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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2010

New Orleans Cop Killing Suspect May Never Stand Trial

The mentally ill man accused of killing New Orleans police officer Nicola Cotton in January 2008 with her own gun after she tried to question him cannot stand trial because he is "irrestorably incompetent," a judge has ruled.

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Articlesby Tom WetzelSeptember 30, 2010

Beware the Restrained Subject

Over the years, I've heard multiple accounts of handcuffed subjects who later escaped or attempted to escape. One particular incident involved a young kid who fled on foot. His ability to outrun two officers with his hands behind his back demonstrated just how focused a person can be if he wants to escape.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2010

AK-47 Toting Felon Killed By LAPD in Shootout

LAPD officials say officers were following the convicted felon through the Downtown L.A. area when suddenly he stopped, stepped out of his car and opened fire at officers with the assault rifle.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2010

N.Y. Parolee Rams Cruisers, Triggers Frantic Pursuit

When she was arrested in Ronkonkoma, Quinn was issued 18 traffic citations and will be charged with second-degree assault, injuring a police officer and resisting arrest.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2010

Two Men Arrested for Throwing Acid Bomb Into Officer's Yard

The men detonated two acid bombs in their yard and threw a third into the yard of their neighbor, a Baytown police officer. Officers from the department's bomb squad disarmed the device.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2010

Two Oklahoma Cops Injured In Alcohol-Fueled Social Club Brawl

Responding Bellevue police officers entered Club Jamay to treat an injured person and stop several fights, when revelers threw a bottle at one officer and kicked and punched a second.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2010

Ohio Officer Ambushed in Patrol Vehicle by Rifle-Wielding Thugs, Miraculously Unhurt

Officers from several police departments around the Tri-State area near Cincinnati are on the lookout for four people they believe opened fire an officer early Thursday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2010

Suspect Who Shot N.C. Deputy Had Lengthy Criminal Record

Short, in 1989, was the target of a two-state manhunt for a murder charge that was later dropped. He allegedly carjacked a 73-year-old women that year and escaped from jail while being held on that charge.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2010

Chicago Carjacker Opens Fire on Officers

The 10-year veteran was hit in his ballistic vest and shoulder while returning to a marked patrol car after responding to a disturbance call. The suspect who carjacked a vehicle earlier in the evening on the Dan Ryan Expressway.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2010

Mexican Man Guilty of Assaulting Two Border Patrol Agents

Jaime Martinez-Garcia, 26, of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, was found guilty of two counts of assault on a federal officer and one count of illegal re-entry after deportation by a federal jury in Tucson on Tuesday.

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