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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2020

SC City Honors African-American Officer's 1870 Duty Death

The Charleston Police Department joined local community members and political leaders to honor the memory of Private Thomas Martin—who was killed in the line of duty in July 1870.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2020

Texas Officer Dubbed "Snake Charmer" After Rescuing Reptile

An officer with the North Richland Hills (TX) Police Department has been labeled a "snake charmer" by his agency in a social media post in which he is seen rescuing a four-foot-long water snake from the yard of a concerned resident who had called for assistance on Sunday afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2020

Massachusetts Officer Rescues Trapped Skunk Without Getting "Skunked"

An officer with the Tewksbury (MA) Police Department managed to rescue a skunk over the weekend whose head was trapped in a plastic food container without being "skunked."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2020

LAPD Officer "Pistol Whipped" by Suspect Inside Division Station

An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was attacked inside a division station facility by a suspect who allegedly grabbed the officer's sidearm and began "pistol whipping" him with it.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2020

CA Deputy Wounded in Ambush, White Supremacist Suspect Killed

Deputy Richard "Ted" Lehnhoff was wounded in the shooting and was flown to a hospital for treatment where he is currently in stable condition.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2020

KY Legislator who Authored No-Knock Warrant Bill Arrested in Louisville Riot, Police Say She Tried to Burn Library

State Representative Attica Scott was part of a large group that was told to disperse but failed to do so. The arrest report alleges that she "caused damage at multiple locations, including setting fire to the Louisville Public Library."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2020

South Carolina Officer Killed in Head-On Crash

Sergeant Ethan Kaskin of the Anderson City (NC) Police Department was killed early Friday morning in a head-on vehicle collision.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2020

Seattle Police Come Under Attack During Breonna Taylor Rioting

In a second night of unrest in cities across the country, protests that appeared to be mostly peaceful in daylight hours devolved into violence following the approach of night, with one officer in Seattle being attacked with a baseball bat by a rioter as other officers dodged fireworks being thrown at them by the unruly assembly.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2020

London Police Officer Murdered in Station Headquarters

An officer with the London Metropolitan Police Department was gunned down inside a department station house in the Croydon neighborhood on Friday morning, the agency said in a statement.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2020

Female California Deputy Jailed for Alleged Sex Act with Teenage Boy

A female deputy formerly with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has been sentenced to six months in jail after being found guilty of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a teenage boy.

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