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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 31, 2019

2 Washington Officers Shot, Suspect Killed in Gunfight

They contacted a male subject in a vehicle in the parking lot and shortly after, a shooting occurred, according to Federal Way police Cmdr. Kurt Schwan.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 31, 2019

Tennessee Officer Struck by Vehicle and Killed During Foot Pursuit on Interstate

Officer Spencer Bristol, 31, started pursuing a vehicle over a traffic-related offense in Hendersonville, and the chase went into Goodlettsville. The vehicle hit another car on I-65, and became disabled.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2019

NYPD Union Outraged Over Release of Man who "Sucker Punched" Officer

The incident was captured on body-worn video. It shows Steven Haynes, 40, socking the uniformed officer across the face outside a Bank of America in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday, officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2019

Police Duty Deaths Dropped 18% in 2019, NLEOMF Reports

The Memorial Fund announced Monday in its 2019 Preliminary End-of-Year Law Enforcement Fatalities Report that 128 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers died in the line of duty over the past year, representing an 18% decrease over the 157 officers who died in the line of duty in 2018.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2019

DC Officer Shot, Saved by Vest

A Washington, DC, police officer was shot and saved by his body armor while serving a search warrant for a gun at a home Sunday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2019

Texas Church's Security Team Stops Active Shooter, 2 Church Members Killed

The gunman shot and killed two congregants at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, TX, before he was killed at about 10:50 a.m., White Settlement Police Chief J.P. Bevering said. The gunman died at the scene.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2019

Texas Deputy's Home and Car in Driveway Firebombed

On Monday night (Dec. 23), the sergeant, who has not been publicly identified, awoke to part of his house on fire. An investigation determined a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the front window of the home. No one was injured.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieDecember 27, 2019

2019 in Review: American Police Officers Under Fire From All Angles

I try really hard to have a positive outlook. However, by all accounts, the year 2019 was an especially brutal one for law enforcement in America, so this year's final column is going to be unapologetically reflective of this undeniable fact.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 25, 2019

Massachusetts Officers Team Up to Provide Christmas Surprise for Murder Victim's Toddler

Officers from 10 police departments around the state, plus Massachusetts State Police, answered that call, and the departments decided to surprise JJ outside his grandparents’ home.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 23, 2019

Texas Deputy Killed in Crash, Responding to Burglary

He was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash, officials said. The other deputy involved in the crash was not seriously injured.

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