Police Magazine Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH
Photo of Staff Writer

Staff Writer

Editorial

Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2018

Alabama Officer Dies After Car Wreck

A Huntsville (AL) Police Department officer who was involved in a wreck late last month has died.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2018

California Man Shot K-9 Before Officers Opened Fire, Officials Say

A man led officers on a high-speed pursuit through Yuba County, CA, Friday morning and then shot a K-9 in the neck before being fatally shot, authorities said.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2018

Arizona Officer Pulls Over Chief for Traffic Infraction

A Tucson officer pulled over a dark-colored SUV for a red-light infraction only to learn that the driver was his boss, Tucson police Chief Chris Magnus.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2018

Suspect Bites Off Officer's Finger Inside New York Police Station

Officers said Saturday that the fingertip was never recovered, and that it’s possible Johnson swallowed it.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2018

Federal Judge's Ruling Upholds Massachusetts' "Assault Weapon" Ban

U.S. District Judge William Young dismissed a lawsuit challenging the 20-year-old ban, saying assault weapons are military firearms that fall beyond the reach of the constitutional right to “bear arms.”

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2018

Judge Allows Suit Over Pointing Guns at Man to Proceed Against CA Officers

U.S. District Judge Larry Burns ruled that a jury should decide whether officers were guilty of unreasonable seizure and excessive force on Sept. 9, 2014, when they trained their guns on Demetrice Sightler after he walked onto his balcony.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2018

Pittsburgh Pirates Honor Fallen Officer Before Saturday Game

The Pirates had home white jerseys made with "Shaw" and No. 29 on the back for the family in tribute to the badge number of the late New Kensington, PA, police Officer Brian Shaw, a Lower Burrell native who was killed in the line of duty Nov. 17 during a traffic stop.

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2018

S&W Issues Advisory on Thumb Safety Issue with M&P 380 Shield

"We have found that in very rare circumstances, ammunition that produces a high level of felt recoil can cause the manual safety to move from the fire to the 'safety on' position during firing."

Read More →
Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2018

Domestic Abuse Calls Lethal for Officers

From 1988 to 2016, 136 officers were killed while responding to domestic disturbances such as family arguments, FBI data show. By comparison, 80 were killed during a drug-related arrest in the same period.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Videosby Staff WriterApril 9, 2018

Ohio Officers, Robbery Suspects Seek Cover from Tornado Together

Police said there were shopping carts blowing around, patio furniture scattered from a restaurant, benches, even a lamp broke off and fell on a cruiser. Hail pelted the lot and the winds picked up. The officers knew they had to get the teens to safety inside the nearby Hobby Lobby store. More Here.

Read More →