N.Y. Court Officers Rally to See Gambino Soldier Stand Trial for 32-Year-Old Hit

State Court Officers Association President Dennis Quirk said officers from throughout the city will attend every day of the trial of Gambino soldier Charles Carneglia, who is accused of gunning down Officer Albert Gelb in 1976 to prevent him from testifying against the wiseguy.

Reflex Fire

It's not uncommon to hear or read about officer-involved shootings where multiple officers emptied their loads into the suspect and anything within 10 feet of him. Asked about why they opened fire, bystander officers may reply, "When another officer started shooting, I just reflexively started shooting, too."

Frank Thornburgh

Video: California Officer Placed on Leave After Controversial Tweets

The San Jose (Calif.) Police Department has placed a veteran officer on leave and is investigating threatening comments from his Twitter account about demonstrators involved in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner protests.

Gerard Zlotkowski

Kory Flowers

Tracy-Paul Warrington

A Few Words on Searches of Detainees

A little charm can go a long way. By catering to their ego without emboldening them - "You play college football?" - you might even get them empathizing with your desire to secure them before searching.

Terry E. Smith