Two officers with the Denver (CO) Police Department were shot by a barricaded suspect on Sunday afternoon. Both were transported to a nearby hospital where they were reportedly in stable condition.
Read More →The officer's girlfriend—also a police officer—found 40-year-old Nicholas Mencaroni in his home and called 911. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Read More →An officer with the Chicago Police Department was responding to a domestic incident involving a subject with an undisclosed mental illness when he was shot in the chest by a suspect who was holding his parents hostage at gunpoint.
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As the procession for 44-year old Sergeant WyTasha Carter passed in the pouring rain, a man was seen sheltering a deputy standing at attention and saluting.
Read More →A deputy with the Highlands County (FL) Sheriff's Office—44-year-old Sergeant Max Van D’Huynslage, who had served with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office since 2008—was discovered dead from an apparent self-inflicted injury on Saturday.
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Officer Alix then took the gun, pointed it at Officer Hendren and pulled the trigger. Hendren then took the gun again and pulled the trigger. This time it fired, striking Alix in the chest and mortally wounding her, records say.
Read More →They say they detected an odor of vanilla on her breath, her speech was slurred and she was unable to answer basic questions.
Read More →White, who recently published his history of the Gainesville Police, learned of the short-lived Hall County Police during his research. Working as a supplement to the sheriff’s office in a growing county, Hall County Police only existed between April 1920 and April 1922.
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Most of the $74 million allocated in the governor's proposed budget for pay hikes goes to public safety agencies such as corrections officers and highway patrol. Pay raises at other agencies are awarded only to those employees certified by the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board.
Read More →After a wave of violence last summer and some outside advice, the Buffalo Police Department formed the new squad, the Gun Violence Unit, to focus exclusively on nonfatal shootings.
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