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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2018

Alaska Trooper Seriously Injured, 1 Man Dead After Altercation

According to a trooper dispatch, the responding trooper was incapacitated after Yakunin attacked him and additional troopers were dispatched for backup.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2018

New Washington Law Gives First Responders PTSD Benefits

In the past, those claims were denied unless the illness could be attributed to a single incident, said Michael White, legislative liaison for the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2018

360 Fallen Officers to be Honored at Annual Police Week Vigil

The list includes 129 officers who were killed in the line of duty in 2017 and 231 officers who were killed in prior years.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2018

Accused School Shooter's Brother Arrested on Stoneman Douglas Campus, Prosecutor Warns of Red Flags

Murphy said that Zachary Cruz was overheard during a jail visit with Nikolas saying “how popular” his brother has become and that “his face is everywhere and his name is national” since the shootings.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2018

Bombing Suspect Kills Self as Austin Police Attempt Arrest, Source Tells Local Paper

The official said authorities identified a suspect in the past 24 hours based largely on information gained after police said the suspect shipped an explosive device from a FedEx store in Sunset Valley, a suburb surrounded by Austin. That evidence included security video.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2018

Kansas Billboards Call for Charges Against Officer Who Killed Man After Swatting Call

In December, a Wichita police officer fatally shot Andy Finch after a fake emergency call directed law enforcement to the 28-year-old victim’s home. A man in California has since been charged with involuntary manslaughter, but the family of the man who was killed and community activists have repeatedly called for the officer who killed Finch to come under greater scrutiny.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2018

Accused South Carolina Cop Killer Charged and Denied Bond

Christian McCall, 47, was booked into the Mecklenburg County, NC, jail Thursday morning after being at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte since the shooting on Jan. 16.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2018

New York Cop Killer Granted Parole, Murdered 2 Officers in 1971

Despite decades of insisting that he’s a “political prisoner” who was set up, Bell finally convinced the Gov. Cuomo-appointed panel that he’s a remorseful, reformed man.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2018

San Francisco Police Commission Approves Restrictive Taser Policy

Officers are limited from using Tasers in special circumstances, including when a person is pregnant, elderly, frail, appears to be a child or when the officer has “credible information” the person is suffering from a serious medical or psychiatric condition.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 13, 2018

Pryme Introduces Wired Mic System for Mobile Devices

The Pico fits 3.5mm jacks with four wire connections (Apple format) and includes a built-in microphone and five earpiece options that can be easily removed and replaced. Pryme says this makes the Pico "perfect for multiple users who share a device."

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