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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 17, 2015

Video: Minnesota Officer Spends Last Day on the Job Handing Out Gifts to People He Served

So after 14 years serving the city as a police officer, Peters spent his last day doing just that. Using his own money, Peters, who lives in Andover, Minnesota, said he purchased five gift cards from Target and five gift cards from the grocery chain Cub Foods worth $50 each and handed them out to strangers in Brooklyn Center.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 16, 2015

Chattanooga Gunman Identified, Believed from Kuwait

A U.S. official says the gunman in the shootings in Tennessee has been identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, according to the Associated Press.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 16, 2015

4 Marines Killed, Police Officer Shot in Chattanooga; Suspect Dead

At least four Marines were killed and one police officer was shot in attacks on two military centers in two separate parts of Chattanooga, Tenn. Officials have said a shooter is dead and this is no longer an active shooting situation.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 16, 2015

Video: 2 Las Vegas Officers Nearly Killed During Shooting

Las Vegas Metro Police held a press conference Wednesday during which they released new details about a fatal officer-involved shooting in western Las Vegas on Friday morning, including video from a body-worn camera.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 16, 2015

Red Sox to Honor Police K-9 Units

The Boston Red Sox are teaming up with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) Foundation to honor heroic K-9s and handlers.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 16, 2015

Mosby Says She Learned From Mistakes of Family Members in Law Enforcement

When State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced criminal charges against six Baltimore police officers in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, she said five generations of her own family have worked in law enforcement. She says she has learned from those relatives' mistakes, as well as their sacrifice.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•July 16, 2015

States Use Facial Recognition Technology to Address Driver's License Fraud

States increasingly are foiling crooks and scam artists by employing facial recognition software. The software uses algorithms of facial characteristics to compare driver's license or ID photos with other DMV images on file.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 16, 2015

Dog Injures Missouri Detective During Arrest of Former Officer

A Pulaski County, Mo., detective is recovering after he was attacked by a dog during the arrest of a former police officer.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 16, 2015

Man Convicted of 2010 Phoenix Police Officer's Murder

The man accused of murdering Phoenix police Officer Travis Murphy in 2010 was found guilty of first-degree murder in court Wednesday afternoon.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 16, 2015

Texas Prison Guard Beaten to Death Escorting Violent Inmate

A rookie Texas Department of Criminal Justice guard was beaten to death Wednesday at a northeast Texas prison as he was transporting an inmate with an extensive history of attempted escapes and previous beatings of prison personnel from a day room to a cell.

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