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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 31, 2016

Video: Georgia Deputy Shot in the Face, Suspect Denied Bond

A Harris County, GA, Sheriff's deputy was shot in the head early Saturday evening during a traffic stop. He is in much-improved condition but still in the hospital after surgery.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 31, 2016

Florida Officers Find Alligators Eating Dead Body

Investigators from the Davie (FL) Police Department returned to a scene at the edge of the Everglades on Tuesday where a body was found being eaten by two alligators.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•May 31, 2016

Public Safety Agencies Choosing IPT Radio Batteries

Eight police departments and six university campuses are among those who have decided to use Impact Power Technologies (IPT) LifeSaver Series Batteries to maximize their land mobile radios' performance.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•May 30, 2016

Video: Active Shooter Kills Man, Wounds Two Constables in Houston Rampage

According to HPD, the main gunman had a high-powered weapon, believed to be an AR-15. They say he fired at a police helicopter, striking it at least five times. The suspect opened fire on a total of five police vehicles.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 30, 2016

Video: ESPN Columnist Slams Practice of Having Police Sing National Anthem at Sporting Events

ESPN Magazine's Howard Bryant wrote in a new column that cops singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" is "staged patriotism," arguing that it signals an "authoritarian shift at the ballpark."

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 30, 2016

2 Chicago Officers Hospitalized After Man Sets Self on Fire at Festival

Two Chicago police officers were injured Sunday evening after a man attending a festival set himself and a building on fire in the city's Heart of Chicago neighborhood.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 30, 2016

Wisconsin Officer Wounded in Gun Grab Attack, Suspect Dead

A 23-year-old Appleton, WI, man who was a suspect in two retail thefts attacked an Appleton police officer early Saturday, taking her handgun and shooting her and a Good Samaritan before killing himself on the city's east side, Police Chief Todd Thomas said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 27, 2016

Video: Civilians Help Texas Officer Arrest Aggressive Suspect

An Arlington, TX, police officer is feeling grateful for his training and for some alert citizens who rushed to help him when he chased and took down an aggressive man who was threatening drivers.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 27, 2016

Search for Kidnapped California Teen Intensifies After Suspect Killed in Shootout with Deputies

The man wanted on suspicion of kidnapping a 15-year-old Bay Area girl was killed Thursday after a high-speed chase in Santa Barbara County ended in a shootout, California authorities said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•May 27, 2016

Video: Officer Wounded, Suspect Killed in Suburban Chicago Shootout

A police officer was wounded and a suspected shoplifter was killed in a shooting outside a south suburban Lansing strip mall Thursday afternoon.

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