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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2011

California Deputy Fires at Subject During Traffic Stop

The deputies stopped 24-year-old Johnny Angel Ochoa, who was wanted on child endangerment and vandalism charges in Bay Point. After Ochoa gave the deputies a false name, he tried to speed away. One of the deputies had attempted to yank the keys out of the ignition of the vehicle, which struck the second deputy.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2011

Video: Surveillance Footage Clarifies Walmart OIS

The shooting occurred on Jan. 23 at about 4 p.m., when Kitsap County (Wash.) Sheriff's Office deputies approached Anthony Martinez in a Walmart parking lot in Port Orchard.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleMarch 29, 2011

A Good Argument for Thinking Some Very Bad Thoughts

I thought it was universally understood throughout our profession that when we fail to train, we train for failure.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 28, 2011

Arizona Man Shot by Officer Struggled with PTSD

Glendale Police Sgt. April Arredondo, a 14-year veteran of the department, fatally shot Jeremiah Wilson Pulaski, 24, on Saturday. Pulaski had opened fire, while Sgt. Arredondo was parked with a 52-year-old civilian volunteer riding along.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 28, 2011

N.J. Sgt. Fatally Shot After Firing Subgun at Officers

Sgt. David Powell, a 22-year veteran of the force, had earlier been called to the station after a report that he violated a restraining order. He was recently divorced from his second wife.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleMarch 23, 2011

Shots Fired: Pinellas County, Florida 10/28/2009

Kentin Dion Brooks' life had spun out of control long before his car did. Pinellas County Sheriff's Sgt. Raymond Fleming's only misgiving about the tactics of the incident was the relative proximity of Brooks' vehicle to the deputies' cars at the terminus of the pursuit. But even this is understandable given the speeds and the officers' needs to react to its sudden conclusion.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2011

Michigan Prosecutor Questions OIS, After Viewing Cruiser Video

Officer Tracy Yurkunas shot domestic violence suspect Devin Reddick once in the abdomen, after pulling the suspect over in a parking lot. In the footage, Reddick can be seen jumping out of his car and reaching for his waistband prior to the shooting.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarMarch 22, 2011

Encounters with Bloods and Crips

Whether on duty or off duty, whether you are a federal agent or a county sheriff, whether intended or unintended, close encounters with Blood and Crip gang members can be very dangerous.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2011

California Chief Clarifies Water-Nozzle Shooting

Douglas Zerby, 35, was fatally shot Dec. 12, when he pointed the nozzle at officers who responded to a neighbor's 911 call of a man with a gun on a porch landing.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2011

Michigan Cop's OIS Saved Man's Mother

Norton Shores PD's Cpl. Matthew Rhyndress fatally shot the agitated, suicidal Benjamin Arthur Kukulka. The shots likely saved Polly Kukulka from serious injury or death.

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