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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 23, 2020

Massachusetts Trooper Shot in Hand, Suspects at Large

The round went through his hand and was stopped by the trooper's body armor, preventing additional injury.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 23, 2020

San Francisco DA Files Homicide Charges Against Former Officer for OIS

Christopher Samayoa was days out of the Police Academy when he shot 42-year-old Keita O’Neil in the head during a police pursuit near the Alice Griffith housing projects on Dec. 1, 2017.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 23, 2020

L.A. Officers Present New Car to Woman After Hers was Destroyed in Hate Crime

LAPD said in a tweet the woman's car was jumped on and vandalized by "gang members." They reportedly jumped on the vehicle, bashed in the doors, and cut racial slurs into the paint. The car was a total loss.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 23, 2020

Police K-9 Dies After Falling Down Elevator Shaft

Johnstown, PA, police say while conducting the search, K-9 Titan fell through an unsecured, open elevator shaft on the fourth floor of a warehouse.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2020

PERF to Review Atlanta Police Policies and Training

The consultants will likely face resistance from the rank-and-file, said Atlanta Police Union president Jason Segura. Officers have felt under siege since former Officer Garrett Rolfe was fired.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2020

Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Minneapolis Police Station

Surveillance video footage from the Third Precinct showed Williams, wearing a mask, a baseball cap and a hooded sweatshirt, standing near the entrance of the Third Precinct holding a Molotov cocktail while other co-conspirators lit the wick.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2020

Canadian Officer Shot and Killed in Ontario

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says OPP officers were sent to investigate an unwanted man on a property in Gore Bay, a community on the north-east coast of the island. The two officers, from the Manitoulin detachment, were following up on a property dispute investigation, according to the OPP.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2020

Man Arrested Over Drone Striking LAPD Helicopter

Despite evasive efforts, the drone struck the helicopter, forcing the pilot to initiate an emergency landing. The drone damaged the helicopter's nose, antenna and bottom cowlings, according to court papers.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2020

Pittsburgh's Budget Woes Could Result in 200 Officers Being Laid Off

Unless Pittsburgh receives at least $26 million in federal pandemic relief, city officials say they may need to cut 600 public employees, including as many as 200 police officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 19, 2020

TX Governor Sends State Police to Dallas to Combat Increasing Crime

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said the swell of violent crime required an “all-hands-on-deck response.”

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