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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2021

TN Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Deputy

During the trial, Sergeant Daniel Baker's widow Lisa told the jury her daughter Meredith, age 5, has increasing questions about her dad.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2021

Minneapolis Police to No Longer Make Stops for Minor Violations

Police Chief Medaria Arrandondo, in an internal memo Thursday, said the move comes after examining how officers can better use time and resources.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2021

Chicago Officers Blame City, Department for Comrade's Murder

“Everybody is scared to do their job because they feel unsupported by the department and unsupported by the city,” one officer said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2021

Minneapolis Voting on Whether to Disband the Police

The charter change would put the city council in charge of the department, instead of the mayor, and remove requirements to hire police based on the city's population size.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2021

Former Chicago Police Superintendent Says New Policy Led to Officer Being Killed with Gun in Holster

"That’s probably the result of a policy that was put in place for every time you draw your weapon, you have to do a report about it," McCarthy said. "Policing is entirely under attack, and that’s why we have a 100% increase in the murder rate."

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2021

Alderman Says Chicago Police Lost 1,000 Officers in a "Couple" Years

"I don't think the gangbangers have any fear of the police," said former Chicago Police Superintendent Phil Cline, who now leads the Police Memorial Foundation.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2021

FBI: More Officers Slain in 2021 Than in All of 2020

April was the deadliest month for law enforcement, with eight killings reported.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2021

Handcuffed Suspect on ATV Leads OK Officers on High-Speed Chase

“We lost him for a little bit. Ended up picking him back up and the pursuit continued. It went into Oklahoma City’s jurisdiction, back into Edmond. Ultimately, we ended up in Logan County, outside of our jurisdiction,” said Emily Ward of the Edmond Police Department.

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Technologyby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2021

Dallas PD's Loss of Terabytes of Case Data Could Affect Prosecutions

The Dallas County District Attorney's office shared the disclosure, since it may impact some cases. It's possible that much of the missing evidence was already updated to the data portal prior to the data loss, said District Attorney John Creuzot.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2021

MN Supreme Court Will Not Review Judge's Order Requiring Minneapolis to Hire 100 More Officers

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from the city of Minneapolis for an emergency review of a judge's order requiring at least 730 police officers be on the force by next summer in order to comply with the city charter's requirement.

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