Police Magazine Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

News

Patrolby Staff WriterApril 16, 2020

Boston Police Hold Procession for Officer Who Died of COVID-19

Police officers and other first responders from Boston held a procession Thursday for Officer Jose Fontanez, the Boston police officer who recently died of coronavirus.

Read More →
Patrolby Staff WriterApril 16, 2020

Missouri Officer Shot, Saved by Body Armor

An officer with the Jefferson City (MO) Police Department was shot in the chest and saved by body armor and a suspect was fatally shot Wednesday evening after a vehicle pursuit ended with gunfire.

Read More →
Patrolby Staff WriterApril 16, 2020

Virginia Police Hold Drive-By Parade for Former Officer Battling Illness

Police officers and other first responders in Charlottesville, VA, held a drive-by parade outside the home of a former police officer battling a terminal illness.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Patrolby Staff WriterApril 16, 2020

New York Officer Tests Positive for Coronavirus

An officer with the Albany (NY) Police Department has tested positive for COVID-19.

Read More →
Patrolby Staff WriterApril 16, 2020

Off-Duty Indiana Officer Accidentally Shoots Woman While Cleaning Gun

An off-duty officer with the Edinburgh (IN) Police Department accidentally shot a woman Wednesday evening while cleaning a handgun.

Read More →
Patrolby Staff WriterApril 16, 2020

Man Charged in Knife Attack on Wisconsin Officers

A man has been charged with attempted homicide of an officer with the Appleton (WI) Police Department.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Patrolby Staff WriterApril 16, 2020

Oregon Officer Posts Piano Performances to Facebook During COVID-19 Outbreak

An officer with the Hillsboro (OR) Police Department has taken to posting videos of his piano playing to Facebook in what he calls the "Quarantine Cover Challenge."

Read More →
Special Unitsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2020

Pit Bull Rescued from Dog Fighters Becomes North Carolina K-9

K-9 Nibbles, who was one of 31 pit bull puppies seized from a suspected dogfighting operation in Canada in 2015, is now out patrolling Craven County as a narcotics dog.

Read More →
Patrolby Staff WriterApril 15, 2020

Georgia Officer Shielded Her Children with Her Body as Tornado Destroyed Her Home

Officer Emily Blackmon told Fox 5 that as the storm closed in on her home, she was listening to the radio when and heard her street mentioned. That's when she and her children jumped in the bathtub.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Technologyby Staff WriterApril 15, 2020

U.S. AG Barr Says Federal Officers can Destroy Threatening Drones

The guidance says the FBI, Drug Enforcement Agency, Bureau of Prisons and other Justice Department agencies can intercept communications from a threatening drone or destroy it without prior consent.

Read More →