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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2019

2 Louisiana Officers Fired Over Facebook Post Suggesting AOC be "Shot"

One officer who posted to Facebook that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "needs a round… and I don't mean the kind she used to serve" and another officer who "liked" the post have been fired from the Gretna Police Department for violating the agency's social media policy.

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Articlesby Dave SmithJuly 10, 2019

Dave Smith: The Great Badge Eating Monster

In today's political climate, one action or comment others don't like could cost you your job.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 12, 2018

Georgia Man Arrested for Threats Against Cops Posted to Social Media

Powder Springs PD spokesman Dwayne Prosser said that the investigation began over the weekend when police from Manchester, NH, alerted Powder Springs police to threatening Facebook posts.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 27, 2018

Threats Lead Louisville Police to Send 2 Officers to Calls

Louisville Police Chief Steve Conrad said police have received a number of threats on social media.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2017

IN Man Charged with Stalking Officer, Urging People to Booby Trap Police

A Russiaville, IN, man faces several charges, including stalking, after he was accused of threatening officers at the Kokomo Police Department via social media.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 14, 2016

NYPD Officer Tips Off WI Police to Man Live Streaming Threat on Officer's Life

He Googled the phone number for the Madison Police Department, got a dispatcher on the phone, identified himself, then methodically described what he was seeing on the livestream.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2016

IL Man Convicted for Using Emojis to Threaten Police Officer

A Peoria, IL, man was sentenced Thursday to probation and released after spending 85 days in the Peoria County Jail for writing a threatening message to a then-Peoria police officer on Facebook.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2016

NYPD Officer Alerted Wisconsin Police About Imminent Attack

A 27-year-old man armed with two handguns approached a police officer in Wisconsin, but the incident ended peacefully, largely because an NYPD officer had alerted Wisconsin officers that the man had threatened violence against them online that day.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 3, 2016

Massachusetts State Police Issue Officer Safety Alert Following Man's Twitter Threats

Massachusetts State Police sent out a safety bulletin to law enforcement agencies this week after a Boston man posted a video to Twitter saying he was going to “take a gun” and “kill” police or EMTs.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2016

Video: Georgia Woman Apologizes for 2015 Facebook Post Threatening Officers

Ebony Dickens is accused of writing a Facebook post using the name Tiffany Milan in which she called for "death to all white cops nationwide."

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