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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 10, 2019

Connecticut Department Still Reeling from First Fatal OIS in 20 Years

Until late last month, the Danbury (CT) Police Department had not had a fatal officer-involved shooting in two decades. Then, on December 29, an officer shot and killed a knife-wielding man and critically wounded the man's mother.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2019

South Carolina Man Shot, Killed Following Standoff with Police

Deputies with the Union County (SC) Sheriff's Office came under fire while responding to a call of a man with a gun. The man had reportedly discharged his firearm a number of times before returning to his home.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2019

Video: Illinois Officer Shoots, Kills Armed Murder Suspect

Officer Brianna Tedesco had come upon a wanted subject in an SUV on a narrow gravel road. When she asked the man for ID, he produced a piece of paper, and quickly thereafter, a handgun.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2019

Active Shooter who Opened Fire on Texas Officers Killed in Gunfight

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said that shell casings were found up and down the street for blocks.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2019

Connecticut Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting had Criminal Past

In 2010, Paul Arbitelle was found guilty of interfering with an officer, had a DUI in 2009, and had been charged with assaulting a public safety officer in 2012 and in 2016.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 31, 2018

Connecticut Police Shoot, Kill Knife-Wielding Man Reportedly Attacking Officer

An officer with the Danbury (CT) Police Department reportedly shot and killed a man who was lunging at him with a knife in his hand. A woman in the apartment where the incident took place was also wounded. She is reportedly related to the knife-wielding subject.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2018

Georgia Officer Dies Weeks After Being Shot in the Face

Officer Michael Smith of the Henry County (GA) Police Department died early Friday morning, weeks after being shot in the face during a call of a suspicious person at a dental office on December 6.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 27, 2018

Florida Police Shoot, Kill Man Who Drove Through Crowd

Officers with the Lakeland (FL) Police Department responded to a call about a large crowd gathered in the parking lot of a local restaurant.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 26, 2018

California Agency Defends Decision to Destroy Old OIS Records

The Inglewood (CA) Police Department has decided to destroy records of investigations into officer-involved shootings, other uses of force, confirmed cases of sexual assault, and accusations of lying while on duty that date back to 1991.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 24, 2018

Georgia Officer Grazed by Gunfire at Domestic Violence Call

An officer with the DeKalb County (GA) Police Department is in stable condition after he was wounded in a shooting that occurred at a domestic violence call.

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