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CSU Names PA Police Chief Outstanding Law Enforcement Professional of the Year

Columbia Southern University (CSU) recently presented student Matthew Bartal, police chief for North Annville Township in Lebanon County, PA, with the award for 2017 Outstanding Law Enforcement Professional of the Year.

Matthew Bartal is the 2017 Outstanding Law Enforcement Professional for Columbia Southern University. (Photography by Howard Studios.)

SC Officer Killed in Single-Car Accident

A Johnston, SC, police officer was killed Friday night in a single-vehicle accident. Corporal James Eric Chapman was responding to an emergency call at the time of the accident.

Corporal James Eric Chapman of the Johnston (SC) Police Department was killed in a vehicle accident Friday night. (Photo: WRDW Screen Shot)

Suicide Bomber Attacks NY Bus Terminal, Paper Says

The suspected bomber – who had wires attached to him – was armed with a pipe bomb and a battery pack, sources told the paper.

Video: CA Officer Fatally Shoots Carjacking Suspect

San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott released body camera video and street surveillance footage Thursday night that shows Keita O’Neil, 42, jumping out of a stolen minivan and running by a patrol car as the officer fires through the glass window and O’Neil falls to the ground.

Mosby Argues for Immunity Against Lawsuit by Officers Prosecuted for Freddie Gray Death

Arguments on the lawsuit are being heard before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond. Mosby is asking the court to overturn a judge’s decision to allow parts of the officers’ lawsuit against her to go to trial.

Video: Woman Sues St. Paul Police for K-9 Attack

A woman taking out her garbage on Sept. 23 in St. Paul, MN, was attacked by a police K-9 that was on the trail of a burglary suspect and she is now suing because of the incident.

St Paul K 9 Lawsuit

Video: MA Officers Bring Christmas Cheer to Terminally Ill Toddler

The officers brought a 9-foot Christmas tree, a child-sized police uniform and an electronic police car large enough for Edison to ride in.

FBI Has Not Responded to Baltimore Request to Take Over Duty Death Investigation

The FBI is heavily involved in a police corruption case that Suiter was scheduled to testify in the day after he was shot. Powers noted that the U.S. Justice Department also is technically overseeing the Baltimore Police as part of an ongoing consent decree mandating police reforms.

MO Officer Fighting for Life After Being Shot in Head Tuesday

Officer Ryan O’Connor of the Arnold (MO) Police Department who was shot earlier this week is fighting for his life. A Facebook post from the Arnold Police describes his condition as "still very critical" following a Thursday surgery.

Officer Ryan O’Connor of the Arnold (MO) Police Department who was shot earlier this week is fighting for his life. (Photo: Arnold PD/Facebook)

Officers to Watch Over Homes in Evacuated CA Wildfire Areas

Around 300 law enforcement personnel have been assigned to direct traffic and protect homes, both at the site of the Skirball fire and in the San Fernando Valley.

Drones Used to Assess L.A. Wildfire Damage, Look For Hot Spots

For the first time, the Los Angeles Fire Department used drones Thursday to help coordinate its battle against a pair of wildfires threatening homes in the city.

FBI Questions 2 Brothers Over Death of Border Patrol Agent

An informant told an agent with U.S. Customs and Border Protection he knew of a “coyote” that had recently smuggled a group of people across the U.S. Mexico border. Two of the people in that group identified as brothers spoke about assaulting Agent Martinez and his partner with rocks, according to the court document.

Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez (Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

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