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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 28, 2016

Video: Suspect Runs Over 2 San Diego Deputies, Deputy Shoots Driver

A man reportedly rammed his car backwards into two off-duty San Diego County sheriff's deputies breaking up a fight at a Vista, CA, convenience store early Sunday, and was shot twice by another deputy.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2016

Video: Fresno Chief Uses Officers' Body Camera Videos to Defend Controversial Shooting

Body-worn camera footage released Thursday by the Fresno Police Department shows officers shooting 40-year-old Freddy Centeno in September after the man drew a black hose nozzle from his pocket. Centeno, a reportedly mentally disabled man, died nearly a month later, and his family has filed a lawsuit against the Fresno PD and the officers involved.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2016

Video: California Officers Shoot, Kill Man Holding His Ex-Girlfriend Hostage

The gunman then fled with his ex-girlfriend to a nearby street, where he took cover behind the woman as they sat on the ground. Officers backed by an armored vehicle surrounded the couple with guns drawn.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2016

DA Recommends No Prison Time for Former NYPD Officer Convicted of Manslaughter in Stairwell Shooting

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on Wednesday recommended that former NYPD Officer Peter Liang not be sentenced to prison for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man 16 months ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2016

California Attorney General Wants Faster Public Disclosure of OIS Information

California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris wants to require police agencies to file detailed reports about officer-involved shootings to her office electronically, so they can be quickly and easily posted on a state website for public viewing.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2016

Retired Trooper Kills 2 in Turnpike Holdup, Is Shot Dead

A retired Pennsylvania state trooper killed a turnpike toll collector and a security guard in a holdup attempt at a toll plaza and then was shot dead by troopers while trying to escape with the money, authorities said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2016

Video: Illinois Officer Critically Wounded Investigating Break-In

A Park Forest, IL police officer was critically wounded in a shooting that left a break-in suspect dead early Saturday morning, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2016

Filmmaker Examines 'Officer Involved' Shootings

Filmmaker Patrick Shaver spent the last two years traveling the country to talk with officers who have been involved in on-the-job shootings, to find out their struggles and how they cope for a documentary.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2016

Chief Says Off-Duty Texas Officer's Actions That Culminated in Fatal Shooting Were Outside Policy

An off-duty Farmers Branch, TX, police officer who shot and killed a 16-year-old over the weekend was not following policy when he chased the teen in his personal vehicle, the town’s police chief said Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2016

Video: Critically Wounded Texas Officer Identified, Second Shooter Arrested

The injured officer — identified late Tuesday as Fort Worth, TX, Officer Matt Pearce — was shot three times in the chest and once in the leg.

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