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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2015

Dog Follows Cops' Orders, Lies Down With Owner After Drug Bust

An alleged drug dealer's dog decided he had no bones to pick with Brazilian cops during a bust – lying down alongside the suspects ready to be thrown in the pound.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2015

Video: Texas Trooper Sent to Counseling for Photo with Rap Star

The trooper's attorney, Ty Clevenger, said the rapper approached the trooper and asked for a quick photo. DPS officials later saw a photo of the trooper and the rapper on Snoop Dogg's official Instagram account.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2015

Video: Seattle SWAT Tiptoes into House to Rescue Abducted Baby

The boy's mother reported that the child's father, Daniel Lopez-Andino, physically assaulted her and drove off with the boy.

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Articlesby A.J. GeorgeMarch 31, 2015

Police Product Test: Chinook Medical Gear Life Kit

The Life Kit contains the bare essentials for quick treatment of major bleeding or penetrating wounds, all in a super-compact package that can be carried in any cargo pocket.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 31, 2015

Video: South Carolina Officer Shot, Suspect in Custody

A suspect is in custody after police say he shot a West Columbia, S.C., police officer Tuesday afternoon. The bullet went through the wall and struck the officer in the head.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2015

Arizona DPS Officer Seriously Injured in Crash with Semi

An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer had to be extricated from his patrol vehicle after a crash that involved a tractor-trailer rig.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2015

Washington K-9 Dies After Inhaling Meth

A Tacoma (Wash.) PD K-9 named Barney has died after he came in contact with unwrapped powdered methamphetamine during a narcotics investigation, the Pierce County prosecutor's office said Thursday.

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Articlesby Jim OkerblomMarch 27, 2015

Computerizing K-9 Search-and-Rescue

Some volunteer K-9 search-and-rescue groups rely on cloud-based Mission Manager Incident Management software to help manage their personnel and equipment, and also enhance situational awareness in the field.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2015

Gangs Shift From Drive-Bys to Walk-Up Shootings in L.A.

Ray Martinez, an LAPD detective, is seeing fewer fatal drive-by shootings. When Martinez goes behind the yellow tape, he's more commonly working on cases where a gunman has walked straight up to the victim — a walk-up shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2015

Popular Video Game Players Swatted

Last month, several hundred people were watching Joshua Peters as he played the game RuneScape from his parents’ home in St. Cloud, Minn. A video of Mr. Peters shows him suddenly leaving his computer when police officers appear at the house and order him and his family at gunpoint to lie face down on the ground.

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