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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2015

NYPD Union Calls for Boycott of Tarantino Films After Director Speaks at Anti-Police Rally

“The police officers that Quentin Tarantino calls ‘murderers’ aren’t living in one of his depraved big-screen fantasies — they’re risking and sometimes sacrificing their lives to protect communities from real crime and mayhem," Lynch said.

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Technologyby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2015

IACP 2015: TASER Announces Axon In-Car Video System for $499 Per Unit

Axon Fleet features a wide-angle lens, HD video capture, a flexible design that allows for quick and straightforward camera swaps, a rear-facing camera, and a pre-event buffer for up to two minutes. Priced at only $499 per vehicle, Axon Fleet brings a simple user experience and unprecedented connectivity at a cost 90% lower than that of traditional in-car systems.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2015

FBI Director Calls for Communication Between Police and Black Lives Matter

Comey said that police and the black community need to “get up close, where it is hard to hate” in order to better understand each other.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2015

Florida Officer Shot in Vest, Suspect in Custody

Florida authorities have apprehended a robbery suspect they say opened fire on a deputy in the Florida Keys Saturday night.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 25, 2015

Washington Post: Overwhelming Number of Police Shootings Justified

The vast majority of individuals shot and killed by police officers were, like Snyder, armed with guns and killed after attacking police officers or civilians or making other direct threats, the Washington Post reports.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 25, 2015

Texas Officers Give Family Car Seats Instead of Tickets

A down-on-his-luck father is thanking two Cedar Park, TX, police officers after they purchased car seats for his children after a recent traffic stop.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 25, 2015

Video: Dozens of Protesters Arrested Outside of IACP Show in Chicago

Nineteen adult men and 47 adult women were arrested on misdemeanor charges of obstruction of traffic by a non-motorist, according to Chicago Police News Affairs.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2015

Ghost Hunting Tour Involving Site Where Kansas Officer was Slain Offends His Family

His grandfather is Clarence “Boots” Shields, a Topeka police officer who was fatally shot on April 11, 1955, after surprising two burglars who were on the roof of the Moose Lodge in North Topeka.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2015

Chiefs Say Incarceration and Crime Can be Cut at the Same Time

Can our country roll back sentences and release prisoners without sacrificing decades of hard-won reductions in crime? Many are skeptical. They fear we are on the brink of a spike in violent crime, already reported in some cities this year.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2015

Judge Defends Sending Accused NYPD Officer's Killer to Rehab Instead of Jail

The Manhattan judge who pushed the sweetheart deal that let an accused cop killer go to drug rehab instead of prison defended his decision Wednesday — saying “I don’t get a crystal ball when I get a robe.”

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