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Newsby Staff WriterJune 23, 2009

San Diego Officer Cleared in Off-Duty Shooting

A San Diego police officer who was acquitted by a jury in case of an off-duty road-rage shooting will return to work Monday, according to Police Chief William Lansdowne, the <em>San Diego Union-Tribune</em> reports.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleJune 18, 2009

Shots Fired: South Congaree, S.C. 09•20•2003

Pruitt had to go on the offensive. His mind went to his backup gun, which he kept in his uniform pants. He reached for it.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2009

Teen Robbery Suspect Killed by Police Had BB Gun

A prosecutor says a 15-year-old South Carolina girl shot to death by police officers after a suspected store robbery was holding a BB gun that looked like a 9-mm pistol.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2009

Video: Pa. Trooper, Suspect Killed in Mountain Highway Shootout

Pennsylvania Trooper Joshua Miller died exchanging gunfire Sunday, after police pursued a suspect for 40 miles at high speeds in the Pocono Mountains, WNEP TV reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 2, 2009

Ecumenical Panel Will Investigate Oakland SWAT Tragedy

A board that will include law enforcement experts from across the state and the nation will conduct a "complete review" of the March 21 fatal shootings of four police officers, the Oakland Tribune reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 29, 2009

Officer-Involved Shootings Spike In Long Beach, Calif.

Nine people have been shot by Long Beach (Calif.) PD police officers this year, a trend officials attribute to a poor economy and work furloughs by the police department, the Los Angeles Times reports. In each case, violent suspects failed to comply with commands or brandished weapons.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2009

Austin PD Investigates Partially Videotaped Shooting

The Austin police chief has begun an investigation of an officer-involved shooting of an 18-year-old in the Texas capital that was partially captured on a patrol car's video camera, the American-Statesman reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 23, 2009

Broward County Deputies Kill Suspect in Fort Lauderdale Drug Sting

Fort Lauderdale homicide detectives continued Wednesday to investigate the fatal shooting of an alleged crack cocaine dealer by Broward Sheriff's Office deputies during an undercover drug sting.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2009

Woman with Baby in Car Shot, Killed After Police Chase

A woman who led police on a high-speed pursuit from Buena Park to Santa Ana was shot and killed by a Santa Ana police officer early this morning, authorities said. A toddler who was in the back seat was unharmed.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2009

Suspected Pittsburgh Cop-Killer Reportedly a White Supremacist

An Anti-Defamation League (ADL) investigation has revealed that Richard Poplawski, the man charged with killing three Pittsburgh police officers on April 4, 2009, was an increasingly troubled young man who exhibited growing rage against racial minorities, Jews, the government, and police.

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