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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2008

L.A. County Sheriff's Department Training Halted to Fix Violations

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has ordered his academy to stop training new recruits until it addresses problems exposed by state inspectors, including the revelation that one instructor gave recruits the answers to their tests.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2008

S.C. Deputy Shot, Killed at Domestic Dispute

An Orangeburg County, S.C., deputy was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call, Sheriff Larry Williams said earlier this week.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2008

Utah Detective Cleared in Shooting Death

The district attorney has cleared a Salt Lake County sheriff's detective in the March shooting death of a suspected drug runner.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2008

Florida Deputy Under Investigation Torches Home, Kills Self

A Palm Beach County, Fla., deputy who was facing a potential manslaughter charge next week torched his home and car before shooting himself in the head shortly before midnight Tuesday, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2008

Man Guilty of Killing Off-Duty Los Angeles County Deputy

A 27-year-old man was found guilty Tuesday of murdering an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy during a botched robbery attempt in 2006.

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Articlesby David GriffithApril 1, 2008

Officers Lace Up the Gloves at TREXPO West

The first bout featured Dave "Knockout" Apodaca of the LASD vs. Dustin "The Nosebleeder" Ciscel of the Anaheim Police Department. In the second fight, Armando "The Hitman" Guzman of LASD squared off against George "The Argentinian Olympian" Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department. And in the final contest Mike "Machete" Giacoletti of the Orange County Sheriff's Department battled Carlos "Chupacabra" Navarro, a special agent with the FBI.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2008

Man Wanted in New Mexico Deputy's Shooting Apparently Slain

A man believed to be fugitive Kurt Sohrbeck, sought in the shooting of a New Mexico sheriff's deputy, was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon in a shootout with an Otero (Texas) County sheriff's deputy near Cloudcroft.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2008

Officials: Deputy Shocks Girl, 11, With Taser At Elementary School

An Orange County (Fla.) sheriff's deputy on Thursday shocked an 11-year-old girl with a Taser gun at an elementary school after the girl punched her in the face, authorities said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2008

Cops Drag Down 'Droopy Drawers' Suspects

The Broward County Sheriff's Office announced arrests in the case of the ''Droopy Drawers Bandits,'' a group of teens and young men suspected in more than 100 burglaries.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2008

S.C. Sheriff's Department Armored Vehicle with Belt-Fed Machine Gun

The Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff's Department has acquired an armored personnel carrier complete with a turret-mounted .50-caliber belt-fed machine gun for its Special Response Team.

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