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Newsby Staff WriterMay 11, 2011

Fla. SWAT Medic Saves Shot Deputy

Quin Romay was on hand when the team raided a drug house in West Putnam County. A week ago, a bullet struck veteran deputy Randy Hayes, finding its way around his protective vest and lodging in his chest. Romay rushed to have Dep. Hayes removed to the SWAT van and treated until he could be transferred to a dispatched ambulance.

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Articlesby Paul R. LaskaMay 10, 2011

Suspicious Packages and Booby Traps

There are hundreds of stories of officers conducting a search and thinking a container of drugs has been located only to discover pipe bombs. With infernal machines, as with guns, knives, and physical assaults, an awareness, a suspicious mind, a professional paranoia, are the first steps toward survival.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 9, 2011

Pa. Man On Bath Salts Assaults Trooper

A police stun gun had "little to no effect" on a Pennsylvania man who reportedly was under the influence of bath salts when he assaulted a state trooper.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 4, 2011

Drunk Driver's Bullet Grazed La. Trooper's Head

A Louisiana State Police trooper was grazed in the head by a bullet fired by a drunk driver he had pulled over east of Baton Rouge early Wednesday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 3, 2011

Tennessee Captain Succumbs to Injuries from DV Call

An eastern Tennessee police captain succumbed Monday to injuries he had sustained, while responding to a domestic disturbance call late last month.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2011

S.C. Man Who Charged Cops With AK-47 Had Homemade Explosives

The 22-year-old man who charged Columbia (S.C.) Police officers with an AK-47 was carrying homemade explosives when tactical officers fatally shot him at a rental property after an hour-long standoff.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 26, 2011

LAPD Copter Shooting Results in Six Felony Charges

Prosecutors charged an 18-year-old Tuesday with half a dozen felonies, including attempted murder of a peace officer, in connection with the Easter Sunday shooting of an LAPD helicopter that pierced its fuel tank.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 26, 2011

L.A.-Area Shooting Leaves Officer, 2 Others Wounded; Suspect Dead

Monterey Park Police Department officer Gilbert Alvarez was hospitalized for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the head and several other injuries sustained while falling, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2011

Suspect Who Fired at LAPD Copter Arrested

Officers arrived to observe Danny Lopez firing at the police helicopter. Family members eventually tackled Lopez and held him for arrest. Police had responded to a report of gunshots in the 15700 block of Saticoy Street in Van Nuys about 6 a.m.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 21, 2011

Charges Dropped Against 2 of 3 In Pa. Cop's Shooting

Officer James Kuzak, 39, has been hospitalized since the April 4 incident where he confronted the shooters as they attempted to flee through the rear of the home.

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