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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2019

Colorado Officer Finds Wedding Ring, Uses Investigative Skills to Find Owner

During a call for service late in the final days of 2018, an officer with the Fort Collins (CO) Police Department discovered a wedding ring that had been missing for more than a year.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2019

Louisiana Man Jailed for Declaring January 2 "Kill Cops Day"

A Louisiana man was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly posted to social media threats against police officers, declaring January 2 to be "kill cops day."

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2019

New York Officers Return Wheelchair to Disabled Teen

Officers with the New York Police Department were able to located and return to a disabled teen her stolen wheelchair.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2019

Glock Announces 2 New Slimline 9mm Pistols

The G43X and G48 combine a fuller-size grip length with a minimal profile of approximately 1-inch for a comfortably balanced, versatile grip that’s suited to a variety of users. While the two pistols share the same size frame, they have different slide lengths. The slide for the G43X is the same sub-compact length as the G43 (6.06 inches) while the G48 has a compact length (6.85 inches).

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2019

Parkland School Shooting Commission Recommends Rifles, Better Training for SROs

The report contains dozens of recommendations. Some would require action by the governor and Legislature, such as the proposals to allow some teachers to carry guns and increase spending on school security.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2019

Southern California Officers Given Resilience Training

More than a dozen local and state police officers, dispatchers and other members of public safety gathered in a first of its kind training in California, centered on how to deal with mental health and trauma.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2019

LAPD Seizes Rocket Launcher, Explosives, Firearms from Home

Officers later executed a search warrant at his home where they found a cache of weapons that included: a rocket launcher, explosive materials (TNT and PETN), 24 rifles, 12 handguns and suppressors.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2019

Chicago Officer Found Dead of Reported Suicide

According to the Department of Justice, the suicide rate in the Chicago Police Department is 60 percent higher than the national average due to the chronic gun violence and high murder rate exposing officers to a staggering amount of trauma.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2019

3 Killed in Milwaukee When Car Sought in Connection to Robberies Crashes into River During Police Pursuit

Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver fled. Surveillance video shows the fleeing vehicle continued speeding east on Greenfield and the driver losing control and careening into the KK River, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2019

Video: U.S. Marshal Dragged in Vehicle Pursuit

While in pursuit, three law enforcement officers tried to intervene and stop the vehicle, but were unsuccessful. As a result, one U.S. Marshal failed to let go of the fleeing vehicle and was dragged about a half-mile down Prairie School Road in Riverton.

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