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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 25, 2020

Ohio Officers Rescue Woman from SUV Sinking in River

"She had just gotten off work and fell asleep," police Lt. Dave Bair said. "I believe she lives in Sebring. Her car was almost full of water when the officers pulled her out of the river."

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Command•by Staff Writer•November 25, 2020

Dec. 2 POLICE Technology Experience to Highlight Intelligent Scheduling Technology

Sponsored by Schedule Express, the case study details how the Blaine PD was using multiple tools to manage its personnel and scheduling issues. Adopting Schedule Express made scheduling much easier.

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Command•by Staff Writer•November 25, 2020

With Homicide Rate Rising After Defunding, LAPD Asks for $100 Million Increase in Budget

Over the weekend, the number of killings in L.A. so far this year surpassed 300 — more than any other year in the past decade. That marks an increase of 25% from last year as well as a 32% rise in the number of shootings in the city.

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Command•by Staff Writer•November 25, 2020

DC Chief Steps Down to Lead Prince William County Police

Washington, DC, Police Chief Peter Newsham is leaving the force to take over the police department in Prince William County, Va., ending a three-decade career in law enforcement in the nation’s capital.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 24, 2020

Vermont Town Plans to Fly 22 Different Flags in 22 Months, Including Thin Blue Line and BLM

City Councilor John Steinman said Wednesday that the “compromise” resolution, which calls for 22 different flags to be flown over the next two years, was an attempt to quell outcry from opponents of the Black Lives Matter proposal.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 24, 2020

Seattle Council Votes to Cut Police Budget 20%, Not 50% as Some Pledged

The council, in an 8-1 vote to retool Mayor Jenny Durkan’s 2021 budget with changes of their own, opted to cut the police budget by just under 20 percent.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 24, 2020

NYPD Officers Shot on Domestic Violence Call Involving Campus Officer

One of the officers was left bleeding heavily from a wound to his right upper thigh, while the other was shot in both hands — both suffering “very serious injuries,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said at a press conference.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•November 24, 2020

Former NTOA Director Advocates Restrictions for No-Knock Warrants

Mark Lomax, the former executive director of NTOA, said it’s time to take a “serious look” at “ending the dangerous practice of no-knock warrants and raids,” outside of extenuating circumstances.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 23, 2020

Woman Slips Handcuffs, Tries to Shoot Alabama Deputy

The deputy had restrained both subjects with handcuffs behind their back. However, the woman was able to slip off one of the cuffs.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•November 23, 2020

Massachusetts Trooper Shot in Hand, Suspects at Large

The round went through his hand and was stopped by the trooper's body armor, preventing additional injury.

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