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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2017

Illinois Deputy Shot, Suspect at Large

A Winnebago County (IL) Sheriff's Deputy is expected to be OK after authorities say he was shot during a traffic stop Saturday morning in Rockford, IL.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2017

MO Trooper Gets 10 Days in Jail for Accidental Drowning of Handcuffed Suspect

The weekend after Memorial Day, he arrested Ellingson for allegedly boating while intoxicated. Ellingson fell overboard while Piercy was driving the MSHP boat back to shore for processing. Piercy tried—unsuccessfully—to hook Ellingson with a pole.

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Videosby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2017

Patrol Car Crushed by Stolen Bulldozer in Illinois

A Kankakee, IL, police officer escaped injury but his patrol vehicle was crushed when a reportedly stolen bulldozer backed over it during a pursuit Aug. 24. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2017

Illinois Officer Sues Agency Over Pregnancy Discrimination

A Frankfort, IL, police officer has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the police department refused to modify her duties when she became pregnant, wouldn't provide a protective vest that covered her growing belly and then forced her to take unpaid leave months before she gave birth.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2017

Video: Patrol Car Crushed by Stolen Bulldozer in Illinois

A Kankakee, IL, police officer escaped injury but his patrol vehicle was crushed when a reportedly stolen bulldozer backed over it during a pursuit Aug. 24.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2017

ACLU Sues St. Louis Over Police Actions During Stockley Verdict Protests

The ACLU has filed suit against the city of St. Louis for what it calls "unlawful and unconstitutional" actions by police during protests of the Stockley verdict.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2017

Man Charged with Murder in Shooting of Off-Duty MO Officer

Jackson County (MO) prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old man with second-degree murder in the Aug. 20 shooting death of Lee’s Summit police officer Thomas Alvin Orr III.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2017

St. Louis to Equip Officers with Body Cameras

All St. Louis police officers could be wearing body cameras within 90 days after a contentious and chaotic vote of the St. Louis Board of Estimate and Apportionment on Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2017

IN Inmate Escapes Handcuffs, Attempts to Strangle Deputy

A 26-year-old inmate at Miami Correctional Facility in Indiana faces a charge of attempted murder after police say he escaped from handcuffs and tried to strangle a Decatur County deputy who was driving him from a court hearing.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2017

Video: St. Louis Officer Accused of Posting Meme Calling BLM 'Domestic Terrorists'

The St. Louis Police Department (SLMPD) is investigating one of their own because of a Facebook meme that calls Black Lives Matter protesters "domestic terrorists." The meme also shows the wording "the Klan with a tan."

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