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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2017

Officer Jason F. Falconer Named NRA 2016 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year

The National Rifle Association is honoring Officer Jason F. Falconer of the Avon (MN) Police Department as the 2016 NRA Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for his acts of valor and heroism in his quick, life-saving action during an attack at the Crossroads Mall in St. Cloud/Waite Park, Minnesota in September 2016.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2017

IN Officer Saves 3-Year-Old Girl's Life On His Wedding Day

Indiana University Police officer John O'Rourke successfully got married on March 28, 2017, but not before taking the time to save a young girl's life just hours earlier that day.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 20, 2017

CA Officer Detained in Taiwan After TSA Misses Gun in her Bag at LAX

Federal officials have admitted that procedures were violated at Los Angeles International Airport when an off-duty police officer boarded a flight to Taiwan with a handgun in her carry-on bag.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2017

AZ Bill Toughening Penalty for Assaulting Off-Duty LEOs Signed Into Law

The measure, dubbed the "Blue Lives Matter Law," makes it an aggravating circumstance for someone to knowingly assault an off-duty law-enforcement officer out of malice because of the officer's employment.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2017

Off-Duty Ohio Officer Shoots Home Intruder

A Cleveland Metroparks Ranger Department off-duty police officer shot a home intruder at his Lakewood home Wednesday morning, police say.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2017

AZ Lawmakers OK 'Blue Lives Matter' Bill Protecting Off-Duty Officers

The Arizona Senate has passed legislation that would specify aggravated assault against off-duty police officers are crimes equal to assaulting on-duty officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2017

Police Shoot Off-Duty TN Deputy, Wouldn't Drop Gun

Police shot and killed an off-duty sheriff's deputy celebrating his birthday with friends after the man drew his gun, became agitated and refused commands to drop the weapon, authorities said Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2017

AZ Bill Would Bump Up Penalty for Assault on Off-Duty Police

Arizona lawmakers on Tuesday engaged in a heated debate over whether they should approve a bill that would specify aggravated assault against off-duty police officers is a crime equal to assaulting an on-duty officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2017

Video: Off-Duty NJ Officer Shoots Intruder in His Home

Authorities say the officer confronted the alleged burglar, identified as 19-year-old Tyreek Cook, just after midnight inside his home and opened fire, hitting Cook in the chest.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2017

Off-Duty CHP Officer Fatally Shoots Home Intruder

An off-duty California Highway Patrol officer shot a would-be intruder and held him at gunpoint until Redding, CA, Police officers could arrive.

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