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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2022

LA Councilwoman Seeks Report On LAPD Shootings in 2021

Of the 37 shootings last year, about 40% of the suspects had a firearm. The remaining 22 suspects had objects classified as weapons by the department, including edged weapons, vehicles and bike locks.

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Articlesby Doug WyllieJanuary 13, 2022

New Training Realities

Virtual reality and augmented reality technology are now being incorporated into simulator training and may one day replace lectures in classrooms, in-service and roll-call reminders, and force-on-force scenarios.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2022

CT Officer Injured in Crash Dies After 13-Year Coma

A New Haven, CT, police officer who has been in a coma since being involved in a crash while answering a call in 2008, has died.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2022

WA Democrats Propose Bills to Clarify Police Reform Laws

Law enforcement officials have been critical of the new laws since they went into effect in July, saying officers can no longer respond to certain crimes, such as a mental health crisis or domestic violence dispute; if a crime that has not been committed yet; or cannot arrest a suspect unless the officer witnesses the crime.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2022

301 Officers Killed by COVID in 2021, 62 Fatally Shot

In the category of “Other” causes, which includes 301 COVID-19-related deaths, the number of fatalities is 338, an increase of 63% over 2020’s line-of-duty fatalities in this category.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2022

Action Target and VirTra Team Up to Make Simulator and Live-Fire Training Products

Action Target Inc., a global leader in modern live-fire shooting ranges has announced a teaming agreement with VirTra Inc., a global leader in judgmental and use-of-force firearms training simulators.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2022

NJ Bill Would Allow Officers to Review Video Before Writing Reports for Some Incidents

Police would still have to write initial summaries from memory in cases where somebody died.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2022

Phoenix Officer Shot 8 Times Last Month Reportedly "Making Progress"

Chelsea Moldovan said Tuesday that her husband suffered “extensive neurologic injuries” during the incident and remains on a ventilator nearly a month later.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieJanuary 7, 2022

False Alarm Siren in Ohio Offers Reminder for Police Trainers

There was no report of severe weather in the area and the Emergency Alert System is functioning correctly. KPD apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the alarm.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2022

Mayor Wants WA Assistant Chief to Resign Over Display of Nazi Insignia

An independent investigation includes a photo that shows a Nazi general rank insignia placed above the assistant chief's name next to his office door.

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