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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2017

Arrest Numbers Plummeting Across California

Police recorded the lowest number of arrests in nearly 50 years, according to the California attorney general's office, with about 1.1 million arrests in 2015 compared with 1.5 million in 2006.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2017

Portland Chief Accused of Having Lieutenant Falsify His Training Log

Portland, OR, Police Chief Mike Marshman and his executive assistant stems are being investigated over police bureau training, where his lieutenant may have signed the chief in on a log suggesting he had attended, when he had not.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2017

Video: TX Police Chief Arrested After Standoff at His Home

After gunfire, a brief chase, and negotiations by police radio, the police chief in Normangee, TX, has been arrested. He is charged with evading arrest and deadly conduct.

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Videosby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2017

TX Police Chief Arrested After Standoff at His Home

After gunfire, a brief chase, and negotiations by police radio, the police chief in Normangee, TX, has been arrested. He is charged with evading arrest and deadly conduct. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2017

Forensic Scientists Help Las Vegas Detectives Link Impounded Guns to Unsolved Crimes

Las Vegas (NV) Metropolitan Police Department forensic scientists are working around the clock to help solve crimes in bulk, connecting cartridge cases from impounded guns to open criminal cases.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2017

Video: Man Fatally Shot by TN Deputy While Live-Streaming

Authorities in Tennessee are investigating the shooting death of a man by sheriff's deputies after he reportedly twice tried to strike deputies with his vehicle. He was streaming on Facebook Live when he was shot Thursday afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2017

Police Shortage Hits Cities and Small Towns Across the Country

Numerous police departments around the country are desperately losing manpower with decreasing numbers of officers and recruits. Law enforcement is becoming less of a desirable career choice due to diminishing pay, high risk, and of course a recent bad rap — a trend that could put public safety at risk, say policing experts.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2017

Former Los Angeles Sheriff Found Guilty of Obstructing Federal Investigation

Lee Baca, the once powerful and popular sheriff of Los Angeles County, was found guilty Wednesday of obstructing a federal investigation into abuses in county jails and lying to cover up the interference.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2017

Facebook Says Police Can't Use Its Data For "Surveillance"

Facebook announced Monday that it is cutting police departments off from a vast trove of data in the wake of concerns over law enforcement's tracking of protesters' social media accounts.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerMarch 13, 2017

Protecting the Police Officer

With so many murders of officers in 2016, we expect our national leadership to do more than send us to sensitivity training.

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