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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieApril 10, 2020

Coronavirus: Amid COVID-19 Outbreak, Police Press Forward

This is going to get worse—far, far worse—before it's going to get better, but contrary to what many in the mainstream media would have you believe, the world is not ending. We are going to get through this—the question is, "When?"

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2020

Nebraska Officer Hospitalized Briefly Following Biting Assault

An officer with the Lincoln (NE) Police Department was treated at the hospital on Wednesday after he was bitten by a suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2020

Most Officer COVID-19 Deaths to be Eligible for Federal LODD Benefits

The President of the National Fraternal Order of Police—Patrick Yoes—today issued a statement lauding the determination that law enforcement and other public safety officers who file a death benefit claim through the Public Safety Officers’ Benefit (PSOB) program for a COVID-19 related death will be found by the Bureau of Justice Assistance to have contracted the disease in the line of duty in most cases.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2020

Phoenix Officer Credits Armor with Saving her Life During Shooting That Killed Commander

An officer with the Phoenix Police Department says that the protective plate given to her by her father—a reserve officer himself—likely saved her life during an incident that left Commander Greg Carnicle dead during a domestic violence call in late March.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2020

Woman Charged After Claiming COVID-19 Infection and Spitting on Florida Officer

A woman has been charged with battery on a law enforcement officer after she claimed to be positive for COVID-19—the disease caused by the coronavirus—before spitting on an officer who had responded to a domestic disturbance call on Sunday afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2020

Former Colorado Trooper Arrested for Violating "Social Distancing" Rules

A former trooper with the Colorado State Patrol was handcuffed in front of his 6-year-old daughter on a softball field by officers with the Brighton Police Department who were enforcing "social distancing" rules.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2020

ICE Agents Arrest Salvadoran Gang Member Wanted for Capital Murder

According to an agency press release, the man—identified as 25-year-old Jonathan Alexander Gonzalez-Rosales—is in the U.S. illegally and an active member of the 18th Street Gang, a transnational criminal organization.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2020

South Carolina Teen Under Quarantine Coughs on Officers

A teenage girl in South Carolina was arrested Wednesday and has been charged with breach of peace high and aggravated after police say she intentionally coughed on officers, claiming to have coronavirus.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2020

Illinois Officer Seen Changing Stranded Motorist's Tire

An officer with the Buffalo Grove (IL) Police Department was recently seen in an image posted to social media helping a stranded motorist change the tire on her vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2020

Florida Man Charged with Plotting Murder of Police Officer

A man in Florida is suspected of having created a plot to have a Jacksonville Sheriff's deputy killed.

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