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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2019

Officer Puts Squad Car on Large Curb—Department's Twitter Post Goes Viral

A rookie officer with the Kent (WA) Police Department somehow managed to put his squad car on a large curb—perhaps a foot or more in height—and the department had some fun with the incident on Twitter.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 7, 2019

Legal Experts: SRO Charged with Neglect in Parkland Massacre Has Strong Defense

"There's no crime called refusing to die while a mass murderer is in your school," said Eugene O'Donnell, a former New York City police officer and prosecutor.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 7, 2019

Texas Officer Struck, Killed Running Radar on Turnpike

Officer Albert J. Castaneda, 38, of the Grand Prairie (TX) Police Department was standing outside his patrol car checking traffic speed on President George Bush Turnpike when he was hit.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 7, 2019

Gunman Killed After Bizarre Standoff at Burning California Home

A California gunman held police at bay for six hours Thursday, set fire to several homes, and launched fireworks at surrounding SWAT team members before he charged outside with a shotgun and was shot dead, authorities said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 7, 2019

Rare Muscle Car Being Auctioned by Michigan Police

The red two-door is one of 362 like it that were built in 1969 with a 440 V8 and automatic transmission, and it has just 20,269 miles on its odometer.

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Videosby Staff WriterJune 7, 2019

(Video) How to Outfit a Police Department with Patrol Rifles

Don Alwes discusses how a department should approach implementing a patrol rifle program. Alwes shares the questions that need to be answered before such a program is begun, and some best practices for getting it up and running.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 7, 2019

Retired Arizona Officer to Parachute in France for 75th D-Day Commemorations

Retired Tucson police Sgt. Bob Jimenez will honor the 75th anniversary of D-Day in a manner fitting an ex-paratrooper — by jumping out of a plane.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 7, 2019

Missing NYPD Homicide Detective Found Dead of Apparent Suicide

The body of Joe Calabrese, 58, was found near bushes in Plumb Beach in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 7, 2019

Ex-Minneapolis Officer Sentenced to 12.5 Years for 911 Caller's Shooting Death

Speaking in court before the sentence was read, Noor said that he had felt "fear" as he pulled the trigger. But when he saw Ruszczyk Damond on the ground, "I knew in an instant that I was wrong."

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 6, 2019

SureCall Launches New Cell Signal Booster for Police Fleets

SureCall, a cell phone signal booster manufacturer, has announced the availability of the SureCall Fusion2Go 3.0 NMO Fleet. The company says this new signal booster kit is as rugged as it is powerful to meet the needs of law enforcement fleets.

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