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Newsby Staff WriterJune 15, 2020

Atlanta Officers Attempted to De-Escalate Encounter with Man Before Fatal Shooting

Video footage released by the Atlanta Police Department shows officers talking for nearly half an hour with Rayshard Brooks before he was fatally shot during a confrontation after he was found sleeping in the drive-through lane of a local fast food restaurant.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 15, 2020

Civilians Come to the Aid of Texas Officer Engaged in Struggle with Suspect

Civilians rushed to the aid of an officer with the Midland (TX) Police Department after a man attacked the officer and attempted to take his gun.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 14, 2020

Blackhawk Adds New T-Series L2C Holster for SIG P320 TLR 7/8

Blackhawk, a leader in law enforcement and military products for over 20 years, has expanded its popular line of T-Series holsters with the introduction of a light bearing Level 2 Compact (L2C) version engineered specifically for the SIG SAUER P320 pistol with TLR 7/8 light.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 14, 2020

Getac Announces Fully Rugged 5G-Compatible Notebook

The B360 meets the requirements for FirstNet Ready and the Verizon Responder Private Core for connection to dedicated US public safety networks straight out of the box.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 14, 2020

Cellebrite Rebrands Digital Intelligence Solutions Suite, Offers Improved Law Enforcement Products

To help expedite its digital transformation, Cellebrite is now offering its law enforcement customers bundled solutions enabling them to quickly implement law enforcement workflows.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 12, 2020

Multiple Officers Wounded in Gunfight with California Gunman, Suspect Killed

Police say officers reported to the shooting and came under fire from the suspect, who had been hiding in a riverbed. Two more officers were shot in pursuit of Lira, before he was shot himself.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 12, 2020

Police Dog on Children's Cartoon Draws Fire on Twitter

Social media users targeted Chase, saying “Euthanize the police dog,” “Defund the paw patrol," and "All dogs go to heaven, except the class traitors in the Paw Patrol.”

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 12, 2020

Boston Music School Apologizes for Letting Police Use Bathrooms

In a joint statement Wednesday night, Berklee President Roger Brown, chief financial officer Mac Hisey, and public safety chief David Ransom said the college had heard expressions of anger and betrayal from their community, after giving Boston police officers access to the Back Bay school’s restrooms.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 12, 2020

San Francisco Mayor Wants Officers to No Longer Respond to Non-Criminal Calls

On such calls, Breed wants police replaced by trained and non-armed professionals who she said would be better equipped to handle situations like neighbor disputes, school discipline interventions or behavioral health crises.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 12, 2020

Miami-Dade Police Department Bans Chokeholds

“This decision was based on a multiple of factors to include officer and public safety, feedback from policing professionals, members of our community, local leaders and officials,” Ramirez said on Twitter. The director also said he chose to change the policy after speaking with members of the Police Executive Research Forum.

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