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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleDecember 8, 2009

When This Guy Says He Wants Someone Decisive, Believe Him

"I thank God my partner had the balls to do what he had to do," he said. "I'd rather he take [the shot at me] than hesitate and get me or both of us killed. He's my partner, and any guys that are Monday morning quarterbacking the guy can kiss my ass."

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 11, 2009

Hartford Officer Shot After Foot Pursuit Leaves Hospital

A Hartford (Conn.) PD police officer is recovering well from two bullet wounds he sustained during a scuffle with a burglary suspect, the Hartford Courant reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 20, 2009

OnStar Stops Carjacker, Who Then Falls Into Pool

A man who carjacked a Chevrolet Tahoe in a Visalia, Calif., parking lot using a sawed-off shotgun led police on a high-speed pursuit, until OnStar operators disabled the vehicle using a new feature added in 2009, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2009

Kansas Deputy Dies After Exchanging Gunfire With Suspect

Sedgwick County sheriff's deputy Brian S. Etheridge has died as a result of injuries he sustained from a gunshot wound while pursuing a suspect Monday near Wichita, Kan., KansasCity.com reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2009

Mayor Who Banned Police Vehicle And Foot Pursuits Reverses Herself

A small-town South Carolina mayor who told police they couldn't chase suspects on foot or driving a patrol vehicle has changed her mind, WTKR-TV reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2009

Delaware Police Seek Killer of One of Their Own

One man has been charged and a second is being sought in Delaware in connection with the fatal shooting of one police officer last night and the wounding of another, the Inquirer reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2009

Video: Pa. Trooper, Suspect Killed in Mountain Highway Shootout

Pennsylvania Trooper Joshua Miller died exchanging gunfire Sunday, after police pursued a suspect for 40 miles at high speeds in the Pocono Mountains, WNEP TV reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 28, 2009

Florida Officer Recovering from Shooting

The Coral Springs officer shot several times by an assault rifle-wielding robber during a police chase Saturday night should make a full recovery and be home by the weekend, his family said during a press conference. Officer Paul Kempinsky IV continued Wednesday to recover at North Broward Medical Center, undergoing yet another surgery, this time to repair a bullet wound in his arm, said his father, Paul Kempinsky III.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2009

Woman with Baby in Car Shot, Killed After Police Chase

A woman who led police on a high-speed pursuit from Buena Park to Santa Ana was shot and killed by a Santa Ana police officer early this morning, authorities said. A toddler who was in the back seat was unharmed.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 13, 2009

Downtown L.A. Police Chase Ends with Suspect's Death

Los Angeles police shot and killed the driver of a sport utility vehicle early Thursday after he led officers on a chase that ended with the man ramming into police cruisers in the skid row area of downtown.

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