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NewsJuly 29, 2024

Spate of Murders Has Minneapolis Police Asking for Help from Other Agencies

“This again just highlights the seriousness around the problem that we have with staffing in the city,” Police Chief Brian O’Hara said in a news conference about the murders.

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NewsJuly 29, 2024

Personnel Shortage Forces San Francisco Officers to Work "Unsustainable" Overtime

A spokesperson for the police union said that the overtime cap for the police department has been repeatedly increased over the past few years, and is now at 2,000 (hours), with overages beyond that allowed in certain circumstances.

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NewsJuly 26, 2024

U.S. Park Police Officers Attacked During Pro-Hamas Riot, Union Head Says

“We were primarily alone,” the union head said. He revealed that years of “empty promises” to beef up the agency’s shoestring budget have gone unfulfilled by Congress and the Interior Department.

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NewsJuly 26, 2024

After Tennessee Trooper Shot at Traffic Stop, Brother Wants Tougher Sentencing for Repeat Offenders

Officials revealed that the suspect was convicted of second-degree murder in 2016 and sentenced to 11 years in prison. The following year, he was convicted of aggravated assault and especially aggravated robbery. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

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NewsJuly 26, 2024

1 Louisiana Officer Killed, 3 Wounded in Hostage Incident

Officials say the incident began around 9 a.m. Thursday when the City Marshal’s Office learned that Nyjal Hurst, 31, was inside of a home and attempted to serve an arrest warrant for attempted murder.

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NewsJuly 25, 2024

Video: Texas Officer Pulls Man from Burning Tesla

Officers first tried to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher, but when it became clear the fire was not going to go out, the officers decided to bust out the driver's side window.

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NewsJuly 24, 2024

Colorado Officer Wounded in Gun Grab Attack, Suspect Killed

Officers were searching for a suspect in an assault at a nearby gas station. When they found him, a physical struggle ensued and the suspect grabbed an officer's gun.

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NewsJuly 24, 2024

Video Released of Florida Officer Shooting Armed Man at Gas Station

Video from the officer’s body camera shows a struggle between the officer and Paquin. Paquin reaches into his truck and produces a pistol. On the video the officer shoots Paquin as he appears to charge at the officer with the gun.

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NewsJuly 24, 2024

Alabama Mayor Fires Chief and Assistant Chief

“On Tuesday afternoon the City of Tuskegee determined that it is in the best interest of public safety for our citizens to go in a new direction with the leadership of the Tuskegee Police Department,’’ the mayor said.

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NewsJuly 23, 2024

Man Accused of Killing Michigan Deputy Captured After Manhunt

Michael Lopez, 44, was arrested just before 6:30 p.m. Monday in Detroit, according to a spokeswoman for the Michigan State Police and neighbors who watched the arrest.

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