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An off-duty Philadelphia police officer stopped the threat by shooting a driver who struck a pedestrian and was apparently trying to run down other people in South Philadelphia Monday morning.
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After a brief conversation, the 26-year-old man suddenly tried pulling her gun from its holster, but the officer was able to push him away, police said. After the failed attempt, the man tried to run away but Kamara pursued him. In an attempt to slow the officer down, he hurled a laptop back at her, hitting her in the forehead.
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“I thought about him through the 116 days of training. That’s kind of what pushed me to get to this point. I know he’d be proud of me to be here,” said Weddleton, whose older brothers Mark and Stephen are also troopers.
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Officer Jesse Hartnett was shot three times two years ago. As each charge was read, his accused shooter - rather than entering a plea of guilty or not guilty - replied, "I don't plead to anyone but Allah."
Read More →The officers were doing a floor-by-floor “vertical” patrol of the Stuyvesant Garden Houses on Gates Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant at about 10:30 p.m. Monday night.
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The Westmoreland County, PA, district attorney intends to seek the death penalty against Rahmael Holt, who is awaiting trial in the fatal shooting of New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw.
Read More →York City, PA, Officer Kyle Pitts remains in stable condition at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, recovering from injuries after he was shot Thursday while serving a warrant on a fugitive in Harrisburg.
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K-9 Scout, a 6-year-old German shepherd with the Jefferson County (NY) Sheriff's Office, died Thursday afternoon during a training exercise.
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Deputy marshal Christopher David Hill, 45, died in the line of duty Thursday morning while serving a warrant on a fugitive in Harrisburg, PA.
Read More →The marshal died at a hospital after the shooting. An officer also was wounded by gunfire.
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