S. Customs and Border Protection he knew of a “coyote” that had recently smuggled a group of people across the U.S. Mexico border. Two of the people in that group identified as brothers spoke about assaulting Agent Martinez and his partner with rocks, according to the court document.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 7, 2017

107-Year-Old Retired Trooper Celebrates Birthday with Michigan State Police

According to the post, Sgt. Clarence Bonter retired from the Michigan State Police Paw Paw post in 1966 after 29 years of service.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 7, 2017

Video: NC Deputy's Home Struck by Gunfire

Officials said the deputy was in his backyard in the Dudley Shoals community when the shots rang out around 3 p.m. Tuesday.

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