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Point of Lawby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2021

Jury Awards $67 Million to Family of Austin Man Killed by Police

Jurors found that both officers' actions were "objectively unreasonable ... such as that no reasonable officer could have believed that the shooting was lawful," according to court documents. The amount of damages was based on physical pain, mental anguish, loss of companionship, and punitive damages.

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Commandby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2021

CA Sheriff Faces Accusations of Corruption Over Concealed Carry Permits

“If you want to get a CCW to carry a firearm, you should be treated fairly and equally,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. “One of those standards cannot be are you supporting the Sheriff or the Sheriff’s reelection. And that’s what this bribery investigation was about.”

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2021

Baltimore Officer on Life Support After "Cowardly" Ambush

Friends outside the hospital and two police department sources identified the injured officer as Keona Holley, who is assigned to the Southern District.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2021

San Francisco Mayor Who Once Demanded Defunding Now Wants More Police to Combat Crime Surge

Crime data shows there were 3,375 reports of larceny theft citywide in November — the overwhelming majority of those were car break-ins.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2021

Delivery Driver Reportedly Destroyed Elderly Couple's Groceries Over Police Support Sign

The driver yelled for them to check inside their Christmas wreath, where they found a receipt with a "derogatory message" against them and police was written on it.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2021

19-Year-Old Suspect Charged in October Killing of TX Constable

A 19-year-old old suspect was arrested Sunday using the handcuffs that belonged to the Harris County, TX, deputy constable he is charged with killing during an October ambush.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2021

Phoenix Officer On Life Support from Tuesday Shooting, Hit 8 Times

An officer spotted Williams and asked him if he had any weapons and he said no. At that point, he pulled a handgun from his waist and shot officer 22-year-old Tyler Moldovan approximately eight times, including to his head.

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Commandby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2021

Nassau County Detective Chief Tapped to Lead NYPD

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams has tapped Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell as the next commissioner of the NYPD.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2021

IN Officer Saves Young Girls After Mother Drives into Pond During Police Pursuit

Officer Darrell Shaffer, a 24-year police veteran and father of three, rescued a 3-year-old girl and an 8-month old girl from the back seat. The car was in chest-deep water.

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Patrolby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2021

NC Officer Shot During Domestic Dispute at IHOP

Authorities said that while officers were attempting to detain the suspect, she attempted to take one of the officers' gun and it discharged, striking officer H.L. Jefferson in the leg.

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