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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2018

Maryland Pursuit Leaves Civilian Driver with Life-Threatening Injuries

Maryland State Police are investigating after a driver of a stolen car fled from police on Monday afternoon, resulting in a crash that reportedly left one person with life-threatening injuries.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2018

Video: Texas Officer Who Worked 32 Years Without a Sick Day Retires

Senior Patrol Officer Ronald "Pookie" Hall of the Texas City (TX) Police Department — who never took a sick day in his 32 years on the job — was celebrated by colleagues on his final day on duty. The final radio call was captured on camera and posted to the police department's Facebook page. Hall returned the call, "8125, clear" as he tapped his chest with some emotion as officers applauded.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2018

Video: Arkansas Police Chief Wounded in Shooting that left the Subject Dead

Chief Chad Henson of the the Trumann (AR) Police Department was injured in a shooting while responding to a call for help at the home of a man named Johnny Kelley. Kelley reportedly began shooting at Chief Henson when Henson arrived at the scene. Henson returned fire, killing Kelley, according to Arkansas State Police.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2018

Sheriff Livid Over False Claim an Employee Wrote Racial Slur on Meal Receipt

When Sheriff Jeremy Shipley with the Freestone County (TX) Sheriff's Office learned that a widely-circulated social media post claimed that one of his employees had scrawled a racial slur on a restaurant receipt, he conducted a thorough investigation.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2018

Video: Alabama Officer Indicted on Murder Charge in Fatal Shooting

Despite the fact that an Incident Review Board cleared all three officers of any wrongdoing — saying that all officers involved had performed within Huntsville Police Department policies, procedures, and training — Madison County District Attorney Robert Broussard decided to present the case to a grand jury.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2018

Community-Minded Georgia Officer Named HAIX Hero of the Month

Goodson was chosen as HAIX Hero of the Month through the support of visitors to the POLICE Magazine Facebook page. As HAIX Hero of the Month for July, he will receive a pair of boots from HAIX.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2018

Police: Florida Officer Fell Asleep Before Overturning Patrol Car

"He got off late from a 12-hour shift and couldn’t sleep that night from thinking about the shooting," Gross said.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2018

Orlando PD Revises Social Media Policy to Include Possible Firing

Orlando police officers can now face termination for violating the department's social media policy, following an officer's controversial Facebook posts that prompted frustration among the agency's civilian oversight board.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2018

Virginia K-9 Shot, Killed in Pursuit of Murder Suspect

Geller said the suspect continued firing at the state police vehicles and "one of the suspect's bullets pierced a K9 trooper's back passenger window and struck a state police canine riding in the back seat compartment."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2018

Arkansas Man Planned Attack on Officer, Family in July

Officer Andrew Napolitano was leaving his residence with his two children and was preparing to head to work when a man — later identified as 22-year-old Cody Ramsey — confronted him with a firearm.

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