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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2015

Union Chief Blasts NYPD Settlement of Garner Suit

The head of the Sergeants Benevolent Association on Monday night slammed the city’s record-breaking $5.9 million settlement with the family of police chokehold victim Eric Garner as “obscene” and “shameful.”

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2015

Video: St. Louis Officer Ambushed in Car, Saved by Vest

A St. Louis police officer was shot early Tuesday morning in the Central West End. The shooting occured shortly before 5 a.m. on Maryland Avenue, between Kingshighway and N. Euclid. Authorities believe he was ambushed.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2015

Video: Orlando Officer Injured in Hit and Run, Suspects' Car Found Abandoned and Ablaze

"Not only is our officer hurt, this person is facing attempted murder charges as far as I'm concerned," said Orlando Police Chief John Mina.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2015

Fired Muslim Tennessee Trooper Seeks Damages

A Sunni Muslim state trooper who convinced a judge he was fired for his faith now wants the Tennessee Department of Safety to pay a financial price for its discrimination.

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Procedures & Policiesby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2015

Missouri Police Departments Required to Achieve Accreditation in New Law

A piece of the municipal court reform measure signed into law Thursday by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon establishes an accreditation process for police departments in St. Louis County.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2015

Volunteer Deputy Who Shot Suspect Faces Arraignment in Oklahoma

A former Oklahoma volunteer sheriff's deputy who fatally shot an unarmed man faces arraignment on a second-degree manslaughter charge.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2015

Video: Boston Officer's Son Charged in Alleged ISIS-Inspired Terror Plot

Federal authorities have arrested an Adams, Mass., man who was allegedly planning to carry out an Islamic State-inspired attack on a university with guns and improvised explosives. His father, a Boston PD police captain, notified authorities of the plans.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2015

President Barack Obama Commutes Sentences of 46 Drug Offenders

President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 46 drug offenders, saying in a video posted online Monday that the men and women were not "hardened criminals" and their punishments didn't match the crimes they committed.

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Investigationsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2015

Drug Lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Escapes From Mexico Prison

Drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's most powerful drug lord, escaped sometime Saturday night from a maximum-security prison through a sophisticated mile-long clandestine passageway.

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Technologyby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2015

Bill Protecting Civilians' Right to Record Officers Clears California Legislature

The California state legislature gave final passage Thursday to a measure that would affirm the public's right to record the actions of police officers. The bill now goes to the governor.

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