Officer David Hurt of the Columbia (SC) Police Department has been suspended without pay for five days for leaving his partner—a Labrador retriever mix named "Turbo"—in a patrol vehicle where the dog was exposed to extreme heat and later died.
Read More →According to the Baltimore Sun, the campaign of Maryland gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous recently removed a "like" from a six-month-old tweet that mocked #BlueLivesMatter.
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The Erlanger Police Department took to Facebook to announce that eight of its police officers have brought home eight little bundles of joy recently.
Read More →A Marion County, FL, sheriff's deputy was one of two men who were seriously injured late Wednesday in a head-on collision with a pickup truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Read More →The president of the Houston Police Union said in a Tweet that the security guard who captured video on her cell phone of a police officer involved in a violent confrontation with a resistive subject—rather than assist the officer in getting the suspect into custody—has been fired from her job.
Read More →The event—sponsored by Interested Citizens for Voter Registration and held at the Pine Bluff Country Club—highlighted the actions of numerous officers for acts of valor and heroism.
Read More →Police arrested three boys—each one 17 years of age—after a student overheard them discussing detailed plans to coordinate an active shooting at the school involving explosives and firearms.
Read More →Officers with the Miami-Dade (FL) Police Department recently took part in a training event in Key Biscayne during which they became certified to drive ATVs on beaches and other outlying areas in order to respond to calls for service.
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Darren Domingue—owner of Lafayette Roofing & General Contractors—has for the second time in the span of just a couple of months constructed for free a new roof on the home of a deserving law enforcement officer, according to KATC-TV. Last month, a new roof went to a Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s deputy. Today, Matthew McGinley, another Lafayette Sheriff’s deputy, received a new roof.
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He had spent approximately one hour in a bite suit during the training. Afterwards, he returned home where he collapsed.
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