According to the union, six officers have been hospitalized for injuries since Thursday night.
Read More →An officer with the San Diego Police Department is on medical leave after suffering a concussion during a protest on Monday.
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An officer with the Minneapolis Police Department was struck in the head with a heavy trash can lid and knocked to the ground during a chaotic night of looting and unrest in the city on Wednesday night.
Read More →Two officers with the Minneapolis Police Department were seriously injured—and hospitalized—Wednesday night as protesters became violent, and began damaging property and looting local stores.
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An officer with the Baltimore Police Department—whose name has not been released—crashed into a pole near the district courthouse and suffered minor injuries.
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“These aren't tiny fireworks, they're not firecrackers, they're commercial-grade mortars… they should be launched hundreds of feet in the air in a safe place to be detonated to put on a fireworks display," Officer Adam Fowler said.
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“We’re getting banged up,” he said. “We’ve had some broken hands, broken wrists, broken foot, stuff like that, some concussions.”
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Officer Claudia Cormier, who lost her leg after being hit by a suspected drunk driver last year, celebrated a special birthday by returning to the office for her first day of work Monday.
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Rioters threw objects at police cars in the parking lot of the building and spray-painted over security cameras. Others shined green lasers at officers’ eyes and pelted police with softball-sized “river rocks” and glass bottles.
Read More →An officer with the Manteca (CA) Police Department is recovering from injuries sustained after a fall from a freeway overpass during a foot pursuit of a suspect.
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