A Maryland man has been arrested on suspicion of impersonating a police officer and initiating a traffic stop last weekend.
Read More →A man who served time for shooting an officer with the Rochester Police Department in 2009 was recently arrested in connection with a sting operation in which officers sought to purchase fentanyl, but is now out of jail without posting bail.
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The Fairfield Glade (TN) Police Department reports that Officer Jerry Singleton died Tuesday, Dec. 31 while on duty of apparent natural causes.
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Officer George Moskowitz was on duty when he suffered the medical emergency at the Fairfax City Police headquarters, according to the department.
Read More →The parks director in Hendersonville, TN, says that he's had dozens of citizens request that the agency rename the Batey Farm Park after fallen Officer Spencer Bristol, who died tragically on Monday.
Read More →A man who reportedly shot and wounded an officer with the Waterville (ME) Police Department in December has been charged with attempted aggravated murder.
Read More →An officer with the Martinsville (VA) Police Department was wounded after a vehicle pursuit ended with gunfire at an apartment complex late Wednesday night.
Read More →An officer with the Grand Coteau (LA) Police Department was treated for minor injuries after coming under gunfire during a traffic stop on Wednesday night.
Read More →An off-duty officer with the Bear Valley (CA) Police Department accidentally shot himself in the leg at a golf course on New Year's Eve.
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For the fourth consecutive year that such data has been collected, more American police officers have been reported to die by suicide than all other line-of-duty deaths combined. According to data released by Blue H.E.L.P.—an organization that tracks police officer suicides while simultaneously seeking to prevent such tragedies from occurring—228 American police officers died by suicide in 2019.
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