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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2012

Missouri Cop Struck During Traffic Stop

When the officer began questioning the suspect about a possible drug violation, the suspect accelerated backwards, knocking the officer to the ground. The officer fired a shot at the vehicle, striking it in a front tire.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2012

Video: Fla. Cop Ambushed at Vehicle Stop

Following a judge's order, the Florida state attorney's office released dash-cam video of the April shooting of a Cape Coral Police officer at a vehicle stop. Officer David Wagoner survived and has since returned to duty.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 12, 2012

Mo. Trooper Expected To Fully Recover from Shooting

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper who was struck by gunfire from a car-load of narcotics suspects returned fire, killing one and wounding a second suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 1, 2012

New Orleans Officers Wounded In Gunfight, 1 Suspect Killed

Two New Orleans police officers were wounded early Thursday in a gunfight at a vehicle stop that left one suspect dead and a second wounded.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2012

Suspect In Wash. Trooper's Death Shoots Self

A suspect in the shooting death of a Washington State Patrol trooper early Thursday shot himself as SWAT members closed in. Trooper Tony Radulescu was a 16-year veteran of the agency.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2012

Handcuffed Cruiser Thief Radioed for Help To Escape

A 22-year-old Indiana man who stole a police cruiser took the vehicle on a joyride and radioed dispatchers to ask how to get out of the handcuffs. Police later recovered the squad in a detention pond.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2011

Video: Seattle Man Calls 911 on Officer

A Seattle man called 911 to tell dispatchers a traffic stop was spinning out of control after claiming he was the victim of an "illegal stop by an officer."

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 25, 2011

Ala. Deputy's Shooting Was 'Within Policy,' Sheriff Says

A Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) Sheriff's deputy struck by a bullet returned fire and killed an armed robbery suspect during a vehicle stop. Sheriff Ted Sexton said his deputy was "within policy."

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2011

Pa. Officer Killed at Traffic Stop, Backup Cop Wounded

A part-time East Washington (Pa.) Police officer was fatally shot and a second officer was wounded in a gunfight late Sunday following a traffic stop in Webster.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2011

Va. Tech Gunman Changed Clothes After Shooting Cop in Car

Va. Tech Officer Deriek Crouse had pulled over a car driven by a student and was stopped on a campus parking lot with that car in front of his cruiser when he was shot and killed. The student has been very helpful to investigators.

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