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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2015

Autopsy Report: Armed Suspect Killed by Officers in St. Louis This Week Died of Single Gunshot in the Back

Chief Sam Dotson said the wound's location neither proves nor disproves the contention of officers at the scene that Ball-Bey refused to drop a gun and pointed it at them before being shot Wednesday.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2015

Streamlight 5K Raises Funds for Fallen Police Survivors

Streamlight Inc. raised nearly $3,200 in proceeds from the first annual Streamlight 5K for Concerns for Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.).

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2015

Stressful Situations Make Officers More Likely to Die of Heart Attack

“Because of their job, police officers are under a more significant amount of stress compared to the general public. They take that stress home with them at the end of their shift, too,” said Stefanos Kales, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and senior author of the study.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2015

LAPD Officers Told to Be Guardians of Community, Not Crimefighting Warriors

"We were warriors," Deputy Chief Bill Scott recently told a room filled with LAPD rank-and-file officers, a group of fresh-faced rookies watching from the front, the Los Angeles Times reports. Now, he said, officers need to think of themselves as guardians watching over communities — not warriors cracking down on them.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2015

Jurors Reportedly Deadlocked in Manslaughter Trial of North Carolina Officer

Jurors told Judge Robert Ervin that they had taken 3 votes so far, and after the third vote were still split 8-4. Neither they nor the judge gave any indication of which way the 8 jurors were leaning.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2015

Pennsylvania Officer and Son Killed in Off-Duty Wreck

According to the police report, Christner's vehicle went out of control on a curve and spun around 90 degrees before being struck at approximately 10 a.m. The road surface was wet at the time of the crash.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2015

Video: Florida Deputy Shot, Critically Wounded During Prostitution Bust

A Brevard County, Fla., deputy ambushed and shot multiple times during a prostitution bust Thursday night remained in critical condition Friday.

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Trainingby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2015

DHS Federal Protective Service Chooses Envisage to Automate Academy Training Management

Envisage Technologies, a Bloomington, Indiana-based high-technology firm, has been awarded a multi-year contract by the Department of Homeland Security Federal Protective Service (FPS). FPS chose the Acadis Readiness Suite to replace its legacy systems with a modern, modular software solution.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2015

Video: Grand Jury Says New Jersey Officers Justified in Fatal Shooting

No criminal charges will be filed against the two Bridgeton, N.J., police officers who said they "feared for their lives" the night they shot at and killed Jerame C. Reid during a December traffic stop.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2015

Video: Florida Officers Save Girl and Father From House Fire, Father Charged with Arson

Orlando police officers are being hailed as heroes after they pulled a man and his young daughter from a burning home just after 5:00 a.m. But now the father is being charged with arson and attempted murder.

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