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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2020

Arrest Made in Ambush Shooting of 2 LASD Deputies

Deonte Murray has been in custody since Sept. 15, when he was arrested following an alleged carjacking and a 10-hour standoff with police in the Lynwood section of Los Angeles, sheriff's officials said. But when he was arrested, sheriff's officials told reporters that Murray was not the suspect in the shooting of the deputies and that the search for that gunman

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2020

Assaults on LAPD Officers Up 156% Over Last Year, Chief Says

During a meeting with the city's civilian-led Police Commission, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said there were 282 felony assaults against his officers this year, compared with 110 in the same period last year, figures he called "troubling."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2020

New CA Law Would Prohibit Officers Taking Unauthorized Photos of Bodies at Crime, Accident Scenes

The bill was prompted after deputies in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department took unauthorized photos of the deceased at the site of the Bryant helicopter crash in Calabasas that were later shared outside the context of the investigation.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2020

2 GA Deputies Killed in Interstate Crash

Deputy Anthony White and Deputy Kenny Ingram were killed when state troopers said their county-issued vehicle struck a tractor-trailer that had stopped for traffic in the left eastbound lane near Exit 190 on Interstate 20 eastbound in Columbia County, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2020

Florida Officer Shot, Saved by Body Armor

A 19-year Sheriff's Office veteran, the officer was a member of the SWAT team, which was helping U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents serve a high-risk warrant at the home, Sheriff Mike Williams said.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2020

Florida Officer Rides 1,000 Miles to Raise Money for Fight Against Cancer

Officer Joe McCrink completed more than 1,000 miles of bike rides in the month of September in an effort to raise awareness of—and increase funding for—childhood cancer.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2020

Florida Officer Who Saved Infant's Life to be Honored at Ceremony

An officer with the Orlando Police Department who saved the life of a one-year-old girl at the scene of a vehicle collision will be honored by the department and the community at a ceremony on Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2020

Longest Serving NC Officer Passes Away

Officer Levi Simmons is known as the longest serving, certified active duty officer in North Carolina.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2020

Minnesota Officer Shot At During Investigation of Alleged Car Burglary

An officer with the St. Paul (MN) Police Department was shot at during an investigation of an alleged car burglary Monday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2020

NY Supreme Court Orders Review of Eric Garner Case

A New York Supreme Court judge has ordered a public inquiry into the case of Eric Garner, who died while in police custody in 2014.

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