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Special Unitsby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2020

Texas K-9 Detects 595 Pounds of Meth

"Officer Robey deployed his K-9 partner Stryker to conduct a free air sniff of the tractor trailer and K-9 Stryker alerted to the presence of narcotics," the Lewisville PD reports.

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Weaponsby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2020

Inmate Files Red Flag Petition Against Deputies at Colorado Jail

Deputies “carry shotguns inside the jail intimidating and excessively abusing inmates with these shotguns,” the inmate wrote in the complaint. “These deputys (sic) carry these deadly weapons 24 hours a day patrolling the floors of this jail intimidating and threatening people for the most minor things.”

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2020

5 Dallas Officers Sent Home After Possible Exposure to Coronavirus

At around 10:30 p.m., jail officers notified Dallas police of a possible case of COVID-19 involving the man, who was taken by private ambulance to Parkland Hospital.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2020

Washington K-9 Wounded in Shooting to Lose Eye and Probably be Retired

K-9 Chief was shot in the eye during a police chase with 22-year-old Jose Rivera around 11 p.m. Friday, Chief Kevin Fuhr said Monday, and due to the severity of his injuries the eye will need to be surgically removed.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2020

Michigan Officer Donating Kidney to Total Stranger in Miami

Officer Thomas Shepherd said, "I get an intrinsic feeling of doing good, and I'm a firm believer of putting good things out into the world and giving everything that you have to give."

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2020

California Officers May Have Thwarted Mass Attack, Suspect Arrested for Making Threats

Thomas Andrews, 32, sent threatening messages to his employer, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety said in a statement posted on Facebook. The text messages said Andrews was planning a mass shooting at the UPS in Sunnyvale, the department said.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2020

Cuffed Suspect Shoots, Wounds Pennsylvania Trooper

The state trooper was shot in the pelvic area during a struggle with a suspect who had already been patted down and had his hands cuffed behind his back when the gunshot occurred, according to court documents.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2020

Kansas Officer Honored with State VFW Annual Award

An officer with the Riley County (KS) Police Department has been recognized as the Veterans of Foreign Wars State of Kansas Officer of the Year.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2020

Philadelphia Police Academy Graduates First Openly Transgender Recruit

Among the recruits from the Philadelphia Police Academy's latest class to graduate and become sworn officers was an individual who is openly transgender.

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Patrolby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2020

Rhode Island Detective Retires After 22 Years on Sick Leave

A detective with the Warren (RI) Police Department who suffered a staph infection in 1998 and has been on paid medical leave ever since has reportedly retired.

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