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NewsApril 4, 2023

NJ Man Arrested Over Death Threats Against FL Sheriff

"Once he's extradited, he'll be housed at the happiest place on earth: the Volusia County Branch Jail," Sheriff Mike Chitwood said during a press conference Tuesday.

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NewsMarch 30, 2023

Maine Bill Would Make Some Police Suicides Duty Deaths

The public safety committee voted unanimously Wednesday to send L.D. 439, sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Salisbury, D-Westbrook, to the full legislature.

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NewsMarch 17, 2023

MI Police Release Video of Fatal Shooting of Armed Man Inside Police Station

Police in Dearborn, MI, released video as part of a critical incident briefing related to an officer-involved shooting inside the police station lobby in December.

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Articlesby Wayne ParhamMarch 17, 2023

Best Practices for Training with Simulators

Simulators are no longer just firearms practice for officers. The provided courses can teach duty to intervene, de-escalation, dealing with mental health calls, even facing infectious diseases, or interacting with individuals on the autism spectrum.

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NewsMarch 15, 2023

Wichita to Pay $5M Over Swatting Death

The swatting call was spurred by a feud between two online gamers over a video game, Shane Gaskill of Wichita and Ohio gamer Casey Viner. Finch was not involved in the feud.

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NewsMarch 3, 2023

IL Deputy Dies After Medical Event During Training

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Deputy Asson Hacker was participating in training when he fell ill and was rushed to Deaconess Midtown hospital by the Evansville Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2023

Denver Gazette: Coddling of Career Criminals Led to Death of CO Officer

The alleged wheel man in the chase already was facing warrants for charges including motor vehicle theft and felony criminal mischief. He also had logged a lengthy prison record before that for drug and robbery charges.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 15, 2023

Death Penalty Sought for Accused Vegas Cop Killer

Tyson Hampton, 24, is facing charges of murder, battery, battery constituting domestic violence, four counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault and 19 counts of illegally discharging a weapon, court records show.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 13, 2023

New San Francisco DA Plans to Drop Charges Against Former Officer Over Deadly Shooting

Jenkins said in a letter sent Wednesday to Attorney General Rob Bonta that she intends to drop the charges against San Francisco police officer Christopher Samayoa at a March 1 hearing.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieFebruary 3, 2023

In Memphis, an Absence of Training, Accountability, Answers, and Justification

Viewing—and contemplating—the video recording of the deadly incident in Memphis is somewhat reminiscent of the scene in Apocalypse Now depicting Captain Benjamin Willard and Colonel Walter talking about the reason for their meeting in the jungle.

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