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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 27, 2022

Off-Duty CA Officer Shoots Self, Kills Bystander While Cleaning Gun

Officer Francisco Villicana was cleaning his personal gun Friday around 5:45 p.m. in Salinas when he mistakenly fired the single round that killed Luis Alfredo Ferro-Sanchez, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2022

CA Officers Prevent Gang Shooting at Town's Halloween Event

“They weren’t there to shoot at random people,” police said. “They were there specifically to target rival gang members."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2022

BWC Shows LAPD Officer Deploying Taser to Stop Man Advancing with Swords

The suspect did not comply with repeated commands to drop the sword. The video shows an officer deploy his taser as the man advances with two swords pointed forward at the officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2022

Officer Saved Baby in 2000, Last Week He Pinned a Badge on Her

Her mother, who works in dispatch, began digging. After several calls, she was able to get in contact with Sgt. Jeff Valdivia, who still works with the Escondido Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 4, 2022

LAPD Offering Recruits $24K Rent Subsidy

The program will offer police recruits a $24,000 housing subsidy for 24 months, the LAPD posted in a video on its Facebook page.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2022

CA High School Football Teams to No Longer Honor Thin Blue Line Flag

One parent was particularly upset with the move considering off-duty police officers were the first to step into action when a shooter targeted Saugus High School in November 2019.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2022

NLEOMF Announces 2022 National Officer Safety and Wellness Award Winners

“The primary objective of Destination Zero is to drive down causal factors that kill and injure our nation’s law enforcement officers,” said Marcia Ferranto, CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2022

Catalytic Converters Stolen from 4 San Francisco Police Vehicles

The theft was especially brazen because it took place just outside the Special Operations Bureau building at 17th and DeHaro, which houses the SWAT Team and Bomb Squad.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2022

CA Officers Rescue Family from Flash Flood

According to initial reports, the woman and her two children called the police asking for help with an unrelated issue. After they called, heavy rains swept through the area, leading to flash flooding.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2022

CA Sheriff’s K-9 Died of “Heat-Related Issues”

On Aug. 18., Hannes and his handler, Deputy Robert Fisher, responded to a shooting near Lamont, when the 3-year-old Belgian Malinois showed signs of distress.

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