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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2016

Police Commission Says LAPD Killing of Homeless Man Unjustified

The commission unanimously sided with Beck on Tuesday, concluding that Officer Clifford Proctor violated department policy when he fatally shot Glenn in the back near the Venice boardwalk. The panel and Beck also faulted Proctor's decision to draw his weapon, along with the tactics he and his partner used leading up to the deadly encounter.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2016

LAPD Chief Recommends Criminal Charges Against Officer Who Fatally Shot Homeless Man

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has recommended criminal charges against an officer who killed an unarmed homeless man in Venice, marking the first time as chief that Beck has called for charges in a fatal on-duty shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 18, 2015

NYPD Officer Who Once Lived In a Shelter Donates Gifts to Homeless Kids

NYPD Officer Carlos Ramos has spent the past week collecting presents for a toy drive he organized, inspired by his experience living in a shelter as a 10-year-old.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 10, 2015

Video: California Police Chief Buys Homeless Family a Car

A down-on-their-luck family will have a new car this holiday season thanks to the generosity of the head of the Marysville Police Department in Northern California.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2015

NYPD Working to Handle Homeless Problem

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton on Monday urged New Yorkers to harden their hearts and close their wallets if they want to help stem the city's vagrancy crisis.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2015

Ohio Deputy Gets Hotel, Buys Clothes for Homeless Mother, Kids

A sheriff is applauding one of his deputies for going above and beyond the call of duty for a homeless family.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 10, 2015

NYPD Officers Post Photos of Vagrants Online to Show Importance of Quality of Life Policing

NYPD officers fed up with vagrants making life miserable in the city are taking matters into their own hands — by snapping photos of quality-of-life scofflaws and posting them online.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2015

Florida Officer's Act of Kindness for Homeless Man Goes Viral

Earlier this month, a citizen posted photos on Facebook of Ocala (Fla.) PD Sgt. Erica Hay buying breakfast for a homeless man and sitting down to eat and talk with him. The photos of this kind act went viral.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2015

Coroner Officially Releases Identity of Homeless Man Shot by LAPD

Coroner’s officials on Thursday released the identity of a homeless man who was shot and killed by Los Angeles police officers Sunday on skid row after an altercation that included a gun grab.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 4, 2015

Homeless Man Killed by LAPD was Wanted by U.S. Marshals

The federal warrant was issued Jan. 9 for Charley Saturmin Robinet after he didn’t provide monthly reports to a probation officer in November, December and January, Deputy U.S. Marshal Matthew Cordova said.

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