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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2016

Judge Permits Release of Video from Controversial Chicago OIS that Sparked Lawsuit

The decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman comes as the city reversed its position on Wednesday, saying it no longer opposed release of the video of the 2013 police shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2016

Utah Police Shooting Justified, Prosecutor Says

A follow-up investigation involving a newly released video that raised questions about a fatal police shooting has again determined that the officer was justified in opening fire, the Salt Lake County district attorney said Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2016

Video: Suspect in Boston Officer Shooting Held on $1.5 Million Bail

The man charged with shooting a Boston drug unit officer bellowed, "Boston police officers tried to assassinate me!" from behind a partially closed door this morning as a Dorchester District Court judge ordered him held on $1.5 million bail.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2016

Video: Woman Dead, Suspect Hospitalized, Officer Released After OIS

A woman is dead, and the man she lived with is in the hospital. This, after an officer-involved shooting in Wauwatosa, WI, on Monday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2016

Pennsylvania Constable Serving Eviction Order Kills 12-Year-Old

A constable serving an eviction order at a central Pennsylvania apartment fired at an armed tenant but the bullet passed through the man's arm and fatally struck his 12-year-old daughter, authorities said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2016

Police Investigating If Philly Officer's Shooter Worked With Others

Federal and local authorities are continuing to investigate a tipster's claim that Edward Archer, the man charged in the shooting of Philadelphia Police Officer Jesse Hartnett, was part of a small group of men with radical beliefs.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2016

Washington Officers Kill Man Who Reportedly Threatened Them with Chainsaw

Police say they shot dead a man in rural Washington -- about 20 miles east of Kelso -- after he threatened them with a chainsaw.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2016

Off-Duty Little Rock Officer Wounded in Exchange of Fire with Restaurant Robbers

An off-duty Little Rock, AR, officer was shot in the shoulder after interrupting a restaurant robbery Saturday night, Little Rock police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2016

LAPD Chief Recommends Criminal Charges Against Officer Who Fatally Shot Homeless Man

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has recommended criminal charges against an officer who killed an unarmed homeless man in Venice, marking the first time as chief that Beck has called for charges in a fatal on-duty shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2016

Canadian Police Urged to Create Foot Chase Policy After Fatal Shooting

A judge is urging the Calgary Police Service in Canada to consider creating a policy for foot pursuits after a police chase ended with an officer fatallyl shooting a man brandishing a screwdriver in 2011.

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