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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 21, 2019

Woman Charged with Stealing $410K from Fallen Officer Charity

Lorraine Shanley, 68, was charged by federal prosecutors in New York with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. She will appear Thursday in court after prosecutors said she was stealing more than 20 percent of donations to the charity Survivors of the Shield between 2010 to 2017 at least.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 21, 2019

Fallen SC Officer's Son Gets Tattoo to Honor Father

Rashad got his father's likeness tattoed on his upper arm. It shows his father in his dress uniform.

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Command•by Staff Writer•March 21, 2019

Oklahoma Sheriff, Her Deputies, and a K-9 Resign Over Dangerous Jail Conditions

Sheriff Terry Sue Barnett told local media a carbon monoxide leak that occurred last month and sent four employees to the emergency room had not been addressed, a proper fire alarm system wasn't in place and methane gases permeate the jail because of poorly-installed plumbing. She also said inmates had been shocked while taking showers because of exposed wiring.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 21, 2019

Accused Killer Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Illinois Deputy

Authorities said Brown shot Deputy Keltner, who was a sworn member of a U.S Marshals federal fugitive task force, while the deputy was trying to arrest Brown at a Rockford hotel.

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Weapons•by Staff Writer•March 21, 2019

New Zealand to Immediately Ban Many Semi-Auto Rifles, Parts

"Today I am announcing that New Zealand will ban all military-style semi-automatic weapons. We will also ban all assault rifles. We will also ban all high capacity magazines," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday local time. "We will ban all parts with the ability to convert semi-automatic or any other type of firearm into a military style semi-automatic weapon."

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 21, 2019

Phoenix Officer Dies After Being Struck by Vehicle

The driver of the vehicle stayed on scene and cooperated with police. Police said they don’t know at this point what might have caused the driver to hit the officer.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 20, 2019

Missouri Campus Officer Fired Over Blackface Photo

The image of a man made up as rapper Flava Flav was sent to the university Tuesday morning and Officer Marcus Collins was fired a few hours later after admitting it was him in the image.

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Technology•by Staff Writer•March 20, 2019

NYPD Uses Drone to Monitor Suspect During Standoff

NYPD Emergency Service Unit cops were called in to talk to the man, while officers from the department’s Technical Assistance Response Unit used an untethered drone to watch from a window.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 20, 2019

Mob Reportedly Forces Chicago Officers to Release Suspect

Scanner audio captured an officer’s account of what happened at the scene, CWBChicago reports: “Ten people surrounded me, indicating that they had firearms. And one person pulled him away from me, holding his waist, indicating that he would use a firearm against me.”

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•March 20, 2019

Dozens of Montana Officers Attend Arraignment of Man Accused of Shooting Trooper

There were so many police officers, sheriff’s deputies and Highway Patrol troopers that the court appearance had to be moved out of Justice Court to Judge John Larson’s Courtroom Number Three on the third floor of the Missoula County Courthouse.

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