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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2011

Miami-Dade Detectives Killed Serving Murder Warrant

Miami-Dade Police Detectives Roger Castillo and Amanda Haworth were shot and killed while serving a warrant to a man recently paroled from prison and wanted in connection to an October homicide. Castillo died at the scene, and Haworth succumbed later in surgery.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 19, 2011

Ballistic Vest Saves Los Angeles School Officer

Officer Jeff Stenroos, 30, was wearing a ballistic vest at the time of the incident and was conscious and talking after being shot Wednesday morning as he confronted a suspect who appeared to be breaking into vehicles near El Camino Real High School.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 16, 2011

LAPD Officer In a 'Fight for His Life' Before OIS

An LAPD officer fatally shot 25-year-old Reggie Doucet Jr., a former football player at Middle Tennessee State University, after he stripped naked, repeatedly punched officers and tried to take their guns.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2011

NYPD Cops Should Have Ducked for Cover, Attorney Says

Officers Dawn Ortiz and India Archie were cleared of wrongdoing in 2008 by a police firearms review board soon after the shooting. However, Rita Bieniewicz, a prosecutor in the legal bureau, laid out the tougher disciplinary case against the cops in detail last week in an internal document.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2011

Seattle Detective Says Officer Followed Training In Woodcarver Shooting

Seattle PD's Det. Jeffery Mudd also testified that he would have dropped a knife if ordered to do so at gunpoint by a police officer - a reference to Williams' behavior just before he was shot.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 10, 2011

Inquest Begins for Seattle Woodcarver Shooting

An inquest Monday will determine whether the King County (Wash.) prosecutor will file charges against former Seattle Police officer Ian Birk.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2011

Wheelchair-Riding Vandal Shot After Stabbing SF Cop

Officers who responded to a report of a man vandalizing city vehicles in front of the San Francisco Behavioral Health Services building stabbed one of the officers, the man was shot with a less-lethal beanbag round, and then a handgun when he didn't surrender.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2011

Body Armor Saves Ohio Officer

Ashtabula (Ohio) Police Lt. Rodney Blaney is now recovering from a round that struck the ballistic armor covering his chest and saving his life during a traffic stop.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2011

Portland Man Threatened Guard, Officer With Large Knife Prior To OIS

The approximately 60-year-old man had threatened a private security guard earlier while walking in a parking lot. The incident occurred at about 4 p.m. on New Year's Day.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2010

Suspect Steals Georgia Trooper's Vehicle After Fatal Shooting

Trooper Chadwick LeCroy, 38, was shot twice in the face and died while being transported to the local trauma unit. LeCroy is survived by his wife and two sons, ages 8 and 21. He became a trooper in August 2008.

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