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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

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 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 22, 2019

NYPD Officer Adopts Dog He Saved from Freezing Rain

Three days after Christmas last year, two officers with the New York Police Department came upon a dog chained to a fence, seemingly abandoned. They freed the animal and delivered it to a shelter.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 17, 2019

Retired New York Officer Murders Wife, Kills Self

An officer who retired from a police department in Westchester County, New York was found dead in the garage of their Middletown home along with his wife on Tuesday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 17, 2019

Imprisoned Convicted Cop Killer Dies at Age 71 in New York

Convicted cop killer Joseph Comfort has died in the Mohawk Correctional Facility at the age of 71.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 16, 2019

Off-Duty NYPD Officer Killed in Head-on Collision with Garbage Truck

The New York Police Benevolent Association said on Facebook, "Our hearts are heavy with the loss of our brother, P.O. Brian Kessler, who was killed in a vehicle collision on his way home from work this morning. He was just 28 years old and had less than nine months on the job."

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2019

New York Officers Return Wheelchair to Disabled Teen

Officers with the New York Police Department were able to located and return to a disabled teen her stolen wheelchair.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieDecember 28, 2018

2018 in Review: A Glass Overflowing with Great Stories of American Policing

Despite downward numbers of recruits seeking to join the ranks of law enforcement and increasing indications of de-policing across the country, we can—if we look hard enough—find countless bright spots for American policing in 2018.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 26, 2018

Video: New York Officers Visit Mom of Slain Detective

Colleagues of slain Detective Miosotis Familia of the New York Police Department paid a holiday visit to the fallen officer's family for Christmas.

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