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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 29, 2016

Off-Duty NYPD Officer Killed in Hit-and-Run on Jersey Turnpike

After Harrison's vehicle came to a final rest on the right shoulder, he exited his vehicle and an Infiniti hit him.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 29, 2016

New Jersey Overlooked Red Flags to Produce More Diverse Police Recruits, Lawsuit Claims

A veteran New Jersey state trooper alleges in a whistleblower lawsuit she was retaliated against by her superiors after raising objections that police academy background checks were compromised because of pressure to increase racial diversity among State Police ranks.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2016

New Jersey Supreme Court Reverses Parole of Cop Killer

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a lower court decision ordering the parole of a man convicted — along with longtime fugitive Joanne Chesimard — in the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state trooper.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2016

Video: Buffalo Officer Suspended Without Pay Over Vine Videos

A three-year veteran of the Buffalo (NY) Police Department assigned to the Housing Unit was suspended without pay Monday afternoon for violating the department's social media policy.

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Videosby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2016

Buffalo Officer Suspended Without Pay Over Vine Videos

A three-year veteran of the Buffalo (NY) Police Department assigned to the Housing Unit was suspended without pay Monday afternoon for violating the department's social media policy. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2016

NYPD Finishes Unveiling of New Bullet-Resistant Vests

The early morning shooting in which a bullet-resistant vest saved 29-year-old Police Officer Andrew Yurkiw from certain death occurred as the NYPD finishes up its roll-out of new state-of-the art slug stoppers, officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 22, 2016

NYPD Officer Shot in Gunfight, Retired Father Saved by Vests 27 Years Apart

Twenty-seven years after retired NYPD Detective Paul Yurkiw’s bulletproof vest saved his life, the body armor worn by his police officer son caught a potentially deadly bullet during a Brooklyn gunfight early Saturday.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 19, 2016

Man Arrested and Questioned After Deadly Trooper Ambush Sues Pennsylvania State Police

A man who was arrested then questioned about a deadly ambush at a Pennsylvania State Police barracks has sued claiming he was traumatized by overzealous troopers who detained him based on mere speculation.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2016

Pennsylvania Detective Investigating Woman's Death Is Shot; Man Captured After Standoff

The case of a woman found dead Sunday in an east Allentown, PA, recycling bin took on a new level of mystery Tuesday night when a city detective investigating her shooting was himself shot.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2016

Off-Duty Officer Saved from Heroin Overdose by Fellow Officer

An off-duty Buffalo, NY, police officer overdosed on heroin last week, but was revived when an on-duty city police officer responded to a South Buffalo residence and administered at least two doses of the opiate antidote Narcan.

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