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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 10, 2020

HAIX is Giving Away 1,000 Duty Boots to Qualified Wear-Testers

Wear-testers can choose from either the Black Eagle Tactical 2.0 GTX High Side Zip with Gore-Tex or the Black Eagle Tactical 2.0 FL High with Crosstech.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2020

Oprah Buys Billboard Ads Demanding Arrest of Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting

Winfrey’s billboards, which began going up on Thursday and are scheduled to all be in place by Monday, read: “Demand that the police involved in killing Breonna Taylor be arrested and charged. Visit UntilFreedom.com.”

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2020

New Jersey Man Faces Felony Charges for Social Media Post of Police Officer

A New Jersey man faces felony charges after having posted an image of a police officer talking with a person who had allegedly threatened him at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in June.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2020

Milwaukee Police Chief Demoted to Captain

The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission on Thursday demoted the city's police chief to the rank of captain.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2020

Washington Teens Come to the Rescue of Deputy in Jeopardy

King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht and Auburn Police Chief Daniel O'Neil awarded five teenagers the Medal of Heroism—the highest honor a civilian can receive from the Sheriff's Office—for their act of valor when a deputy with the King County Sheriff's Office got into a violent confrontation with a suspected drunk driver.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2020

Texas Bicycle Shop Cancels Massive Contract with Police Department

During protests over the in-custody death of George Floyd in May, officers in Austin (TX) have used bicycles to block people in the crowd from getting onto roadways, and now the bike shop that had the contract to supply and service those bicycles has cancelled its contract with the department.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2020

Texas Officer Knocked Unconscious in Violent Struggle with Suspect

An officer with the El Paso Police Department who had responded to calls of an assault in progress was beaten unconscious by the suspect, according to agency officials.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2020

Florida Officer Hit by Bus While Being Chased by Aggressive Dog

An officer with the Largo (FL) Police Department was struck by a passing bus as he attempted to create distance between himself and a dog that had been charging him in an aggressive manner.

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Point of Lawby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2020

NY Police Unions Sue Over City's New Use-of-Force Law

The “diaphragm clause” of the law — which allows for DAs to bring a misdemeanor charge if an officer uses any move during an arrest that could limit breathing — “stands to criminalize the lawful use of force, (and) threatens both police and public safety,” the lawsuit reads.

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Patrolby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2020

NJ Teen Records Bagpipe "Thank You" to Police, Other COVID-19 Responders

"I'd like to thank the doctors, nurses, police, and essential workers who put themselves at risk selflessly each day," she says in the video.

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