NLEOMF Honors Awardees at Annual Chairman's Gala During National Police Week

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has announced that Charles H. Ramsey is the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award and CBS television show 'Blue Bloods' is the recipient of its Excellence in Media Award.

Kathryn Bourn

North Carolina Officer Returns to Duty 1 Year After Being Shot

Officer Charles Ainsworth—who was shot multiple times as he was responding to a stolen vehicle call in January of last year—has returned to duty.

Houston Chief: Videotaped Beating Made Me 'Sick'

Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland Jr. told jurors Tuesday that a videotaped beating of a teen burglary suspect made him "sick to my stomach" and gave the agency a "black eye."

Louisiana Sergeant Going Home After Nearly 150 Days in Hospital with COVID

Sgt. Charles Warren has spent nearly 150 days in the hospital, during which time he was placed on a ventilator and coded several times, according to the sheriff.

Steven Sederwall

Chuckie, Midget, and the Compton Tortilla Flats Gang

I was there when this monster was spawned. The Tortilla Flats Gang was born in Compton, California, about 1962.

Sister of Officer who Collapsed and Died Last Week at Traffic Stop Killed in Auto Accident

She was the sister of Robert Blajszczak, 40, who collapsed Oct. 20 during a traffic stop and died Sunday. He was a seven-year veteran of the department and worked with Summerville's Traffic Division.

In-Home Arrest Searches

With reasonable suspicion that someone on the premises might endanger officers during the arrest or as they departed, officers could conduct a "protective sweep" of the entire premises, looking only into areas where a person could be concealed.