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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2019

Minnesota Department Announces Launch of Reserve Officer Program

The Sauk Rapids Police Department has announced that it will begin looking for volunteers to join its newly-formed Police Reserve Program.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2019

Off-Duty NYPD Officers Save Man Suffering Cardiac Arrest

Three off-duty officers with the New York Police Department are being credited with saving the life of a man who had suffered an apparent heart attack late last week.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2019

Oklahoma Officer Helps Mentally Ill Woman Off Billboard Over Freeway

An officer with the Tulsa Police Department is credited with possibly saving the life of a mentally ill woman who was perched atop a billboard over a downtown freeway during rush-hour traffic late last week.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2019

Chicago Police to Buy 200 Ford Hybrid Patrol SUVs Made in Chicago

“The 2020 Ford Police Interceptor is made in Chicago, by Chicagoans and for Chicago police officers,” said Jonathan Lewin, chief of technical services, Chicago Police Department. “This is just another example of Chicago living up to its reputation as the ‘city that works.’”

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2019

New York City Council Votes to Close Rikers Island Jail

The proposal was born out of the conclusion of Mayor Bill de Blasio and other Democrats that mass incarceration and a massive jail complex are out of step in an era of falling crime rates.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2019

Pennsylvania Police Union Loses in Fight Over Tattoos

The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police lost in its bid to defend officers who have visible tattoos that some might construe as offensive following an incident in which an officer was seen in a short-sleeve uniform shirt revealing a tattoo some argued was a Nazi symbol.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2019

Woman Who Had Tampon Removed in Search Gets $205,000

A woman who had a feminine hygiene product removed from her genitals during a search by an officer with the San Antonio Police Department in 2016 has received a $205,000 payout from the city.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2019

USCG Seizes $92 Million Shipment of Cocaine off California Coast

The Coast Guard Cutter Alert crew offloaded more than 6,800 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $92 million near San Diego on Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2019

Houston Police Officer, Civilian Injured in Vehicle Collision

An officer with the Houston Police Department and an unidentified citizen were injured when their vehicles collided in southwest Houston Thursday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2019

Meprolight to Showcase Line of Innovative Optics at 2019 NASGW

Meprolight, a leader in a variety of optic solutions from electro-optics sights, thermal sights and devices, to self-illuminated sights, and innovative pistol sights, will be exhibiting at the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) Expo Oct. 22–25, 2019 in Orlando, FL.

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