David O'Connor

Vigil Held for Slain Minnesota Investigator

Bouquets of flowers and balloons create a growing memorial outside the Aitkin County (MN) Sheriff's Office entrance. All over town, businesses have also hung black ribbons to honor the service of fallen Deputy Steve Sandberg. More Here.

Telling the Stories of American Police Officers' Courage and Compassion

When the Fort Worth (TX) Police Department proactively invited their local media to a press conference to show the dash- and body-worn camera footage of a recent incident in which two officers rescued a suicidal woman who was standing precariously atop the safety barrier on a very high highway bridge — and allow their officers to answer questions and talk about their experiences on that day — I was very pleased indeed.

Detroit Sergeant Suspended for Failing to Respond to Fatal Shooting of Officer

Police chief James Craig said the sergeant “sat in his scout car a block away while you could hear people screaming ‘officer down’ on the radio.”

Video: Man Wanted for Shooting Tulsa Officer Kills Self During Police Raid

Jeremie Shawn Kelly, 26, reportedly turned the gun on himself as a special operations team prepared to enter the house where he was taking refuge.

Shots Fired: Laurel, Maryland 05/14/2003

Sims pulled into the parking lot of the apartment complex. As he keyed the microphone to advise dispatch of his arrival the environment around him suddenly changed. A cacophony of screams and gunfire erupted around him.

Md. Sergeant Suffers Heart Attack at Colleague's Memorial

Harford County (Md.) Sheriff's Sgt. Ian Loughran suffered a fatal heart attack while attending the funeral of a fellow officer who had been killed in an early morning car wreck less than a week earlier.

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L.A. Gang Member Convicted of Murder Tattooed Crime Scene On Chest

Anthony Garcia, 22, had tattooed the crime scene of a 2004 liquor store shooting on his chest, helping deputies solve the open case.