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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2019

NYPD Officers Get Phone App to Connect Hearing Impaired with Translators

Officers with the New York Police Department now have a better way to communicate with subjects who are deaf or hard of hearing with a teleconferencing system that is similar to Skype, allowing the hearing impaired person to speak in sign language and the officer to communicate verbally with a translation conducted by interpreters employed by the city.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2019

New York Trooper Wounded in Fatal Gunfight Released from Hospital

Trooper Conklin returned fire through his patrol vehicle's windshield — it was riddled with bullets from both firearms by the end of the exchange — and then Conklin got out of his vehicle after reloading his duty weapon.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2019

Delaware Department Mourns Death of Retired K-9

Officers with the Newark (DE) Police Department have been notified of the death of "K-9 Sjors," who patrolled that city's streets for eight years.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2019

Off-Duty NYPD Officer Dies by Suicide

The officer's girlfriend—also a police officer—found 40-year-old Nicholas Mencaroni in his home and called 911. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2019

Connecticut DUI Suspect Reportedly Drunk on Vanilla Extract

They say they detected an odor of vanilla on her breath, her speech was slurred and she was unable to answer basic questions.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2019

Buffalo's New Detective Squad Investigates Failed Homicides

After a wave of violence last summer and some outside advice, the Buffalo Police Department formed the new squad, the Gun Violence Unit, to focus exclusively on nonfatal shootings.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2019

Rhode Island Officer Injured in Head-On Collision with Alleged DUI Driver

An officer with the North Providence (RI) Police Department was reportedly hurt when a 21-year-old woman collided head-on with his police vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2019

Maine Police Chief Struck by Vehicle in Whiteout Conditions

Chief Mike Bresett was transported to a nearby hospital where he underwent surgery. He is currently in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2019

New York Deputies Conducting Welfare Checks Also Shovel Snow for Citizens

Deputies with the Albany County (NY) Sheriff's Office were caught on camera in an act of kindness for elderly citizens trapped in their homes by a recent blizzard.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2019

Pennsylvania Officer Charged with On-Duty Sexual Assault of Four Women

An officer with the Wilkes-Barre (PA) Police Department was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he sexually assaulted four women while on duty.

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