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Newsby Staff WriterMay 26, 2010

79 Washington Deputies To Receive Pink Slips

The King County (Wash.) Sheriff's Office has announced it will lay off 69 commissioned and 10 non-commissioned deputies, after the county council failed to approve a property tax initiative for an August vote.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 23, 2010

Arkansas Wildlife Officer Ended Gun Battle by Ramming Suspects' Van

Crittenden County Sheriff Dick Busby, who was unarmed and wounded in the incident, has said "all hell broke loose," after officers pulled over the white minivan driven by the suspects.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2010

Families Gather for Two Lawmen Wounded in West Memphis Shootout

In a sea of concerned faces at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis on Thursday, Shannon Busby's expression of relief stood out. Dick Busby, sheriff of Crittenden County, Ark., and her husband of 55 years, had been shot in the shoulder during the shootout in the West Memphis Walmart parking lot.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2010

Alabama Women Pose as Cops, Bilk Seniors

Two Birmingham women who posed as police officers to scam elderly people have been arrested, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2010

Two Officers Killed, Two Wounded in West Memphis, Ark.

Two West Memphis Police officers were killed and two other law enforcement officers, including Crittenden County Sheriff Dick Busby, were shot today after two suspects were pulled over on a drug interdiction stop around noon on Interstate 40 at Airport Road. The two suspects were shot dead.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2010

California Snipers End Mother's Day Stand-off With Suicidal Son

Contra Costa County Sheriff SWAT officers ended a Mother's Day standoff involving a suicidal son who held a gun to his mother's head by shooting the man.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2010

14 of 17 Detained In Shooting of Arizona Deputy Are Suspected Illegals

Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louis Puroll was shot on Friday with an AK-47 during a patrol of a rugged desert area that's frequently traveled by drug and human smugglers.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2010

Fatal Rounds Penetrated Nevada Deputy's Body Armor

Memorial services are scheduled for Saturday for Nye County (Nev.) Sheriff's Deputy Ian Deutch, who was shot and killed responding to a domestic dispute that spilled into a Nevada casino.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarApril 26, 2010

Going Beyond Suppression Patrols To Eradicate Gangs

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Curtis Jackson pioneered a different way to attack gangs. Instead of using "show of force" suppression patrols, Jackson relied on intelligent tactics.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 22, 2010

National Gang Violence Conference Coming to California in June

The California Gang Investigators Association, ATF, FBI, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will present the 19th Annual Gang Violence Conference June 29-July 2 at the Hilton Anaheim Hotel in Anaheim, Calif.

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