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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 28, 2017

Video: CA Deputy Shot in Face, Suspect Arrested at Motel

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said a deputy working at the Watt Avenue Light Rail station was shot Tuesday night. The shooting happened just before 6 p.m.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•June 28, 2017

VA Supreme Court to Hear Case Over How Long Police Can Keep LPR Data

The Virginia Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge over how long police can keep data from automated license plate readers, which police say can provide valuable investigative information.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 28, 2017

3 Chicago Officers Indicted Over Alleged Coverup of Laquan McDonald Shooting

Three Chicago police officers were indicted Tuesday on felony charges that they conspired to cover up the actions of a police officer who shot and killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, and that the officers lied when they said the black teenager "aggressively" swung a knife at them and tried to get up from the ground still armed after he was shot.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 28, 2017

TN Deputy Critically Wounded in Gun Grab Attack, Suspect Killed

A Robertson County, TN, Sheriff’s deputy was critically wounded in a gun grab attack Wednesday while escorting a prisoner to medical care in Nashville. The inmate was killed.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 28, 2017

AL Chief Fights Back Against Anti-Police Posts on Facebook

"These men and women do a dangerous job and they shouldn't have to put up with beratement,'' Oxford (AL) Police Chief Bill Partridge says.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 27, 2017

Video: Ohio Trooper Jumps into Driverless Buggy to Stop Runaway Horse

“You have that second when it goes by you and you grab hold [of the buggy] and jump on,” Smith said Monday morning, recalling the incident. “I had to be quick.”

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 27, 2017

Chief Says More LAPD Cadets May Have Taken Patrol Car Joyrides

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday that investigators have identified additional cadets who may have taken rides in stolen police cars, part of an ongoing scandal involving the LAPD’s signature youth initiative.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 27, 2017

Video: Sacramento PD Prepares to Fire Officer Over Controversial Shooting

The Sacramento (CA) Police Department took steps Monday to fire an officer who fatally shot an armed, mentally ill man last July in North Sacramento, following a yearlong investigation into the controversial incident.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 27, 2017

26 NJ Officers Laid Off Due to Sheriff’s Staffing Cut

More than two dozen police officers from the Bergen County (NJ) Bureau of Police Services turned in their badges Monday afternoon, casualties of a staffing cut by Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 27, 2017

Michigan Officer Stabbed in Airport Attack Released from Hospital

The police officer stabbed during an attack at Flint, MI’s Bishop International Airport last week has been discharged from the hospital.

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