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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleFebruary 4, 2014

Advice for the New L.A. Sheriff

Can the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department assert itself as one of the best and most innovative departments in the country? Can it say that it serves its communities as vigilantly and as well as other law enforcement agencies? Can it say that it still enjoys the reputation in the profession that it once did?

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2014

Foul Play Suspected in Va. Reserve Capt.'s Disappearance

The Virginia State Police said the abandoned vehicle belonging to Kevin W. Quick, 45, was spotted by a Louisa County Sheriff's deputy. Virginia State Police Spokeswoman Corinne Geller said state police investigators were examining the vehicle in hopes of getting further clues about Quick's whereabouts.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2014

Video: Missing Va. Deputy Found Dead in Creek

The Greensville County (Va.) Sheriff’s Deputy whose disappearance Friday morning sparked a massive search was found deceased Saturday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2014

Utah Sheriff’s Sgt. Killed, Dep. Wounded in Rampage

Authorities say Sgt. Cory Wride of the Utah County Sheriff's Office was ambushed about 1 p.m. as he stopped to check on a vehicle abandoned on the side of Highway 73 between Eagle Mountain and Cedar Fort.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2014

Colo. Sgt. Killed on Motorcycle in Head-on Collision

A motorcycle officer with the Jefferson County (Colo.) Sheriff's Office was killed while on patrol Sunday at 10:05 a.m., after being struck by a car that crossed double yellow lines to illegally pass. Sgt. David Baldwin was a military veteran in the U.S. Air Force as well as a highly decorated 27-year veteran of the agency.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2014

Video: Man Holding Baby Opens Fire on LASD Deputies

A man was shot by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in Willowbrook on Sunday after he allegedly opened fire while holding his 1-year-old son.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2014

Long Beach PD Chief to Run for L.A. County Sheriff

Six months after deciding he would not pursue Los Angeles County’s top law enforcement job, Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell announced Monday that he will indeed run for the county post.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2014

Tennessee Deputy Killed in Single-Car Accident

Montgomery County (Tenn.) Sheriff’s Deputy David (Bubba) Johnson was killed in a single-car accident while on duty yesterday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2014

Video: L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca to Retire at End of Month

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca announced Tuesday that he would not seek a fifth term in office and would instead retire at the end of the month.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2014

N.C. Sheriff Plans to Sell Vintage Tommy Guns to Buy Rifles

The Forsyth County (N.C.) Sheriff’s Office presented a proposal to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners last Thursday to sell the agency’s two 1928 Thompson submachine guns and drum magazines and buy 88 new Bushmaster rifles.

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