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Commandby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

After 215% Rise in Homicides, Oakland Adds $10 Million to Public Safety

The council said the money will fully restore Oakland’s Fire Department Services, restore Operation Ceasefire, walking foot patrol officers, expand ShotSpotter, and add community safety ambassadors in areas like Chinatown and the Fruitvale District, among other things.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

TX Officer Shot at Traffic Stop, Suspects at Large

Burleson Police Chief Billy Cordell said during a press conference the officer approached the vehicle on the passenger side when one of the three occupants in the vehicle fired shots and struck the officer.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

Portland Police Declare Riot, Union Building Set on Fire

Police said someone in the crowd then used an unknown accelerant on the wooden framing around a door of the building, then lit it on fire.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

Officer who Shot Jacob Blake Back on Duty, Will Not Face Discipline

The officer, Rusten Sheskey, returned from administrative leave in late March. He was "found to have been acting within policy and will not be subjected to discipline," according to a statement Tuesday from Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis.

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Commandby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

Rochester's New Police Budget Requires 5% Go to Accountability and Reform

“Real change takes real resources,” said PAB Chair Shani Wilson. “For every $20 it currently spends on policing, we’re asking the City to invest at least $1 in accountability."

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 14, 2021

Former Officer Potter Faces Manslaughter Charge in Daunte Wright Shooting

Kim Potter, who resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday, was arrested about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday by Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents at the BCA in St. Paul.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 13, 2021

Suspected DUI Driver Crashes Head-On into Colorado Deputy

A Teller County, CO, deputy was hospitalized Monday night after a suspected DUI driver crashed into him.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 13, 2021

Daunte Wright Shooting Triggers Violence in Multiple Cities, Riot Declared in Portland

“Burn the precincts to the ground, in every city and every town!” a mob marching through Portland was filmed chanting.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 13, 2021

Stabbed NY Officer's Life Saved by Quick Response from Fellow Officers and a Marine

Police say Suffolk County Officer Christopher Racioppo was stabbed during a struggle with a suspect.

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Patrolby Staff WriterApril 13, 2021

MN Chief and Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Resign

Mayor Mike Elliott is now in charge of the police department. He also fired City Manager Curt Boganey

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