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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2007

Officers to be Remembered at 16th Annual Wreathlaying Day Ceremony

On Wednesday, October 10, at 1 pm, the NLEOMF will remember our nation's fallen law enforcement officers during the 16th Annual Wreathlaying Day Ceremony. Wreathlaying Day commemorates the October 1991 dedication of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC.This year's ceremony will pay special tribute to 20 officers—from the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and various federal agencies—who died during the first nine months of this year.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 8, 2007

Boston Lawyer Charged with Smuggling Heroin into Prison

Kevin L. Barron was being searched prior to meeting with clients at MCI-Cedar Junction when corrections officers discovered “small packets of a powdery substance” in his possession.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2007

CHP Investigating San Jose-Area Freeway Shootings

The CHP says that three shootings on Highway 101 near San Jose this week are unrelated. One man was killed and two wounded in the attacks.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 4, 2007

NYPD Officers Wounded in Bronx Alley Shootout

One NYPD detective was wounded and another grazed when the two officers shot it out with a wanted man in a Bronx alley earlier this week.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 4, 2007

Texas Deputy Constable Hit, Killed by Car

A Texas motor officer has died after being hit by a car Monday morning.

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Articlesby Dave SmithOctober 1, 2007

Taking the Bite

I would later reflect on the odd incongruity of the K-9's toenails gently striking the tiles in the Junior High that we had just cleared. They were so dainty, almost tentative, as he rounded the corner into the shadows of the dead-end hallway where I hid silently in darkness. After that, he was a blur of snarling teeth and crushing power gripping my extended right arm.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeOctober 1, 2007

Reflex Fire

It's not uncommon to hear or read about officer-involved shootings where multiple officers emptied their loads into the suspect and anything within 10 feet of him. Asked about why they opened fire, bystander officers may reply, "When another officer started shooting, I just reflexively started shooting, too."

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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtOctober 1, 2007

If I Were a Crook

If I were a crook these are some of the methods and techniques I would use to victimize the people in your jurisdiction. Believe me, bad guys in your patrol area are doing exactly what I would do if I was a crook.

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Articlesby Kelly KyrikOctober 1, 2007

Hillsborough County (Fla.) Sheriff's Agricultural Unit

Homer Brown, Larry Lingo, and Lowell Cain—the three detectives who work the Agricultural Unit of Hillsborough County, Fla.—aren't afraid to get down and dirty. "We just got done rounding up some cows at 10 this morning," says Det. Brown, referring to a case the trio and their horses handled on a hot, humid day last July.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2007

Des Moines Teen Slips Through Handcuffs, Twice

A 16-year-old Des Moines, Iowa, girl slipped out of police handcuffs twice last week during an incident involving underage drinking.

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