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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2009

San Antonio Officer Named 2009 Police Officer of the Year

Officer Pedro Garcia saved the life of one critically wounded officer and helped rescue another in a shootout in the city's South Side last September.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2009

North Carolina Officer's Heroism Saluted

The light that Raleigh Police Sgt. Brian Allen saw underneath the overturned car Aug. 2 in the woods along Smithfield Road in Clayton was fire.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleAugust 19, 2009

Shots Fired: College Park, Maryland 11•06•2006

As rounds flew back and forth before him like some ballistic tennis match, Soden got back to his feet and in the fight. Lining up his sights on the suspect nearest him, he fired.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2009

S&W's M&P15MOE Tactical Rifle Earns Shooting Industry Award

The rugged, lightweight, semi-automatic rifle chambered for 5.56 NATO (.223) ammunition, features an upper and lower receiver constructed with 7075 T6 aluminum. Reliability features of the gas-operated rifles include a chrome-lined gas key, bolt carrier and barrel.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 4, 2009

St. Paul Officer Honored for Superhuman Life-Saving Feat

Officer Michael McGinn, the son of a retired St. Paul cop, was patrolling alone at the time, Chief John Harrington said. But he slipped on his gloves, picked up the 300-pound engine and he slid it off the victim.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 16, 2009

Illinois Officer Commended for Capturing Murder Suspect Then Laid Off

Twenty minutes after a killing in a Schnucks store Tuesday, Officer Kristopher Weston arrested a suspect he found hiding in some bushes. A few hours after that, the mayor called Weston before the City Council to recognize him for his work. And less than five minutes after that, they voted to lay him off.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2009

Officer Stacy Lynn Lakotas of Hopkins (Minn.) PD Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has announced the selection of Officer Stacy Lynn Lakotas of the Hopkins (Minn.) Police Department as its Officer of the Month for February 2009.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2009

Officer Vincent Jamison of Chicago PD Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has announced the selection of Officer Vincent Jamison of the Chicago Police Department as its Officer of the Month for January 2009.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2009

ASPCA Seeks Nominations for Annual Humane Awards

The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is inviting the public to nominate extraordinary pets and people for its 2009 Humane Awards. One of last year's winners was a law enforcement officer who works tirelessly to prosecute animal abusers.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 26, 2009

Colorado Troopers Honored for Saving Man from Burning Car

Cpl. Timothy McClinchy and Trooper Randy Orton came upon a sport utility vehicle in August that had been rear-ended by a semi that had been going 60 mph along Interstate 70 in Aurora.

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