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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Ohio Officer Dies by Suicide, Agency Confirms

An officer with the Cleveland (OH) Police Department died by suicide late last week, the agency confirmed today.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

South Carolina Chief Stabbed in Face While Answering Door

A knock at the door of the chief of police for the Bonneau (SC) Police Department on Monday led to an assault that left the law enforcement leader with a deep stab to the face.

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Point of Lawby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Virginia House Votes to Eliminate Qualified Immunity for Police, Bill Goes to Senate

The Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday narrowly passed a bill to eliminate qualified immunity for police, a legal defense that often prevents officers from facing civil lawsuits, just days after rejecting the same bill.

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Commandby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Dallas Chief Resigns After Three Years Leading Department

“These past three years have been saturated with a series of unimaginable events that individually and collectively have never happened in the City of Dallas,” Chief Renee Hall wrote.

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Commandby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

SC Chief Stabbed in Face at Home, Suspect in Custody

Chief Franco Fuda said he was at his home when he heard a knock at the door and went outside to meet the suspect. The chief said the suspect told him that Fuda was "going to die today" before stabbing him below the eye with an ice pick. Fuda had been in the process of dialing 911.

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Commandby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Rochester Police Chief Steps Down Over Attacks on "Character and Integrity"

Chief La'Ron Singletary said in a statement that he was honored to serve the city in upstate New York for 20 years and commended his staff. However, he said the protests and criticism of his handling of the investigation into the March 23 incident "are an attempt to destroy my character and integrity."

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Investigationsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2020

3 Suspects Charged in Murder of Cleveland Detective

The charges filed on Tuesday give the first indication of what police believe is a possible motive, that the shooting is the result of a robbery. A detective wrote in court records that the trio shot and killed Det. James Skernivitz and Scott Dingess, 50, during an attempted robbery.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2020

Off-Duty Arizona Officer Dies in Head-On Vehicle Collision

Commander Jody Makuch was off-duty riding his motorcycle through Cottonwood when a vehicle drifted left of center and struck him head on.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2020

California Motor Officer Injured by Suspected DUI Driver

A motor officer with the Capitola (CA) Police Department was injured by a suspected DUI driver over the Labor Day Holiday weekend.

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Patrolby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2020

Hundreds Gather to Mourn Death of Missouri Officer

Hundreds of people gathered on Sunday to lay to rest a Missouri police officer who was fatally shot in the line of duty when he and other officers were ambushed while responding to a call of shots fired in the area.

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