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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 15, 2015

Holder Calls for Federal Database of Officer-Involved Shootings and Duty Deaths

Holder said Thursday that improving the way this information is collected would simultaneously address concerns people have regarding police officer safety and civil liberties.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 14, 2015

Texas Train vs. Bus Crash Kills 2 Officers, 8 Prisoners

Leland Maples with Loved Ones of Prisoners said Sheriff Mark Donaldson told him two officers and eight prisoners have died. Donaldson confirmed 10 were dead.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 13, 2015

Video: Arizona Officer's Body Cam Captures Lead-up to Fatal Shooting

Video captured from the video camera worn by Flagstaff police Officer Tyler Jacob Stewart shows the conversation between the rookie officer and shooting suspect Robert William Smith before it turned into a deadly confrontation.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 13, 2015

Ex-Officer Accused of Shooting S.D. Trooper in Standoff

The man charged with shooting a South Dakota Highway Patrol officer during a standoff last week, was a police officer in Wyoming from 1998 to 1999.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 13, 2015

Arrested Teen Helps Fla. Officer Who Collapsed

A Florida teen who has often found himself on the wrong side of the law is now being hailed as a hero after he helped saved the life of a police officer who was booking him at the jail.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 13, 2015

Patrol Shift Changes to Revolutionize Crime Fight, Baltimore Police Say

Baltimore police and city officials say a new police patrol schedule will put more officers on the streets at the most needed times, give officers more time off, and cut overtime spending.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 13, 2015

Video: Sheriff Arpaio Invites Sharpton to Undergo Use-of-Force Scenario

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., wants to ask the Rev. Al Sharpton to come to Arizona and take part in a use-of-force drill, after doing so changed the opinion of a local activist critical of police.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 13, 2015

French Police Commissioner Kills Himself Amid Pressure of Paris Terror

Helric Fredou, a 45-year-old French police commissioner, shot and killed himself in his office just after meeting with the family of one of the Paris terrorist victims.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 13, 2015

Video: Violent Crime Rises in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Police Department released crime statistics Monday showing that violent crime rose last year for the first time since 2003.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•January 13, 2015

French President: Officers Killed in Terror Attacks Died Defending Freedom

The Marseillaise anthem rang out under grey skies as a grim-faced Hollande pinned the country's highest decoration, the Legion d'honneur, onto coffins draped in the red, white and blue flag, surrounded by weeping families and uniformed colleagues.

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