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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 14, 2016

LAPD Officer Attacked, Gun Taken During Anti-Trump Protest

A Los Angeles police officer’s pistol was stolen Thursday night during a fight with a woman, who attacked him with his handcuffs as protesters flooded downtown to decry the election of Donald Trump.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2016

Video: NYPD Transitioning to a New Duty Holster

NYPD officials say the department's new Safariland 6360 ALS gun holster with an automatic locking system is more secure than its previous holster. The department started issuing it to all new recruits in June of 2014. The Safariland 6360 ALS was not in use by the officer who was attacked Tuesday and lost his gun to a suspect who killed an uninvolved bystander.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

Video: Man Grabs NYPD Officer's Gun, Fatally Shoots Bronx Deli Clerk

A panhandler removed the duty weapon from a New York Police Department officer's holster and used it to fatally shoot a Bronx bodega worker as a late-night dispute over $2 exploded into a deadly street shootout, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

NYPD Training Tactic to Secure Police Gun Rarely Works on the Streets, Expert Says

In the heat of battle, training intended to help officers secure their weapons often goes out the window, a police tactics expert and retired NYPD lieutenant says.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2016

Video: Oklahoma City Officer Fatally Shoots Man After Gun Grab Attack on Bus

Video from a gun grab attack that resulted in a fatal officer-involved shooting in northwest Oklahoma City was released Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 12, 2016

Video: 2 Bailiffs Killed, Deputy Wounded in Michigan Courthouse Shooting Identified

Police late Monday identified the slain officers as Joseph Zangaro, 61, a retired Michigan State Police commander, and Ronald Kienzle, 63, a retired sergeant with the Benton Charter Township Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 30, 2016

Wisconsin Officer Wounded in Gun Grab Attack, Suspect Dead

A 23-year-old Appleton, WI, man who was a suspect in two retail thefts attacked an Appleton police officer early Saturday, taking her handgun and shooting her and a Good Samaritan before killing himself on the city's east side, Police Chief Todd Thomas said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2016

Video: Dash Cam Captures Brutal Gun Grab Attack on Minnesota Officer

Police say last November Hyman was responding to a loud noise complaint. When Hyman arrived he talked to Carr and found out there was a felony warrant for his arrest. That's when the attack began.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2016

Handcuffed Florida Murder Suspect Grabs and Loads Deputy’s Shotgun while Left Unattended in Car

A murder suspect left handcuffed and unsupervised in the backseat of an Orange County Sheriff's Office vehicle broke a divider in the car and twice got his hands on deputies' shotguns, court records show.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 29, 2016

Obama Wants Law Enforcement to Use "Smart Guns"

Under the measures, the government would define requirements that gun makers need to meet for police to consider purchasing. The White House said that local governments could apply for grants for guns equipped with the technology.

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