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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2019

Texas Officer Struck, Killed Running Radar on Turnpike

Officer Albert J. Castaneda, 38, of the Grand Prairie (TX) Police Department was standing outside his patrol car checking traffic speed on President George Bush Turnpike when he was hit.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2019

Gunman Killed After Bizarre Standoff at Burning California Home

A California gunman held police at bay for six hours Thursday, set fire to several homes, and launched fireworks at surrounding SWAT team members before he charged outside with a shotgun and was shot dead, authorities said.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2019

Rare Muscle Car Being Auctioned by Michigan Police

The red two-door is one of 362 like it that were built in 1969 with a 440 V8 and automatic transmission, and it has just 20,269 miles on its odometer.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2019

Retired Arizona Officer to Parachute in France for 75th D-Day Commemorations

Retired Tucson police Sgt. Bob Jimenez will honor the 75th anniversary of D-Day in a manner fitting an ex-paratrooper — by jumping out of a plane.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2019

Missing NYPD Homicide Detective Found Dead of Apparent Suicide

The body of Joe Calabrese, 58, was found near bushes in Plumb Beach in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Point of Law•by Staff Writer•June 7, 2019

Ex-Minneapolis Officer Sentenced to 12.5 Years for 911 Caller's Shooting Death

Speaking in court before the sentence was read, Noor said that he had felt "fear" as he pulled the trigger. But when he saw Ruszczyk Damond on the ground, "I knew in an instant that I was wrong."

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Technology•by Staff Writer•June 6, 2019

SureCall Launches New Cell Signal Booster for Police Fleets

SureCall, a cell phone signal booster manufacturer, has announced the availability of the SureCall Fusion2Go 3.0 NMO Fleet. The company says this new signal booster kit is as rugged as it is powerful to meet the needs of law enforcement fleets.

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Command•by Staff Writer•June 6, 2019

Veteran NYPD Chief Dies by Suicide Before Mandatory Retirement

An NYPD deputy chief fatally shot himself while sitting in an unmarked patrol car Wednesday, just weeks before his scheduled mandatory retirement.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 6, 2019

Maryland County Auditor Recommends $2M Cut to Police Budget

The county auditor for Anne Arundel County on Wednesday submitted a recommendation to county officials that the budget for the county police department be cut by $2 million for the 2020 fiscal year.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•June 6, 2019

Arizona Police Unions Pass Votes of No Confidence Against Mesa Chief

The Mesa Police Association and the Mesa Fraternal Order of Police announced on Wednesday that the organizations have passed votes of no confidence against Chief Ramon Batista.

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