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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 16, 2021

Publishing Company Refuses to Distribute Wounded Louisville Officer's Book on Breonna Taylor Shooting

Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly fired six rounds during the March 13, 2020, attempted search of Taylor's apartment, shooting Taylor. He had been shot in the thigh, severing his femoral artery, seconds earlier by Taylor's boyfreind, Kenneth Walker, who later said he thought intruders were breaking in.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 16, 2021

Parks Officer Kills Shooter at San Antonio Airport

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said the officer stopped “the start of an active shooter situation” at San Antonio International Airport on Thursday afternoon when a suspect drove up to the arrivals area of Terminal B and began firing “indiscriminately.”

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 16, 2021

Officer Shot Multiple Times at Wednesday Traffic Stop Now Recovering at Home

Officer Joshua Lott was released from JPS Hospital in Fort Worth at 6 p.m. Thursday, about 38 hours after he was shot in the neck, just below the shoulder, and in the chest.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 16, 2021

TX Officer Shot in Hand Returns Fire, Killing Two

The driver pulled a gun and started firing at the officer, striking him in the hand and his radio. The officer then returned gunfire as he retreated back to his vehicle. The driver and a passenger were killed in the exchange.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 15, 2021

Suspect in Shooting of TX Officer, Murder of Woman Captured

Jerry Elders, 39, was arrested in the woods in Gainesville about nine hours after he allegedly shot a Burleson, TX, officer.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 15, 2021

Chicago Releases Video of Adam Toledo OIS

A police watchdog agency Thursday released a video showing a Chicago police officer making a split-second decision to shoot Adam Toledo after seeing what appeared to be a gun in the hand of the 13-year-old boy, whose arms were raised when he was shot and killed.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 15, 2021

Former Buffalo Officer Vindicated in 15-Year-Old Incident Where She Intervened in Use of Force

Cariol Horne, a former Buffalo police officer, was fired, faced departmental charges and left without a pension after the 2006 incident

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 15, 2021

Dashcam Video Shows Deadly Shootout at End of Georgia Pursuit

New dashcam video from Monday's Carroll County, GA, pursuit and shootout, that left 3 officers wounded and 1 man dead, has been released.

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Technologyby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

NYPD Criticized Over Use of Robot Dog

State Sen. Brad Hoylman, who represents the district where this incident took place, thought deploying the $74,000 robot dog anywhere undermined police-community relations, but especially in a public housing complex where residents might already mistrust the police.

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Commandby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

Biden Nominates Tucson Chief to Head Border Patrol, Customs

In Tucson, Magnus led a department with about 1,000 officers and staff. If confirmed, he would be in charge of a staff 60 times as large at CBP, which includes the U.S. Border Patrol as well as the Office of Field Operations.

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