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Officer Samuel Riveros and Officer Anthony Pimentel responded to a call for help and came under fire. Riveros was killed and Pimentel was wounded.
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On Friday, 78 federal agents and officers raided the homes of Nicholas John Smit, 40, and Steven Hansen, 36. Smit was charged with attempted murder of a police officer and building a potentially deadly booby trap and targeting law enforcement officers.
Read More →Most assaults on cops are borne of desperate bids to evade justice. But what of those who go so far as to engage and assault cops on their home turf? What makes these time bombs tick? Revenge, for one.
Read More →"The suspect presented a weapon, it was a firearm. We believe it may have actually been the officer's either primary or secondary firearm," said Sergeant Henry Hsu with the Fountain Valley Police Department.
Read More →The patrol vehicle was split in half due to the significant force of the crash. Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr. died at the scene, sheriff's officials confirmed.
Read More →Backup deputies responded and provided aid to the deputy, who was transported to the hospital and "sustained a non-life-threatening laceration to her neck."
Read More →Hundreds of mourners turned out Wednesday in Riverside, Calif., for the memorial of Sultan, a police dog killed while attempting to subdue a violent felon.
Read More →Deputy Harris, who was assigned to the department's Hemet station, died Saturday after suffering catastrophic injuries in a car crash Friday while responding to a call for service, Sheriff Chad Bianco said.
Read More →Most threats against police officers are verbal threats used to control, harass, and intimidate the officer. But situations involving threats at the next level—where violence is a grave possibility—are different.
Read More →The detective driving the vehicle was struck once in the upper torso by gunfire and was immediately transported to a local hospital by his partner. He's 30 years old, a seven-year member of LBPD and expected to fully recover.
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