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Patrol•by Staff•May 2, 2017

Former SC Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation in Walter Scott Shooting

In a plea deal with federal prosecutors, former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager admitted Tuesday to using excessive force in the shooting death of Walter Scott.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 2, 2017

Police Attacked, Property Damaged in Portland May Day Riot

Police were attacked, a patrol car was vandalized, business windows were shattered and bonfires were set in the streets during a May Day riot Monday in Portland, OR.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 2, 2017

Wounded Detroit Officer Still in Critical Condition, Suspect ID’ed

A 14-year Detroit police veteran remains hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot in the forehead Sunday night while responding to a domestic dispute at an apartment building.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 2, 2017

Video: San Diego Police Respond to Pool Party Shooter

Video captured by residents shows San Diego police responding swiftly and decisively to end a mass shooting at an upscale apartment complex in the city’s La Jolla neighborhood Sunday.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 2, 2017

Former SC Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation in Walter Scott Shooting

In a plea deal with federal prosecutors, former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager admitted Tuesday to using excessive force in the shooting death of Walter Scott.

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Command•by Staff Writer•May 2, 2017

Officers in Alton Sterling Shooting Will Not Face Federal Charges, Report Says

The Justice Department has decided not to bring charges against the officers involved in the death of Alton Sterling, whose videotaped shooting by police in Baton Rouge last summer prompted unrest across the city, and is planning to reveal in the next 24 hours that it has closed the probe, sources tell the Washington Post.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 1, 2017

Video: 53-Year-Old Rookie Joins Houston PD

At 53 years young, Officer Wendy Caldwell recently made history at the Houston Police Department. She's the oldest cadet to ever graduate from the department's police academy.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 1, 2017

Missing Officer Faked His Own Death and Fled to Mexico, Austin PD Says

The Austin, TX, police officer reported missing on Wednesday is thought to be alive in Mexico and is facing criminal charges, the Austin Police Department confirmed Friday night.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 1, 2017

Video: French Police Officers Injured in May Day Workers' March in Paris

Six riot police officers have been injured, two "very seriously," in clashes between masked protesters on the fringes of May Day marches in Paris, France, to celebrate workers' rights.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 1, 2017

US Marshals Take Lead In Search For Escaped Prisoner, Reward Increased

The U.S. Marshal Service has taken over the search and doubled the reward for a maximum-security inmate who has eluded police for a fourth day after he escaped from the parking lot of a state mental hospital in Jessup Friday.

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