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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2020

Ohio Officer Dragged by Vehicle at Traffic Stop Expected to Fully Recover

An officer with the Jackson Township (OH) Police Department who was dragged by a vehicle at a traffic stop has been treated and released at a local hospital.

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Patrolby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2020

Phoenix Officer Shoots, Wounds, Knife-Wielding Man

An officer with the Phoenix Police Department shot and wounded a knife-wielding man as he moved toward the officer after being told the drop the weapon, police say.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2020

Portland Mayor Wants Federal Deputy Status Removed from Police, U.S. Attorney Rejects Request

Fifty-six Portland officers were deputized before a rally in the city last weekend by the far-right Proud Boys group. Portland city officials apparently did not know that their officers' federal deputization status would last until the end of this year.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2020

Arrest Made in Ambush Shooting of 2 LASD Deputies

Deonte Murray has been in custody since Sept. 15, when he was arrested following an alleged carjacking and a 10-hour standoff with police in the Lynwood section of Los Angeles, sheriff's officials said. But when he was arrested, sheriff's officials told reporters that Murray was not the suspect in the shooting of the deputies and that the search for that gunman

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Commandby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2020

Assaults on LAPD Officers Up 156% Over Last Year, Chief Says

During a meeting with the city's civilian-led Police Commission, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said there were 282 felony assaults against his officers this year, compared with 110 in the same period last year, figures he called "troubling."

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Point of Lawby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2020

New CA Law Would Prohibit Officers Taking Unauthorized Photos of Bodies at Crime, Accident Scenes

The bill was prompted after deputies in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department took unauthorized photos of the deceased at the site of the Bryant helicopter crash in Calabasas that were later shared outside the context of the investigation.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2020

2 GA Deputies Killed in Interstate Crash

Deputy Anthony White and Deputy Kenny Ingram were killed when state troopers said their county-issued vehicle struck a tractor-trailer that had stopped for traffic in the left eastbound lane near Exit 190 on Interstate 20 eastbound in Columbia County, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2020

Florida Officer Shot, Saved by Body Armor

A 19-year Sheriff's Office veteran, the officer was a member of the SWAT team, which was helping U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents serve a high-risk warrant at the home, Sheriff Mike Williams said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2020

Florida Officer Rides 1,000 Miles to Raise Money for Fight Against Cancer

Officer Joe McCrink completed more than 1,000 miles of bike rides in the month of September in an effort to raise awareness of—and increase funding for—childhood cancer.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2020

Florida Officer Who Saved Infant's Life to be Honored at Ceremony

An officer with the Orlando Police Department who saved the life of a one-year-old girl at the scene of a vehicle collision will be honored by the department and the community at a ceremony on Tuesday.

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