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Special Unitsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Missouri Officers Find Father, Children Dead After 23-Hour Apartment Standoff

Two children and an adult male were found dead when law enforcement made entry to a southwest Springfield, Mo., apartment Monday evening, ending a nearly 24-hour standoff situation, police said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Three Released in Connection With Shooting of Two LAPD Officers

Three people who were detained after gunmen opened fire on two plainclothes Los Angeles police officers were released Monday afternoon and police officials pledged to continue investigating the shooting.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Police Deny Excessive Force Claim by Ferguson Shooting Suspect's Lawyer

In addition, Christmas said the officers hit by gunfire were shot by accident, but would not say how he knows that if Williams was not the shooter. He said Williams did not fire a gun that night.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Video: Wisconsin Officer Returns from Shooting Leave and Has Another OIS

Kenosha, Wis., police say the officer who pulled the trigger in a fatal officer-involved shooting incident this weekend was involved in a non-fatal officer-involved shooting incident earlier this month.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Minnesota Officers Shoot, Kill Ballistic Vest-Wearing Suspect

Police were called to 411 White Bear Ave. around 3:20 p.m. because someone saw a man carrying what appeared to be a rifle. The man was also said to be wearing a bulletproof vest.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Pennsylvania Officer Fired, Charged with Beating 2 Suspects

Six months later, the officer reportedly beat another suspect — this one handcuffed — at the end of a police pursuit, court records show. That man, suspected of driving a stolen car Dec. 18, suffered a head wound that needed staples to close, authorities said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Video: Dallas Officers Shoot Man Wielding Screwdriver

Two Dallas police officers shot Jason Harrison, 38, at his home on June 14. Police said at the time that Harrison’s mother told them he was making “violent threats” and that Harrison, who was armed with a screwdriver, became aggressive when the officers ordered him to drop it.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Police Union Reaches Contract Agreement with City of Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) announced today that rank-and-file officers have approved the proposed contract with the City of Los Angeles. More than 2,700 LAPD officers voted over four days in favor of the successor agreement.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

California Car Thief Paints Face Black in Attempt to Escape Police

A suspected car thief spray-painted his face black in an attempt to camouflage himself after fleeing the scene in Madera, Calif., police said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

FLEOA Rebuts Attack on Federal LEOs' Pay

The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) has announced its opposition to Representative Rice's PAID Act (H.R. 1137) and labeled it another ill‐advised attack on the pay of federal law enforcement officers.

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