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Commandby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2021

Miami Chief Acevedo to be Fired After 6 Months on Job

City Manager Art Noriega announced Monday night that he was suspending Acevedo with the intent of terminating his employment, saying the chief’s relationship with his department and the community “has deteriorated beyond repair.”

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2021

Violence Rising in VA City's Schools After Removal of SROs

“I’m pleading with the City Council this evening that we reinstate our school resource officers immediately,” said Gregory C. Hutchings Jr., Superintendent of Schools, Alexandria.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2021

Birmingham Officers Hailed as Heroes for Saving Drowning Woman

"Birmingham Officers Evans and Burnett pulled up at 15th Ave North and 28th Street in Norwood last night to discover a vehicle completely submerged in floodwaters. They dove in to see if someone was in the vehicle," the Birmingham Police Department said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2021

LA Trooper was Killed 15 Hours Before He Was Found

During a press conference Monday afternoon, State Police Col. Lamar Davis released more information about the alleged ambush of Master Trooper Adam Gaubert, which added to the mayhem and tragedy of a massive multi-parish manhunt for Matthew Mire, the suspect in that shooting and several others.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2021

AZ Deputy Fatally Struck by Vehicle at End of Pursuit

Sgt. Michael Rudd was struck by a commercial vehicle. Rudd was taken to a hospital in Blythe, California, where he died from his injuries.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2021

AZ Deputy on Life Support After Holding Cell Attack

Deputy Juan M. Ruiz was attacked by 30-year-old Clinton Robert Hurley at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's District 2 substation, according to sheriff's officials.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2021

Seattle Could Lose Hundreds of Officers Next Week Over Vaccine Mandate

There are an additional 111 officers awaiting results of exemption requests. Those 111 are not counted in the 292 figure – meaning if their accommodations are denied, the actual number of unvaccinated officers could be as high as 403.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2021

Louisiana Trooper Ambushed and Killed in Patrol Vehicle

Master Trooper Adam Gaubert was ambushed while in his patrol unit, according to a news release from LSP.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2021

GA Officer Ambushed and Murdered in Retaliation for Arrest

Special Agent in Charge Lindsey Wilkes of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the GBI believes Officer Harrison was killed because of an arrest he made earlier during his shift.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2021

Candlelight Vigil Honoring 701 Fallen Officers to be Held Thursday Night

In the law enforcement community, 62 % of deaths in 2020 were a result of COVID-19 (there were 295 deaths in 2020 that the memorial approved and out of 295, 182 were COVID-19. No officers died in 2019 from COVID, as it was not a pandemic and officers were not dying until 2020 when it was labeled a pandemic.

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