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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2013

Hit-and-Run Driver Strikes, Kills Ariz. Officer

Officer Daryl Raetz, 29, was struck at about 3:30 a.m. while processing a DUI suspect with several other officers at 51st and Cambridge avenues. The driver fled the scene.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2013

FBI HRT Operators Killed In Training Accident

Two members of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) died Friday during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach. Special agents Christopher Lorek, 41, and Stephen Shaw, 40, had served the FBI for 17 years and eight years respectively.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2013

Half-Staff Flags Honor National Peace Officers Memorial Day

The nation is celebrating Peace Officers Memorial Day today by flying flags at half staff in remembrance of the fallen law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

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Articlesby David GriffithMay 14, 2013

The DOJ's VALOR Training Initiative

The goal of the VALOR Initiative is to help officers rediscover and hone their officer safety skills. Regional VALOR training sessions are conducted at no cost to the host agency or to the officers who attend.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2013

FBI: 47 Officers Feloniously Killed Last Year

The number of officers feloniously killed on duty fell by about a third in 2012 when compared to the prior year, the FBI announced Monday. Preliminary data shows that 47 officers were killed in 2012, a 35-percent drop from the 72 killed in 2011.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2013

NLEOMF Begins Engraving 2013 Officer Names

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has begun engraving the names of 321 fallen law enforcement officers who will be honored as part of National Police Week next week.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 7, 2013

Officer Killed In Crash Along Ariz. Highway

An Arizona DPS officer was killed Monday, when an empty tanker truck failed to yield and struck the officer's patrol vehicle. Officer Tim Huffman, a 14-year veteran, was sitting in his patrol car along Interstate 8 near Yuma as a second officer attempted to shut down the highway.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 3, 2013

Pa. Cop Killed In Crash with Unlicensed Driver

Officer William J. McCarthy and his partner were attempting to get in front of a vehicle driven by Kylee Barletto to get far enough ahead to lay spike strips or create a roadblock when she sideswiped their police cruiser.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 26, 2013

Decorated Fla. Deputy Killed In Wreck

A veteran Polk County (Fla.) Sheriff's deputy died Friday morning in his patrol car in an accident in Winter Haven. Master Deputy Joseph "Shane" Robbins, 40, was found unresponsive inside his mangled patrol car.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 22, 2013

Repeat Drunk Driver Strikes, Kills Texas Deputy

Deputy Chad Key, 42, responded to assist deputies involved in a vehicle pursuit. As Deputy Key helped direct cars around the accident scene, a multiple-DWI offender allegedly struck the deputy and continued driving.

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