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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2022

TX Deputy Saved from Burning Patrol SUV by Tow Truck Driver

Deputy K. LeMelle was parked on the side of the road monitoring traffic around 2 a.m. when her patrol vehicle was struck from the rear by a commercial work vehicle after the driver veered onto the shoulder.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2022

CA Officers Use BearCat Armored Vehicle to End Construction Truck Pursuit

The truck was hauling a freeway sign in back, sending up sparks as it dragged along the surface of the road in the Ontario and Pomona areas.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2022

LAPD Shuts Down New Downtown Bridge Because of Street Takeovers

Speed bumps are being installed as city officials hope to mitigate the crimes. A center median and fencing to discourage people from scaling the archways could also be installed soon.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2022

MA State Police K-9 Shot and Killed by Fugitive Suspect

"It is with tremendous sadness that I announce that a Massachusetts State Police K-9 was killed in the line of duty today," Col. Christopher Mason said. "K-9 Frankie was fatally shot today during an attempt to apprehend a wanted fugitive who had barricaded himself inside a residence."

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Point of Lawby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2022

MA Agency Released from 1972 Consent Decree

According to Springfield Police, the Massachusetts’s Attorney General’s Office informed Springfield Police Superintendent Cheryl Clapprood Monday that a judge removed the Springfield Police Department from the 1972 Castro v. Beecher Federal Consent Decree.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2022

Atlanta Police: 14-Year-Old’s Punch Broke Officer’s Eye Socket

The 14-year-old’s fist hit the officer's right eye, fracturing the eye socket and doctors are worried about nerve damage. The boy has been charged with aggravated battery.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2022

Texas Officer Shot Saturday Faces Long Road to Recovery

Chief Michael Berezin said Officer Crystal Sepulveda was shot in the face, left calf and left toe. The bullet that hit her in the face shattered her cheek and exited through her ear. She recently underwent reconstructive surgery.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2022

FL K-9 Recovering After Being Shot 3 Times

It was a dramatic scene as the police helicopter landed in Jacksonville Beach. First responders flew the dog across the county, rushing Huk to the emergency vet with three gunshot wounds — bullets in his neck, hind and wrist.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2022

NYPD Officer Beaten in Subway Station by Teen Suspect

The teen was charged with assault on a police officer and other charges but the PBA says the teen was back on the streets in less than 24 hours.

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Commandby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2022

New Orleans Officers Leaving in Droves, Slam Agency in Exit Interviews

The departing thoughts of veteran officers and newbies alike lend biting and often emotional detail to a recent NOPD-commissioned survey that reflected similar discontent, with pay a distant second in the reasons officers gave for leaving in droves.

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