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Technologyby Staff WriterApril 21, 2016

Los Angeles to Fund Police Body Camera Program but Council Wants Review of Selection Process

The Los Angeles City Council agreed Tuesday to fund LAPD's body camera deployment. However, at least one councilman is requesting a formal review of the process to determine whether the Police Department selected the best product at the best price.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 21, 2016

Mayor Says Chicago to Immediately Implement Some Police Bias Task Force Reforms

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Thursday that the city will immediately implement about one-third of the recommendations from a scathing police accountability task force report that charged the nation's second-largest police department was beset by systemic racism.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 21, 2016

Texas Officer Donates Kidney to Fellow Officer

Fortunately for Turner, fellow Coppell Police Officer Peter Dirks wound up being a perfect match for organ donation and has agreed to give his kidney to his brother in blue.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 21, 2016

6 Arrested in Freddie Gray Riots Sue Baltimore PD

Six men arrested during the unrest prompted by Freddie Gray's death in police custody sued the Baltimore Police Department, the state and more than a dozen officers Tuesday, alleging that they were beaten, abused and deprived of their constitutionally protected right to protest.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 21, 2016

5 Former New Orleans Officers Plead Guilty to Charges from Katrina Shootings

The five former NOPD officers accused of shooting unarmed men following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 pleaded guilty at their re-arraignment hearing, Wednesday.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 21, 2016

Video: Donations to Family of Slain Virginia Trooper Stolen from Store

A donation jar at a Yorktown, VA, 7-Eleven that helped raise money for the family of slain Virginia State Trooper Chad Dermyer was stolen off the counter early Tuesday morning, according to York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Dennis Ivey Jr.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 21, 2016

Video: South Florida Officer Foils Kidnapping by Killing Shotgun-Wielding Suspect

According to Miami-Dade Police, a kidnapping suspect was shot and killed by a 23-year veteran of the Miami-Dade Police Department Wednesday evening after he leveled a shotgun at the officer.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 21, 2016

Wisconsin Firefighters Issued Ballistic Vests with Rifle Plates for Gunfire Risk Calls

All Madison, WI, firefighters on every shift now have bullet resistant vests assigned to them for added protection on any calls posing a higher risk for gunfire.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterApril 20, 2016

Video: Gang Member Punches Georgia K-9 With Brass Knuckles

A gang member arrested Monday punched a Sandy Springs, GA, police K-9 with a set of spiked brass knuckles, police said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 19, 2016

Trump Has Slip of Tongue Discussing 9/11 at New York Rally

Donald Trump was about to deliver prepared remarks lauding New York values when he mistakenly mentioned the name of a popular convenience store chain in place of 9/11.

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