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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2015

Cleveland PD Asks Sheriff to Investigate Tamir Rice Shooting

The investigation of a Cleveland police officer's deadly shooting of a 12-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun will be overseen by a county sheriff's office.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2015

South Dakota Officer Shoots at Man Suspected of Planning Anti-Police Ambush

A 27-year-old police officer was in the park finishing paperwork in his patrol car about 10:45 p.m. Thursday when he spotted someone in his rearview mirror, according to police.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2015

Bodies Found at West Virginia Traffic Stop After Shootout Wounds 2 Officers

During the stop, a red Chevy pickup truck pulled over at the same time. The driver of the truck got out and shot at the police officers with a pistol, wounding both. Lt. Michael Baylous of the West Virginia State Police said one officer returned fire, wounding the suspect in the leg.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2014

Video: Autopsy Shows Police Shot L.A. Man 3 Times

An autopsy report released on a 25-year-old man killed in a confrontation with Los Angeles police appears to affirm initial statements by officers about the struggle that led to the close-range shooting, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2014

LEO Deaths from Firearms Rose 56% in 2014

Law enforcement fatalities in the U.S. rose 24% in 2014, reversing what had been two years of dramatic declines in line-of-duty deaths, based on preliminary data compiled and released today by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF).

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2014

Recent Parolee Charged in Shooting of Off-Duty Mo. Officer

A recent parolee has been charged in the shooting last weekend of an off-duty St. Louis police officer in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 24, 2014

Grand Jury Clears Houston Officer in Off-Duty Killing of Unarmed Man

The officer, who was in uniform and had been on the force for 10 years, was working an extra security job at the location because the strip mall's businesses had experienced a recent string of robberies, according to the Houston Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 24, 2014

Suburban St. Louis Officer Shoots, Kills 18-Year-Old Suspect Near Ferguson

An 18-year-old suspect was shot and killed Tuesday night in the parking lot of a Berkeley, Mo., convenience store after reportedly pulling a handgun and pointing it at a police officer. The incident occurred only a few miles from Ferguson and sparked a violent protest.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 24, 2014

Video: Violent Protest Flares After Fatal Police Shooting Near Ferguson

Several people were on the ground in handcuffs. Police tried to keep people back and set up a perimeter. During the scuffle it appears that someone threw fireworks near a gas pump. After that explosion, our crews saw police use pepper spray to keep crowds at bay.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2014

Video: Fired Milwaukee Officer Will Not Be Charged for Killing Mentally Ill Man

Former Milwaukee police officer Christopher Manney will not be charged in connection with the on-duty fatal shooting of Dontre Hamilton at Red Arrow Park, Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm said Monday.

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