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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 8, 2018

Chicago Plans to Send Hundreds of Officers into Areas Plagued by Shootings

The "strategic deployments" will add 430 officers to five South Side and West Side police districts: Calumet, Gresham, Ogden, Harrison and Austin.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 8, 2018

Video: Newark Officers Suspended for Failing to Stop Man Stomping Patrol Car

"These officers either sat in a car or had their hands in their pockets. They didn't do their jobs," said Anthony Ambrose, Newark's public safety director.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 8, 2018

Virginia State Police Select SIG Sauer P320 Pistol for Standard Issue Firearm

The Virginia State Police has officially selected the SIG Sauer P320 Pistol as their official duty sidearm.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 8, 2018

Oklahoma Investigator Dies 11 Years After Being Shot on Duty

As agents attempted to breach the door of the suspect's residence, the man opened fire from inside, shooting through the door and striking Investigator Cole and an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agent. Other agents returned fire and killed the subject.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 8, 2018

2 New Jersey Detectives Ambushed in Vehicle, Gunmen at Large

"They were essentially ambushed," Camden County Police Chief Scott Thomson said of the attack at Broadway and Mount Vernon Street around 8:30 p.m. The gunman reportedly walked up and shot "between 10 and 25 rounds," including some that went through the vehicle's windshield, the chief said.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 8, 2018

Denver Police Release 27-Page Use-of-Force Policy

The 27-page document outlines proper use of weapons, scenarios in which officers should use them and how incidents should be reported after the fact. It also specifies that officers involved in shootings are prohibited from immediately viewing video evidence.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 8, 2018

Georgia Major Hit Deploying Spikes During Vehicle Pursuit, Loses Leg

Dade County Emergency Services Director Alex Case said Bradford lay down a spike strip on U.S. Highway 11 South. The driver who was the subject of the pursuit reportedly hit Bradford on the side of the road.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2018

Video: Florida Deputy Fatally Shoots Subject Who Grabbed His TASER

A deputy with the Volusia County (FL) Sheriff's Office responding to a domestic violence call in Seville on Friday evening shot and killed a suspect who grabbed the deputy's TASER during a struggle. The deputy's body camera captured footage of the entire incident.

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Videosby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2018

Florida Deputy Fatally Shoots Subject Who Grabbed His TASER

A deputy with the Volusia County (FL) Sheriff's Office responding to a domestic violence call in Seville on Friday evening shot and killed a suspect who grabbed the deputy's TASER during a struggle. The deputy's body camera captured footage of the entire incident. More here.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2018

Video: Retiring Massachusetts Officer Surprised by Son on Final Radio Call

Officer Duane Ledoux — who served with the Southbridge Police Department for more than 30 years — became emotional when the final radio call announcing his retirement was delivered by his own son. Ledoux's son Nate had flown across the country to send his father off.

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