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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 10, 2017

Video: MD Deputies Rescue Man from Burning SUV

Cpl. Don Kabala heard the sounds of a crash and drove toward it. When he arrived, he saw an SUV in the median along Crain Highway in Waldorf, MD. It was on fire with someone trapped inside.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•February 10, 2017

Video: VA Agency Deploys New Injury-Detecting Technology in Vests

The Montgomery County (VA) Sheriff's Office is the first police agency in the country to use a new technology to help injured officers. The Automatic Injury Detection Panels fit on officers' vests and they can detect when an officer has been shot or stabbed.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 10, 2017

Video: Chicago Officers Cleared of Racial Profiling Allegations Made by Congressman

Two Chicago Police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing after U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush claimed he had been racially profiled during a traffic stop last summer, according to a police spokesman.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 10, 2017

FLEOA Applauds President Trump's Commitment to Law Enforcement

President Trump signed a number of Executive Orders aimed at curbing the uptick in violence against law enforcement, reducing rising crime rates, and enforcing federal law to thwart transnational criminal organizations. In response, FLEOA issued the following statement.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 10, 2017

First Tactical Introduces Watch Collection

First Tactical has announced the launch of its complete Watch Collection. The watches being added to FirstTactical.com will include the Fathom Stainless Steel Dive Watch and Ridgeline Carbon Field Watch, joining the Canyon Digital Compass.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2017

Los Angeles Pays $1.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Justified Police Shooting

The Los Angeles city council approved a $1.5 million payment Wednesday to settle a lawsuit filed by the parents of Ezell Ford over his fatal shooting by police in South Los Angeles.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2017

Video: Civilians Help Missouri Trooper in Fight on Interstate

“That guy was just fighting and screaming, fighting and screaming, he just kept resisting, kept resisting, kept resisting,” said Charles Barney, a good Samaritan who along with an unidentified woman helped Trooper Ryun.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2017

Trump Issues Executive Orders to Protect Officers, Fight Crime

President Donald Trump signed a trio of executive actions on Wednesday directing the Department of Justice to intensify its effort to fight drug-related crime and violence against police officers.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2017

Anchorage Officer Stabbed at Grocery Store

"I went to the hospital and spoke with the officer, and he looked like he had been mauled by a bear," Tolley said. "There were several cuts on his hands and he had a puncture wound on his side."

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2017

Video: Omaha Officers Talk About Saving Man who Jumped Off Bridge

"I'm trying to catch up with him in the water. I can't intercept him," reported one officer who leapt into the river to help. The drowning man was being carried away too fast. The failed attempts only furthering his fears.

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