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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2016

Charges Dropped Against All Officers in Freddie Gray Case

Prosecutors dropped all remaining charges against three Baltimore police officers accused in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray in a downtown courtroom on Wednesday morning, concluding one of the most high-profile criminal cases in Baltimore history.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2016

Video: Texas Community Fights Homeowners Association Over Blue Ribbons Supporting Police

After the recent Dallas police shootings, a resident in Cypresswood tied blue ribbons to trees along the road through his neighborhood. Days later, the homeowners association sent an email to the community asking that the resident come forward and take them down.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2016

Video: Texas Sheriff's Sergeant Killed by Burglary Suspects at Home

Police are searching for two burglary suspects after Sgt. Craig “Hutch” Hutchinson of the Travis County (TX) Sheriff’s Office was killed in a shooting at his Round Rock house early Monday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2016

Thousands Attend Funeral for Slain Baton Rouge Officer

Thousands of people, including officers from agencies nationwide, attended the funeral service for Officer Matthew Gerald, 41, of the Baton Rouge Police Department, at Healing Place Church on Friday. It started around 11 a.m. and ended just before 1 p.m.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2016

Baltimore Chief Wants State to Relax Restrictions on Past Marijuana Use for Recruits

Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis wants to relax a hiring policy for police officers in Maryland that disqualifies applicants for past marijuana use, saying it is "fundamentally inconsistent with where we are as a society" and hurts local hiring efforts.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2016

Video: Company Donates Custom Caskets to Families of the 3 Slain Baton Rouge Officers

A Texas company is donating custom caskets for three officers who were killed in Baton Rouge by a man targeting police.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2016

Video: Oklahoma City Officer Fatally Shoots Man After Gun Grab Attack on Bus

Video from a gun grab attack that resulted in a fatal officer-involved shooting in northwest Oklahoma City was released Monday.

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NewsJuly 21, 2016

Video: Autistic Man's Caregiver Shot by North Miami Police

North Miami Police said the incident began Monday when someone called 911 and said there was a man walking around with a gun threatening suicide. Kinsey told WSVN TV the man was his patient and the alleged gun was a toy truck.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2016

Stress, Trauma, and Grief Weighing On Baton Rouge Officers

The Sterling protests put the entire department on extended hours. The 3rd district’s six shifts were compressed into four. Two shifts manned the protests. The other two stayed on patrol, facing 12-hour days that ended up being 18- to 19-hour ones.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2016

Unconscious, Critically Wounded Baton Rouge Deputy Reportedly Squeezes Loved One's Hand

A sheriff’s deputy who has been unconscious since being shot by the Baton Rouge cop killer on Sunday squeezed the hand of a family member when she told him: “We need you.”

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