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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2019

2 Missouri Officers Lauded for Saving Man Stabbed in New Orleans

Two officers with the Kansas City Police Department attending the National Fraternal Order of Police Convention in New Orleans rushed to the aid of a man who had been stabbed in the chest by a panhandler late last week.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2019

Houston Motor Officer Struck, Suffers Non-Life-Threatening Injuries

A motor officer with the Houston Police Department was struck and injured by a pickup truck on Saturday night, leaving the officer with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2019

Kansas Officer Seen Helping Woman in Wheelchair Across Busy Intersection

An officer with the Wichita Police Department was seen helping a woman in a wheelchair across a busy intersection over the weekend. Photos of the act of kindness posted to social media quickly went viral.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

NYPD Evaluating Its Mental Health Programs

The 22-question survey was sent out Thursday—one day after the ninth NYPD officer committed suicide this year. The survey was also circulated a week ago, police sources said.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

United States Attorney Slams DA for "Culture of Disrespect" Against Police

The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Thursday slammed Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner for creating a "culture of disrespect" that he believes led to the shooting of six Philadelphia police officers on Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

2 Missouri LEOs Shot, Hospitalized with Non-Life-Threatening Injuries

A Carter County (MO) Sheriff's deputy and a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper were shot Friday morning, leaving both with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

New York PBA President on Suicide: "Don't F—king Do It!"

Following two police officer suicides in the span of just over 24 hours this week—the eighth and ninth of the year for the department—the president of the Patrolman's Benevolent Association delivered a blunt message to officers who might be approaching crisis leading to self-harm: "Don't f—king do it!"

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

Florida Deputies Stop Active Shooter at Grocery Store

Deputies with the Escambia County (FL) Sheriff's Office responded to a disturbance at a grocery store on Thursday afternoon, finding upon arrival an armed suspect shooting at customers inside the store.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

Parents of Ohio Gunman Apologize for "Insensitive" Obituary

The parents of the gunman who shot and killed his 22-year-old sister and eight others on Aug. 4 in Dayton, OH, have apologized for posting an obituary of the 24-year-old assailant calling him a "funny, articulate and intelligent man with striking blue eyes and a kind smile."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

Philadelphia Athletes, Sports Teams Send Police Messages of Support

A number of Philadelphia-based athletes and sports teams sent messages of support on social media to the Philadelphia Police Department after six officers were shot during a gun battle and standoff Wednesday in the Nicetown-Tioga section of the City of Brotherly Love.

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