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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2018

Video: Portland Police Clear Out Anti-ICE Protest Camp

Officers in crowd control gear moved in to clear out the Occupy ICE PDX camp after an announcement on social media, and at the site via bullhorns, that any remaining protesters must leave.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2018

Suspect in Critical Wounding of Florida Officer was Arrested, Put on Immigration Detainer in 2010

An ICE hold was requested for Wisner Desmaret, a Haitian national, after a 2010 arrest for burglary, theft and possession of burglary tools. The state attorney's office decided not to prosecute the case for what they said was insufficient evidence.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2018

Anti-ICE Protesters Yelled Racial Slurs at Federal Officers in Portland

Another officer, who is a woman of Hispanic and Native American descent, said she was called derogatory terms for Hispanic people and told she is “a weak female” and a “traitor.”

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2018

Trader Joe's Standoff Victim Killed when Officers Returned Fire at Suspect

The bullet that killed the store manager of a Trader Joe's where a suspected murderer took hostages and barricaded himself came from a police firearm, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2018

2 Seattle Officers Fired for Shooting at Fleeing Vehicle

Interim Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best found that Officers Kenneth Martin and Tabitha Sexton "recklessly fired at the stolen car after failing to follow department policies."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2018

Boston Gets First Ever African-American Police Commissioner

Superintendent-in-Chief William Gross—second-in-command to retiring Boston Police Commissioner William Evans—will become the next commissioner, the first person of color ever to hold the position.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2018

Florida Officer Shaves Homeless Man's Beard to Help Him Get Job

Officer Tony Carlson of the Tallahassee Police Department took some time over the weekend to shave a homeless man's beard so the man could apply for a job at a local McDonald's restaurant.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2018

Washington K-9 Finds Domestic Violence Suspect Hidden in Dryer

Spokane, WA, police were searching for a domestic violence suspect when their K-9 found the man hiding in a household dryer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2018

3 Teens Arrested in Death of Washington Officer During Pursuit

On Monday, a King County, WA, Juvenile Court held that there is probable cause for all three teenage suspects in the death of Kent Police Officer Diego Moreno to be kept in juvenile detention.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2018

Massachusetts Police: Fewer Recruit Applicants Amid Killings, Scrutiny

The Boston (MA) Police Department — as well as agencies throughout Massachusetts — is seeing a massive decline in the number of people seeking entry-level law enforcement jobs.

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