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Newsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2021

Suspect in Shooting of TX Officer, Murder of Woman Captured

Jerry Elders, 39, was arrested in the woods in Gainesville about nine hours after he allegedly shot a Burleson, TX, officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2021

Chicago Releases Video of Adam Toledo OIS

A police watchdog agency Thursday released a video showing a Chicago police officer making a split-second decision to shoot Adam Toledo after seeing what appeared to be a gun in the hand of the 13-year-old boy, whose arms were raised when he was shot and killed.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2021

Former Buffalo Officer Vindicated in 15-Year-Old Incident Where She Intervened in Use of Force

Cariol Horne, a former Buffalo police officer, was fired, faced departmental charges and left without a pension after the 2006 incident

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2021

Dashcam Video Shows Deadly Shootout at End of Georgia Pursuit

New dashcam video from Monday's Carroll County, GA, pursuit and shootout, that left 3 officers wounded and 1 man dead, has been released.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

NYPD Criticized Over Use of Robot Dog

State Sen. Brad Hoylman, who represents the district where this incident took place, thought deploying the $74,000 robot dog anywhere undermined police-community relations, but especially in a public housing complex where residents might already mistrust the police.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

Biden Nominates Tucson Chief to Head Border Patrol, Customs

In Tucson, Magnus led a department with about 1,000 officers and staff. If confirmed, he would be in charge of a staff 60 times as large at CBP, which includes the U.S. Border Patrol as well as the Office of Field Operations.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

After 215% Rise in Homicides, Oakland Adds $10 Million to Public Safety

The council said the money will fully restore Oakland’s Fire Department Services, restore Operation Ceasefire, walking foot patrol officers, expand ShotSpotter, and add community safety ambassadors in areas like Chinatown and the Fruitvale District, among other things.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

TX Officer Shot at Traffic Stop, Suspects at Large

Burleson Police Chief Billy Cordell said during a press conference the officer approached the vehicle on the passenger side when one of the three occupants in the vehicle fired shots and struck the officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

Portland Police Declare Riot, Union Building Set on Fire

Police said someone in the crowd then used an unknown accelerant on the wooden framing around a door of the building, then lit it on fire.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

Officer who Shot Jacob Blake Back on Duty, Will Not Face Discipline

The officer, Rusten Sheskey, returned from administrative leave in late March. He was "found to have been acting within policy and will not be subjected to discipline," according to a statement Tuesday from Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis.

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