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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2015

600 Police Gunshots During California Bank Robbery Were 'Excessive,' Report Says

The more than 600 rounds that Stockton, Calif., police fired during a rolling gun battle with bank robbers last year that left a hostage dead by officers' bullets was "excessive" and "unnecessary," according to the Police Foundation, a research group based in Washington, D.C.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 17, 2015

LAPD Officers Angered by Hit Gangster Rap Movie

Many LAPD officers are angry at the release of "Straight Outta Compton" ... because they feel the movie fuels hatred of police and compromises their safety.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 17, 2015

Video: Man Wanted for Shooting Tulsa Officer Kills Self During Police Raid

Jeremie Shawn Kelly, 26, reportedly turned the gun on himself as a special operations team prepared to enter the house where he was taking refuge.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2015

California Criminalizes Hurting Volunteer Police Animals

California laws that punish people who injure police horses and dogs in the line of duty now extend to volunteer law enforcement animals.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2015

Video: New York Ex-Con Shot Firefighter, Set Home on Fire as Marshals Came to Arrest Him

A barrage of gunfire erupted around noon at the residence where suspect Garland Tyree had set an early morning fire — and then twice shot a New York Fire Department lieutenant after a failed arrest attempt.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2015

Wisconsin K-9 Dies in Squad Car at PGA Championship

A Brown County (Wis.) Sheriff's Office K-9 died Wednesday while in a squad car on special assignment at Whistling Straits for the PGA Championship.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

NTOA Announces Sheriff David A. Clarke as Keynote Speaker for Annual Conference

The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) has announced that Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. of Milwaukee County, Wis., will be the keynote speaker at the 2015 Tactical Conference Awards Banquet, to be held Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

US C-SOG to Hold Corrections Special Operations Conference, Expo and Unit Challenge in Florida

US C-SOG (US Corrections Special Operations Group) has announced details for the Corrections Special Operations Conference, Expo and Unit Challenge in May 2016. The event will be hosted by the Marion County Sheriff's Office in Ocala, Florida.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

Video: Toledo K-9 Killed by Suspect During Standoff

Police say the K-9, Officer Falco, was shot by the suspect after his handler sent him into the home. Hours later police were able to safely enter the home.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2015

Video: Man Killed by Police After Movie Theater Attack with OC and Hatchet Carried Airsoft Pistol, Hoax Bomb

Montana was arrested in Murfreesboro in 2004 for assault and resisting arrest, according to officials. He was known to have psychiatric issues, and he had allegedly been committed four times, twice in 2004 to TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion Mental Health Clinic in Nashville and twice in 2007 to a different facility.

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