The two troopers who were injured had reportedly deployed a spike strip on the road and were removing it, when a Hammond police unit involved in the chase hit them.
Read More →A deputy with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office was wounded and a gunman was killed in a gunfight on Sunday.
Read More →The New Orleans Police Department has announced that it will discontinue performing what it called "informational checkpoints" at which officers were trying to "verbally provide information regarding the current stay-at-home order in place within Orleans Parish due to the current COVID-19 public health crisis.
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Cpl. Derrick Maglone's sister said there was some concern early on about his ability to walk and swallow, but by Tuesday he was swallowing on his own and was able to walk to the restroom.
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The slain officer has been identified as Lt. Glenn Dale Hutto, Jr. He served on the force for 21 years. The Baton Rouge Police Department posthumously promoted Hutto to the rank of lieutenant after the shooting.
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An officer with the Baton Rouge Police Department was killed and another wounded following an armed confrontation with a barricaded suspect over the weekend.
Read More →Actor Matthew McConaughey—alongside his wife, Camila Alves McConaughey—personally delivered thousands of protective masks to police and fire stations in Austin on Thursday.
Read More →A gunman was taken into custody after opening fire on officers with the Shreveport Police Department during a multi-hour standoff at an apartment complex on Monday.
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Prosecutors will not bring charges against a West Baton Rouge, LA, deputy who fatally shot a Port Allen man during a drug raid at a motel last summer.
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The motorist tooling around in the car with the 1997 plate told the officer, "Sorry, officer. I’ve been busy lately and totally forgot to renew my vehicle registration."
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