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Articlesby Tracy G. TrottAugust 29, 2024

11 Tips for Preventing Officer Struck-By Deaths

In 2018, after 40 years of service, Col. Tracy G. Trott retired from the Tennessee Highway Patrol and tackled the challenge of trying to help the Colorado State Patrol uncover the reasons behind the agency’s struck-by deaths.

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Articlesby Dave SmithAugust 29, 2024

Dave Smith: The Deadly Effects of De-Training

Tragic events often occur when even well-trained folks do something over and over. It isn’t the rookie that has bad habits, takes shortcuts, or ignores danger signals.

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NewsAugust 23, 2024

Former Florida Deputy Charged with Manslaughter Over Shooting of Airman

Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran was charged Thursday in the May 3 shooting death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson.

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NewsAugust 19, 2024

Georgia Deputy Killed in Ambush, Suspect Dead

Sheriff Gary Gulledge says Deputy Brandon Cunningham was met with a “hail of gunfire” when he stepped out of his patrol vehicle and “never saw the threat.”

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NewsAugust 16, 2024

Ferguson Officer Critically Injured in Protest Showing Small Signs of Improvement

Officer Travis “T.J.” Brown suffered a life-threatening brain injury Friday night after being knocked to the ground during a protest marking ten years since Michael Brown Jr.'s death in an officer-involved shooting. He remains in a coma.

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NewsAugust 15, 2024

5 People Face Drug-Related Charges Over Death of “Friends” Actor Matthew Perry

The Department of Justice said in a press conference Thursday morning that an investigation revealed a “broad underground criminal network,” including Perry’s assistant and doctors, who “took advantage” of the actor by selling him ketamine.

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NewsAugust 14, 2024

Pursuit Suspect Pleads Guilty in GA Trooper’s Death

The man who faced multiple charges in connection with a Georgia state trooper’s death during a pursuit entered a guilty plea and will serve 17 years in prison. Trooper Jimmy Cenescar died following a crash while in pursuit of a motorcyclist in January.

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NewsAugust 5, 2024

San Jose Community Service Officers Hit by Vehicle, 1 Killed

One of the community service officers was pronounced dead at the scene. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office on Monday identified the officer as 34-year-old Long Tham Pham.

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NewsJuly 25, 2024

Former Philadelphia Officer Sentenced to at Least 8 Years in Killing of 12-Year-Old

Former Philadelphia officer Edsaul Mendoza pleaded guilty back in April 2024 to murder in the death of 12-year-old Thomas ‘TJ’ Siderio in South Philadelphia.

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NewsJuly 22, 2024

Alabama Officer Shot at While Leaving for Work, Suspect Dead

Moody police Chief Reece Smith said officers were called to the residence, where they found the Homewood PD cruiser had been struck with gunfire. The officer was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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