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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2018

Panel Revokes Former Oregon Police Chief's Certification for 10 Years

The Oregon Board of Public Safety Standards and Training voted 14-to-4 to revoke former Portland Police Chief Larry O'Dea's police certification for 10 years for dishonesty.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2018

Off-Duty NYPD Officer Saves Woman and Her Dog from Fiery Car Crash

Officer James Talbert came upon the burning Toyota lying on its passenger side on the side of the road. He used a glass breaker device on his keychain to shatter the sunroof and free the disoriented woman and her Yorkshire Terrier.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2018

AG Sessions Announces Release of Cyber-Digital Task Force Report

The report provides "a comprehensive assessment of the cyber-enabled threats confronting the nation, and catalogues the ways in which the Department of Justice combats those threats," according to a DOJ press release.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2018

Arkansas Deputy Gives New Bike to Girl Who had Hers Stolen

Deputy Justin Butcher of the Garland County (AR) Sheriff's Office went "above and beyond the call of duty," said Sheriff Mike McCormick in a Facebook post, when he found a way to get a replacement bike for a little girl who had hers stolen.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2018

New Jersey Officer Saves Man from Being Struck by Oncoming Train

A New Jersey police officer is being credited with "saving the life of a man who was unaware that an oncoming train was about to hit him."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2018

Ohio Officer Reportedly Fired After Charging Chief, Mayor with Forgery

A sergeant with the New Holland (OH) Police Department was reportedly fired "mere moments after he handed Mayor Clair Betzko and Interim Police Chief David Conrad court summonses accusing them of a forgery scheme."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2018

Teen Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Death of Washington Officer

On Wednesday, 16-year-old Emiliano Garcia was charged as an adult with second-degree felony murder — accused of causing the death of Officer Diego Moreno of the Kent (WA) Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2018

Colorado Sheriff Joins Effort to Pass Law to Keep Guns from Mentally Ill

Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock has joined with 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler in a renewed effort to create a "red flag law" in Colorado that would allow guns to be confiscated from the severely mentally ill.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2018

Off-Duty Detroit Officer, Girlfriend Killed in Single Vehicle Collision

Officer James Hearn was driving home with his girlfriend after volunteering with the Detroit Police Department's Team-Up program — aimed at mentoring young people — when his vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a light standard or pole.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2018

Arizona Trooper Killed, Another Wounded in Gun Grab Attack

Trooper Tyler Edenhofer was shot and killed. Edenhofer had just graduated from the DPS academy on May 4 and was an officer-in-training.

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