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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 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.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 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."

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•April 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.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 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.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•April 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.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 15, 2020

Mississippi Deputy and Wife Killed in Storm

The Lawrence County Coroner said that Deputy Robert Ainsworth and his wife Paula were killed in their home.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 15, 2020

Colorado Dispatcher Told to Stay at Home by Neighbor's Nasty Note

Heather Silchia, who works the graveyard shift at JeffCom 911, says a note was left on the windshield of her car chiding her for leaving her home during the pandemic and for putting her children in daycare.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 15, 2020

District of Columbia to Pay Officers Hazard Pay During COVID-19 Pandemic

Effective immediately, workers will get retroactive pay from March 16, and the first payout begins the week of April 20. The hazard pay will continue as long as the city is financially able to provide it.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 15, 2020

Legislation Introduced to Cover Officers with Federal Benefits if They Die or are Disabled by COVID-19

“America’s public safety officers are out on the frontlines of this pandemic keeping America up and running as best they can,” said Rep. Bill Pascrell.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•April 15, 2020

Arkansas Man Arrested for Threats to Ambush Officers and Fleeing Police

At one point in the video, Swenson said he had just passed an officer on the service road but was having to turn around to go get him.

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