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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 22, 2017

Video: ACLU Calls for Portland PD to Change Response to Trump Protests

Many observers have noticed a change in the tolerance level of police for protesters blocking streets under Mayor Ted Wheeler. Protests taking place in 2016, before Wheeler took office, included hours of blocked streets.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 22, 2017

MA Agency Ends "High Five Friday" Program with Local Kids After Some in Public Raise Concerns

Northampton (MA) police officers are ending a program they "really enjoyed" after hearing concerns that it may have made certain children feel uncomfortable.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 21, 2017

Trump Administration Issues New Immigration Enforcement Policies

The Trump administration on Tuesday sought to allay growing fears among immigrant communities over wide-ranging new directives to ramp up enforcement against illegal immigrants, insisting the measures are not intended to produce "mass deportations."

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 21, 2017

Drunken Driver Gets 12 Years Plus for Killing PA Officer

A man will spend at least 12 years in prison on third-degree murder, drunken driving, and other charges for a wrong-way crash that killed a western Pennsylvania police officer and injured his K-9 in 2015.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 21, 2017

Woman Shoots, Kills Man Attacking Indiana Officer

A Rising Sun, IN, woman shot and killed a man Monday who was fighting with an Indiana Conservation Officer.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 21, 2017

Video: Rogue Bull Leads Police on Chase in NYC

A rogue bull escaped from a Queens slaughterhouse and led police on a wild, hours-long chase through neighborhood streets Tuesday, ducking under caution tape and sidestepping officers.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 21, 2017

Video: NC Ranger Dragged 30 Feet, Driver Charged

Rangers said a man impatient to enter Crowders Mountain State Park in Gaston County, NC, dragged a park ranger with his car Sunday.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 21, 2017

Video: 5 NYC First Responders Die From 9/11-Related Illnesses in 1 Week

Five first responders — three FDNY and two NYPD employees — died from 9/11 related illnesses last week. One New York City resident started a nonprofit that built and maintains a memorial etched with the names of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•February 21, 2017

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Maryland Assault Rifle Ban

A federal appeals court has upheld the assault rifle ban Maryland lawmakers passed in 2013, concluding that the guns outlawed by the measure are not entitled to protection under the Second Amendment.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 21, 2017

Congressman to File Lawsuit Over Controversial Police Painting in D.C.

Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) will file a federal lawsuit against the Architect of the Capitol for removing a constituent's painting that depicted police officers as pigs from the Capitol complex.

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