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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 23, 2015

Video: Louisiana Trooper Dies After Being Shot in Head by Drunk Driver

A Louisiana trooper died Monday after he was shot by an apparently stranded motorist who stood over the officer and told him afterward, "You're lucky — you're going to die soon," state police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 23, 2015

Video: Protests Break Out in Charlotte Following Mistrial in Officer-Involved Shooting Case

Protests broke out in the center city area of Charlotte over the weekend following a mistrial Friday in the case of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer accused in the shooting death of an unarmed man.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2015

Mistrial Declared In North Carolina Officer's Manslaughter Trial

A judge declared a mistrial Friday in the voluntary manslaughter case of Charlotte, N.C., police officer Randall "Wes" Kerrick. The jurors were deadlocked.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2015

Jurors Reportedly Deadlocked in Manslaughter Trial of North Carolina Officer

Jurors told Judge Robert Ervin that they had taken 3 votes so far, and after the third vote were still split 8-4. Neither they nor the judge gave any indication of which way the 8 jurors were leaning.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2015

Video: Florida Deputy Shot, Critically Wounded During Prostitution Bust

A Brevard County, Fla., deputy ambushed and shot multiple times during a prostitution bust Thursday night remained in critical condition Friday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2015

Video: Florida Officers Save Girl and Father From House Fire, Father Charged with Arson

Orlando police officers are being hailed as heroes after they pulled a man and his young daughter from a burning home just after 5:00 a.m. But now the father is being charged with arson and attempted murder.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2015

Baltimore Officer Charged With Attempted Murder, Bail Set At $1M

A Baltimore police officer has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of an unarmed burglary suspect last December, State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2015

Former Virginia Officer Charged With Murder of Unarmed Man

The indictment of the officer in the killing of 46-year-old John Geer, who had a holstered gun at his feet when he was shot, marks the first time in the 75-year history of the Fairfax County Police Department that an officer has faced criminal prosecution in connection with an on-duty shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 17, 2015

Pistol-Whipped Alabama Detective Says He Hesitated to Use Force Because of Media Coverage of Officers Shooting "Unarmed" Men

“A lot of officers are being too cautious because of what’s going on in the media,” the officer, who asked to remain anonymous for the safety of his family, told CNN. “I hesitated because I didn’t want to be in the media like I am right now.”

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 17, 2015

Oklahoma Lieutenant Murdered Off Duty in Motel Incident

Midwest City, Okla., police are seeking the public’s help in locating a couple who are wanted on first-degree murder warrants following the slaying of a Sapulpa police lieutenant and another man who was the father of one of the suspects.

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