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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 26, 2017

Video: DE State Police Trooper Shot and Killed; Suspect Barricaded

A Delaware State Police trooper has died after being shot at a Wawa store in Bear, while the suspect has barricaded himself inside his home in Middletown.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 26, 2017

TX Courthouse Annex Named for Slain Officer

Harris County, TX, commissioners voted Tuesday to name the courthouse annex where Chief Deputy Constable Clint Greenwood was killed in an ambush earlier this month after the longtime lawman.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 26, 2017

Video: KS Sergeant Disarms Suspect Who Pulled Gun

A 34-year-old man was charged Tuesday with threatening an Overland Park, KS, police sergeant with a gun. The sergeant suffered minor injuries in the incident.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 25, 2017

CA Commuter Train Swarmed by Mob, Passengers Robbed and Beaten

Bay Area Rapid Transit police are beefing up patrols at Oakland stations after dozens of juveniles terrorized riders Saturday night when they invaded the Coliseum Station and commandeered at least one train car, forcing passengers to hand over bags and cell phones and leaving at least two with head injuries.

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Point of Law•by Staff Writer•April 25, 2017

Judge Sotomayor Sees "Disturbing Trend" of Courts Favoring Officers in Use-of-Force Rulings

Her colleagues’ failure to accept the case “continues a disturbing trend regarding the use of this court’s resources,” Sotomayor wrote in an opinion joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Training•by Staff Writer•April 25, 2017

Dallas Police Chief: "You Should be Very Concerned" About Shrinking Force

Pughes told the City Council's public safety committee that the department is down to a nearly critical level of 3,077 officers. That's the smallest force the city has had in about 10 years. Another 100 would-be officers are training in the police academy.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 25, 2017

Officer Jason F. Falconer Named NRA 2016 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year

The National Rifle Association is honoring Officer Jason F. Falconer of the Avon (MN) Police Department as the 2016 NRA Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for his acts of valor and heroism in his quick, life-saving action during an attack at the Crossroads Mall in St. Cloud/Waite Park, Minnesota in September 2016.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 25, 2017

IN Officer Saves 3-Year-Old Girl's Life On His Wedding Day

Indiana University Police officer John O'Rourke successfully got married on March 28, 2017, but not before taking the time to save a young girl's life just hours earlier that day.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 25, 2017

Video: Cleveland Paper Posts Garrity Videos of Officers Involved in Tamir Rice Shooting

Two-and-a-half years after Tamir Rice, 12, was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer who thought the boy's replica pistol was real, cleveland.com has obtained the videos - never before seen publicly -- of investigative interviews with the officers involved, Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 25, 2017

Three Arrested in Beating of CA Officers

A hostile group quickly surrounded the vehicle. As the officers got out of the car and began to identify themselves as police, two officers were attacked by several people and beaten on the ground. Police reported that the officers were kicked and punched in the head, and one officer was struck on the side of the head with a bottle.

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