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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 31, 2022

IN Man Gets 10 Years for Throwing Firebombs at Police During Portland Riots

The Multnomah County (OR) District Attorney's Office says that in the late summer of 2020, Malik Muhammed traveled to Portland. "His criminal activity spanned September and October of 2020 and included four separate criminal incidents," the DA says.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2022

Seattle Man Gets 5 Years for Hitting Officer with Baseball Bat, Arson During Riot

The officer added, “My head almost got taken off that night. That impact that night, I did not feel the repercussions that I’m going to have to live through…I don’t know how much worse my headaches might get when I get older.”

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2022

PERF: Feds Should Issue Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapon Use During Unrest

PERF is recommending the Justice Department’s research arm, the National Institute of Justice, begin examining the use of less-lethal weapons and offer resources to law enforcement agencies about when and how to use the weapons.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2022

Retired Portland Officers Show Little Interest in Returning

The Portland Police Bureau’s attempt to bring officers back amid record-low staffing levels is reportedly receiving a lackluster response.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieDecember 31, 2021

2021 in Review: Rising Crime, COVID Rules, and Court Cases

With just hours remaining until we ring in 2022, it's time for our annual retrospective on the year that was 2021—and what a year it was.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 21, 2021

PA Man Pleads Guilty to Attacking Officer with Explosive During 2020 Riot

He faces a sentence of two years in prison as agreed-upon by both parties to be served at the same time as a state sentence for related conduct that has yet to be imposed.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 19, 2021

Kenosha Calm After Rittenhouse Not Guilty Verdicts

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has activated 500 National Guard members to be prepared for duty in Kenosha if requested by local law enforcement.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 11, 2021

Activists Threaten New NYPD Mayor with Riots if Anti-Crime Units Re-Established

“If he thinks that they’re going to go back to the old ways of policing, then we are going to take to the streets again. There will be riots, there will be fire and there will be bloodshed because we believe in defending our people,” said Hawk Newsome, co-founder of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, after a heated meeting with Adams in Brooklyn Borough Hall.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2021

Capitol Rioter Gets 41 Month Sentence for Assaulting Officer

Scott Fairlamb, a boxing coach and former mixed martial arts fighter, apologized and expressed remorse for actions that he described as irresponsible and reckless.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 4, 2021

Former Seattle Chief Reportedly on Short List to Lead NYPD

Former Seattle Chief Carmen Best reportedly caught the incoming administration’s attention with her refusal to give into overreach from the city council and her track record of standing up for the rank-and-file, including sacrificing her six-figure salary by stepping down.

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