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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 6, 2018

Chicago Officers to Document Every Time They Point a Gun at Someone

Chicago police officers would be required to document every instance in which they point a gun at someone under an agreement reached Wednesday between Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, two sources familiar with the deal confirmed.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 6, 2018

Indiana Officers Surprise 5-Year-Old with New Electric Police Car

The Edinburgh Police Department, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office, and Stinesville Police Department surprised a heartbroken five-year-old boy with a new electric police car after his was stolen.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 6, 2018

Man Shot by Ohio Police at Hospital Had Reached for Officer's Gun

Officers arrived to find 38-year-old Cory Fraley in distress, saying "I'm ready to die" before lunging for an officer's sidearm.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 6, 2018

Michigan Gas Station Owner's Facebook Posts of Officer's Act of Kindness Goes Viral

Seth Kazz—who owns and operates the Little Mack Citgo in St. Clair Shores, MI—posted a picture on Facebook of Officer Todd Bing talking with Delores Marotta, whose husband had recently passed away, and who had only three dollars available for gasoline.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 5, 2018

Murder Charge Dropped in Hit-and-Run Death of Detroit Officer

Jonathan Cole, 19, is still facing charges of reckless driving causing death and failing to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in death, which are both felonies.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2018

Chicago Police Sergeant Dies by Suicide While On Duty

A sergeant with the Chicago Police Department reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the Chicago Tribune.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2018

Ohio Officer Forced to Shoot K-9 Partner During Attack in Training

An Ohio officer shot his police dog after it attacked him, leaving him with serious bite wounds, the Columbus Police Department said in a written statement.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2018

Man Attempts to Assault Nebraska Officer with Improvised Flame Thrower

A 57-year-old man reportedly used an aerosol spray can and a lighter to shoot a flame at an officer with the Omaha (NE) Police Department on Friday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2018

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Declines Accepting Cases from 28 Officers

According to KTVI-TV, St. Louis’s top prosecutor—Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner—has a so-called "exclusion list" of 28 police officers and will refuse to prosecute suspected criminals if any of those officers are deemed critical to such prosecutions.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 31, 2018

Good Samaritan Pulls Sheriff’s Deputy Out Of Burning Squad Car

An unknown man rescued a Cook County Sheriff's Deputy from her burning patrol vehicle early Thursday. The officer had been trapped in her squad car following a collision with another vehicle.

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