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NewsJune 3, 2024

Arizona Tribal Officer Killed Responding to Disturbance

Joshua Briese, who had been with the Police Department for less than a year, and another officer responded to a disturbance call involving a large crowd. Multiple gunshots were fired and both officers were struck.

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NewsApril 22, 2024

Oklahoma Investigator Dies After On-Duty Medical Event

Investigator Brian Herbert, 56, was on the range during annual firearms qualification when he felt chest pains and lost consciousness.

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NewsJanuary 4, 2024

Nearly All of Kansas Tribal Agency’s Officers Walk Off Job

The police force consisted of a chief, a lieutenant and two regular officers, according to the Tribe’s Attorney General and General Counsel Napoleon Crews.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 3, 2022

Tribal Officer Shot and Killed in Arizona

County officials say it started when a White Mountain Apache police officer pulled over a vehicle at around 7 p.m.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 28, 2021

MN Tribal Officer Shot and Killed Responding to Suicidal Subject Call

Officials say 37-year-old Officer Ryan Bialke, a native of Buffalo, Minnesota, was shot to death by a suspect at a home in Redby that possibly had children inside. That suspect allegedly fired upon officers as they arrived, hitting Bialke.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2021

Man Gets 30 Years for Killing Tribal Officer

In 2019, Cleveland pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, which carried a maximum penalty of life in prison. He also pleaded guilty to violating the conditions of his supervised release in a previous case in which he forced his way into a home on the Navajo Nation armed with a baseball bat and assaulted a woman in 2012.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2021

Supreme Court Rules Tribal Police Can Detain Non-Natives who Violate State or Federal Laws

The unanimous ruling overturned lower courts that said a Crow police officer should not have held a nontribal member who was found to have drugs and weapons in his truck.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2021

Supreme Court Considering Case Involving Jurisdiction of Tribal Police on Public Roads Crossing Reservation Land

Some justices expressed concern about public safety if tribal officers lacked power to stop and detain non-Native Americans. Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas wondered what would happen if an officer encountered a known serial killer.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 22, 2021

Florida Tribal Officer Killed when Patrol Vehicle Flips on Interstate

Officer Horacio Sebastian Dominguez, 43, was on duty and heading west on Interstate 75 near Picayune Strand State Forest Campground at about 1:20 a.m. when the marked police car's right rear tire blew out, a Florida Highway Patrol news release states.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2021

AZ Tribal Officer Struck with Blunt Object and Injured, Suspect Fatally Shot

Officers responded to a possible murder that occurred in the area. While making contact with the suspect, an officer was hit on the head with a blunt object.

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