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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2018

Former Arkansas Police Officer Becomes Television News Reporter

According to a news release from THV11, Adam Bledsoe—the former Public Information Officer for the Faulkner County (AR) Sheriff’s Office—will be joining the station as a feature reporter.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2018

2 Detainees Drown in Prison Transport Van Swept Away by Hurricane Florence Floodwaters

Two people being transported in a sheriff’s office van in South Carolina died Tuesday when the vehicle was overcome by floodwaters, the Horry County (SC) Sheriff's Office said.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2018

Minnesota Deputy Shot with Arrow, Wounded Suspect in Custody

When officers from the Stearns County Sheriff's Department, Sauk Centre Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol, Melrose Police Department and Osakis Police Department tried to clear the home, the suspect appeared with a compound bow and shot Orvis through the left arm with a target arrow.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2018

Kentucky Officer Shot, Gunman Dead in Gunfight at Highway Rest Stop

Scott County Sheriff Tony Hampton identified the critically wounded deputy as 28-year-old Jaime Morales, who has been with the sheriff's office for about two and a half years.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2018

Handcuffed Man in Back Seat of Squad Car Obtains Gun, Kills Himself

A man handcuffed and sitting in the back of a Spotsylvania County (VA) Sheriff's Office squad car reportedly was able to get his hands in front of him, obtain a gun from a "restricted area" of the vehicle, and shoot himself in the head, leaving him with a wound that would ultimately kill him.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 6, 2018

Indiana Officers Surprise 5-Year-Old with New Electric Police Car

The Edinburgh Police Department, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office, and Stinesville Police Department surprised a heartbroken five-year-old boy with a new electric police car after his was stolen.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2018

Texas Sheriff: Illegal Immigrants "Destroyed" Valued Search Dogs

The Aransas County (TX) Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post that two tracking dogs that have in the past been instrumental in locating individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s that wandered away from their homes were strangled by individuals believed to be in this country illegally.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2018

South Carolina Man Shot at Officers While Fleeing Robbery Scene on Lawnmower

Two officers with the Cilo (SC) Police Department and a deputy with the Marlboro County Sheriff's Office were investigating the break in when they encountered a person riding a lawnmower who fired shots at the investigators. The two police officers then returned fire, hitting the person on the lawnmower.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 31, 2018

Good Samaritan Pulls Sheriff’s Deputy Out Of Burning Squad Car

An unknown man rescued a Cook County Sheriff's Deputy from her burning patrol vehicle early Thursday. The officer had been trapped in her squad car following a collision with another vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 30, 2018

Washington Oversight Board: Sheriff's UOF Complaint Process Needs Work

The King County Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) recently released a new report that suggested the process used by the King County Sheriff's Office to review complaints made by members of the public against officers for alleged unnecessary or excessive use of force needs improvement.

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