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Newsby Staff WriterMay 17, 2011

Calif. Federal Judge: Concealed Carry Requires Specific Threat

In a Monday ruling, Judge Morrison England Jr. in Sacramento endorsed Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto's approach. In his opinion, Judge England wrote that the Second Amendment "does not create a fundamental right to carry a concealed weapon in public."

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 11, 2011

Arizona SWAT Team Fired 71 Shots at Former Marine

The Pima County (Ariz.) Sheriff's SWAT team fatally shot a former Marine during a raid, firing 71 shots at the man who held allegedly pointed an AR-15 rifle at officers serving a warrant at his home.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 4, 2011

Sheriff Joe: Reorganizing Office Will Restore Pride

In his final report, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu called for the resignation of the commanders of the Maricopa County Anti-Corruption Enforcement, or MACE, unit. The report details the six-month investigation that revealed 50 allegations of misconduct.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 4, 2011

Mass. Deputy Accepted 28 Grams of Cocaine In Coffee Cup

A Middlesex County (Mass.) Sheriff's deputy acknowledged he "did a stupid thing," when he accepted 28 grams of cocaine and $500 in cash from an undercover state trooper at a Starbucks Coffee in Woburn.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 3, 2011

Video: Gator Takes Bite Out of Deputy's Patrol Car

A 10-foot alligator ran afoul with the law in Florida, after attaching its jaws to the front bumper of an Alachua County Sheriff's deputy's Crown Victoria. After the gator affixed its jaws to the front bumper, the deputy reversed the vehicle to loosen the animal's grip.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2011

Mexican National Arrested Transporting $2.1M of Heroin In Illinois

A Kane County (Ill.) Sheriff's deputy discovered $2.1 million in heroin stashed in a vehicle, after he pulled over a driver for failing to signal.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2011

Fla. Traffic Violator Made Fake 911 Call to Avoid Arrest

A Florida man called 911 from his cell phone to report shots fired in an effort to divert a Collier County Sheriff's deputy from arresting him for driving with a suspended license.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 26, 2011

L.A.-Area Shooting Leaves Officer, 2 Others Wounded; Suspect Dead

Monterey Park Police Department officer Gilbert Alvarez was hospitalized for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the head and several other injuries sustained while falling, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 26, 2011

New Mexico Sheriff's Deputy Fired After Flashlight Beating Caught on Video

A San Juan County, N.M., Sheriff's deputy who was caught on camera beating a man in the head with a Maglite flashlight was fired for violating the agency's use of force policy.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 24, 2011

Texas Deputy Killed In Ambush

Johnson County (Texas) Sheriff's Deputy Clifton Taylor was killed Saturday afternoon, when a gunman opened fire from inside a shed.

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