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NewsMarch 3, 2023

Gainesville, FL, Disbands K-9 Unit Over Arrested Losing Eye

City Manager Cynthia Curry announced the temporary executive decision Friday after weighing community input following the July 2020 arrest of Terrell Bradley, who lost his eye during a K-9 apprehension.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 1, 2023

3 Kansas City Officers Shot and Wounded Serving Warrant

KCPD Chief Stacey Graves said the officers from the Tactical Response Team were executing a search warrant when they opened the door, they were met with gunfire.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2023

Kansas City Officer and K-9 Killed in Crash

Chief Stacey Graves said Officer James Muhlbauer, a 20-year veteran with the police force, and his K-9, Champ, were in a police vehicle on patrol in the area when another vehicle crashed into them.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 14, 2023

Proposed CA Bill Would End Use of K-9s During Arrests

Assembly Bill 742’s supporters, which include the NAACP and ACLU, say the use of police K-9s has been a mainstay in America’s history of racial bias and violence against Black Americans and people of color.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2023

Michigan State Police Helicopter Fired On, Suspect Killed by Troopers on Ground

The aviation unit known as Trooper 2 notified police dispatchers at about 7:30 p.m. that the helicopter was being targeted by a green laser being shined from the second story of an abandoned home.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 18, 2022

4 Border Agents Shot, 1 Killed in Puerto Rico Shootout

One of the suspects was also killed in the firefight which happened about 12 miles off the coast of Cabo Rojo after officers approached a vessel they suspected of carrying illicit substances to the island, according to the CBP.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 31, 2022

Prosecutor Seeking Death Penalty in Murder of IN Officer

Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Shipman's filing indicates that two aggravating circumstances would justify the death sentence.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 19, 2022

FL Sheriff’s K-9 Slashed Apprehending Vehicle Theft Suspect

The suspect swung the blades at K-9 Loki, cutting him on his nose and face. The suspect was quickly apprehended and Loki, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois was taken to an area Veterinary Hospital for treatment, the sheriff's office says.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2022

3 Philadelphia SWAT Officers Shot Serving Warrant, Suspect Killed

One officer was shot in the hip, another in the leg and the third in the chest. The officer shot in the chest was reportedly saved by body armor.

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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 11, 2022

Giving SROs More Firepower and Tools for School Shooter Response

Chiefs and sheriffs are now providing their school resource officers with long guns, hard armor ballistic protection, and even gun detecting dogs to prevent or minimize the carnage from active shooter attacks.

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