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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2016

Fatal Shootings of Officers Up 78% Over 2015

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has issued a report saying firearms-related deaths of police officers have spiked nearly 80% in 2016 over the same period in 2015. The report covers the period from Jan. 1 through July 20.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2016

Judge Throws Out Murder Conviction of Man Charged with Killing Missouri Deputy

On Monday, Greene County Circuit Judge Calvin Holden overturned the murder and hindering convictions and sentenced Brown to 10 years on the drug charge and 7 years on the tampering charge, according to Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney Ty Gaither. The sentences are to be served concurrently.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2016

Man to Face Capital Murder Charge in Killing of Kansas Captain

Wyandotte County (KS) District Attorney Jerome Gorman announced the alleged killer of veteran police captain Robert Melton will face capital murder charges.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2016

Texas Corrections Officer Killed by Inmate at Maximum Security Prison

Correctional officer Mari Johnson, 55, was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead. She began working for the department in 2009.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2016

Pennsylvania Corrections Officer Attacked, Killed in Fall Down Elevator Shaft

Corrections officer Kris Moules, 25, was killed in a fight with an inmate Monday night at the Luzerne County Prison in Wilkes-Barre, PA, when the two men fell down an elevator shaft.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2016

Video: Kansas Police Captain Killed in Tuesday Afternoon Shooting

Capt. Robert Melton was shot at 22nd and Haskell. One person is in custody, another has been detained.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2016

Video: The Stories of the 3 Officers Killed in Baton Rouge Ambush Attack

Sunday morning, three police officers were killed in an ambush attack in Baton Rouge, LA. Two Baton Rouge Police Department officers have been identified as Montrell Jackson, 32, and Matthew Gerald, 41. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Deputy has been identified as Brad Garafola, 45.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2016

Baton Rouge Gunman 'Was Targeting Officers,' Police Say

The man who fatally shot three law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge, LA, and wounded three others on Sunday morning "was targeting officers," state police officials said Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2016

NLEOMF Issues Statement in Response to Louisiana Officer Fatalities

Today, I join all members of the law enforcement family and caring citizens across our nation in expressing profound grief and outrage over the murders of three Louisiana law enforcement professionals and the wounding of three others by what appears to be an armed assassin.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2016

FLEOA Outraged Over Continued Ambushed Attacks on Law Enforcement

FLEOA is appalled by two more ambush attacks on law enforcement. Today's depraved ambush attacks on a Milwaukee Police Officer followed by attacks on multiple Baton Rouge Police Officers were unconscionable.

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