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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2015

Video: Men Found Guilty of Killing Border Patrol Agent Terry

A Tucson, Ariz., jury has found two men guilty of murder in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death exposed the botched federal operation known as Fast and Furious.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2015

DOJ Recommends Racial Bias Probe of St. Louis County Traffic Stops

But the county police's use of force between 2009 and 2013 was significantly lower than the national average, and the federal analysis of traffic stop data is not sufficient to provide actual evidence of bias in vehicle stops on the part of county police, the feds found.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2015

California Deputy Shot in Face, Suspect in Custody

A Mariposa County, CA, sheriff's deputy was shot twice -- once in the mouth -- after a traffic stop that led to a chase and crash Thursday morning, according to officers.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2015

Video: Man Pleads Not Guilty in Killing of Louisiana Trooper

Daigle, 54, is accused of murdering State Trooper Steven Vincent and Blake Brewer, the man with whom he was staying. Daigle is charged with first-degree murder of Vincent, second-degree murder of Brewer and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2015

Video: Minnesota Officer Rescues Suicidal Man from Ledge

Duluth Police Chief Gordon Ramsay wrote on Facebook that the incident occurred during the week of Sept. 21. In the video, Officer Joe DeJesus is responding to a call about a man on the ledge of a parking garage threatening to jump off. DeJesus is careful approaching the man.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2015

Umpqua Community College Considered Armed Guard, Dismissed Idea

Olson, a former deputy sheriff in Massachusetts, said the discussion about an armed guard had not been prompted by a particular threat. But he said there was a general fear of potential violence. He told the Times he did not believe a guard could stop a gunman.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2015

Slain Illinois Officer Was Killed with His Own Gun, Signs of Struggle at Scene

The northern Illinois police officer found dead last month was shot with his own weapon, and detectives say the evidence shows signs of a struggle at the scene.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2015

Video: Oklahoma Officer Trapped on Interstate by Swarming Bees

Miraculously, the state Highway Patrol said, the deputy was stung only once and escaped otherwise unhurt — but not before he recorded terrifying video of the blanket of bees engulfing the vehicle.

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Technologyby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2015

Can The Race of a Subject Be Determined from a Fingerprint?

“By studying variation between groups, such as sexes and ancestry groups, on the basis of minutiae, this study provides information that is useful to latent fingerprint examiners,” said Nichole Fournier, lead author of the study.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2015

Chicago Officers Credited with Saving Wounded Baby's Life After Shooting

Two Chicago police officers arrived to Monday night's chaotic quintuple shooting scene in the Back of the Yards neighborhood and were immediately met by a woman carrying a wounded baby.

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