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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 16, 2020

Kansas Agency Sees Record Number of Women in Latest Recruit Class

The Wichita (KS) Police Department has a total of 12 female recruits in its latest academy class—the most women ever in a single recruiting round—up from eight women in last year's batch of would-be WPD officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2020

Off-Duty California Deputy Struck, Killed by Car While Helping Elderly Woman

Detective Amber Joy Leist had observed an elderly woman who had fallen in the middle of the road and stopped and exited her vehicle to give assistance when she was struck by an oncoming car.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2020

Metro D.C. Officer Struck by Vehicle Seriously Injured

An officer with the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department was struck by a passing vehicle and severely injured while directing traffic at the scene of a collision involving a suspected stolen vehicle over the weekend.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 27, 2019

Arkansas Officer Wounded in Shooting Released from Hospital

Officer Samantha Hodgson, who was shot and wounded by a reportedly suicidal subject outside an Arkansas apartment complex, has been released from the hospital.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 24, 2019

Arkansas Officer Shot, Wounded by Reportedly Suicidal Subject

A reportedly suicidal man fired a shotgun through a door at responding officers, striking one. Officer Samantha Hodgson was airlifted to a Little Rock hospital, where she was in stable condition Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 20, 2019

Houston Officer Killed in Off-Duty Wrong-Way Crash

It’s not yet clear what caused Solorio, of Katy, to be driving in the opposite direction. State trooper Sgt. Stephen Woodard said that was still under investigation, adding there were “no intoxication signs at the scene.”

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2019

Maryland Officers Replace Family's Holiday Ornaments Wrecked by Vandals

Officers with the Aberdeen (MD) Police Department were not going to let vandals ruin Christmas for a family whose front yard decorations were trashed earlier this month.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 18, 2019

Wyoming Officer Alleges Pregnancy Cost Her Promotion

A police officer in Wyoming has filed a lawsuit claiming she was denied a chance at promotion because her high-risk pregnancy prevented her from taking a physical test on the date it was given.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2019

Texas Sergeant Struck, Killed by Fleeing Suspect's Vehicle

Sgt. Kaila Sullivan of the Nassau Bay (TX) Police Department died after being struck during a traffic stop around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. A man wanted on a warrant related to a domestic violence case reportedly hit Sullivan as he drove away.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 14, 2019

Tennessee SRO Opens Camp for Special Needs Girls

After a school resource officer with the Nashville Metro Police Department learned a girl with special needs at her school was being held out of a camp sponsored in part by the local FOP, she decided to spend her own money and time to create a camp for girls like her.

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