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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 2, 2018

Washington Police Investigating Straight Pins Found in Trick-or-Treat Candy

The Omak (WA) Police Department is investigating after two different families reported finding straight pins in trick-or-treat candy handed out to their children on Halloween.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 2, 2018

New Jersey Officer Cleared in Fatal OIS of Woman who Tried to Run him Down

A grand jury in New Jersey has ruled that Sergeant Kevin Clements was justified in fatally shooting LaShanda Anderson in June.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 2, 2018

Virginia Officer Indicted for 2017 Non-Fatal OIS

Officer Jeremy Durocher of the Portsmouth (VA) Police Department has been charged with aggravated malicious wounding—and a related firearms charge—for an officer-involved shooting that occurred in October 2017.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 1, 2018

MIPS Developing Brain Protection System for Law Enforcement Helmets

Originally established to develop helmets for the action/motorsports market, MIPS has broadened its focus to include protecting the brains of law enforcement and armed forces personnel from injuries resulting from rotational motion.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 1, 2018

Texas Deputy Drowns as Patrol Vehicle is Swept into Floodwaters

Rookie Deputy Sheriff Loren Vasquez was reportedly responding to reports of high water when her patrol car was swept into a water-filled ditch and overturned.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 1, 2018

Pennsylvania Police Seize Drugs and Guns in Arrest

Officers with the Upper Darby (PA) Police Department were serving a warrant on a man wanted for parole violations when they discovered a stash of $10,500 in cash, more than 1,000 bags filled with drugs and a number of firearms.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 1, 2018

Kentucky Department Embarks Upon "No Shave November" Fundraiser

Officers with the Ashland (KY) Police Department have been granted permission to grow out their facial hair—for one month.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 1, 2018

French Police Arrest 100 after Halloween Riots

Police in France arrested more than 100 people after gangs of masked youths stormed through Paris suburbs, following a message on social media calling for a 'purge' against police.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 1, 2018

Fire Devastates Home of 2 Mississippi Officers who are Brothers

The Clarion-Ledger reports that the home of two police officers—brothers named Tracy Gray Jr. and Rodney Davis—lost all their material possessions when the home they shared with their parents burned to the ground.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 1, 2018

California Officer, Paramedic, Lose Jobs over Alleged Assault on Ambulance Patient

A San Francisco paramedic and a police officer have lost their jobs after an alleged assault in May 2017 on a woman who was restrained in the back of an ambulance on an involuntary mental health hold, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

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