Oakland, CA, police chief LeRonne Armstrong on Tuesday praised a new proposal by the mayor to unfreeze dozens of positions and beef up his department’s staffing after a wave of killings and organized robberies across the city.
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Field Training Officer Henry Laxson was shot and killed during the domestic response, which began around 8:40 p.m. in Rex, Clayton County police Chief Kevin Roberts said early Wednesday.
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DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox said law enforcement officers from multiple agencies pursued 38-year-old Edward Allen Gatling to a wooded area near the initial incident Wednesday afternoon. Gatling was killed in a shootout.
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Seven Bay Area district attorneys -- in San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties -- announced last week an alliance that also included law enforcement and state agencies to combat organized retail theft.
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The less-lethal chemical will immediately shut the eyes of the targeted subject without affecting anyone else, even in vehicles and in cells, Reflex Protect says.
Read More →Police said they responded to the active shooting situation with multiple patrol and EMS units, along with SWAT and aviation units.
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Trooper Daniel Harrell was shot in the face and neck. A suspect rammed his patrol car. Still, he continued pursuit until backup could arrive and make an arrest.
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As she ran back to the side of the road, the car swerved toward her and she was struck. In the video, she is seen rolling over the hood of the car and onto the street.
Read More →As the troopers began exiting the patrol Tahoe, the tow truck accelerated in reverse striking the fully marked police SUV, according to police. The trooper trying to exit the Tahoe on the driver side was thrown from the vehicle.
Read More →The monitor said work had to be done for the department even to achieve the preliminary compliance CPD has reached in just over 50% of the provisions her team has so far reviewed.
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