Tag: Off-Duty Incidents: Page 47

Patrol

Off-Duty N.C. Cop Shot at Gas Station

An off-duty Lumberton (N.C.) Police Department officer was fatally shot Tuesday as he and another officer attempted to apprehend a murder suspect. Master Police Officer Jeremiah Goodson had six years of service.

July 16, 2012

Patrol

Philly Cop Struck, Killed After Argument

An off-duty Philadelphia police officer was struck and killed on his bicycle late Sunday by a driver after an argument between the two men.

July 15, 2012

Patrol

Hug Triggers Officer's Gun, Kills Woman

Adaisha Miller, who would have turned 25 today, was embracing the officer when the shooting occurred near 12:30 a.m. Sunday. The officer was carrying his .40-caliber service pistol in an inside-the-waistband holster he covered with his shirt.

July 8, 2012

Patrol

Philly Cop Killed by Wrong-Way Drunk Driver

Officer Brian Lorenzo, a 23-year veteran and member of the department's elite Highway Patrol unit, was killed early Sunday on Interstate 95 while riding his Harley-Davidson Road King.

July 8, 2012

Patrol

N.J. Officer Revives Infant

Capt. Jose Ruiz was driving with his wife off-duty in Egg Harbor Township when he spotted a woman with a child that didn't look right. He pulled over and began CPR on the infant, reviving the 2-year-old girl.

June 5, 2012

Patrol

Video: Texas Deputy Wrestles Burglars

The shirtless deputy was captured on a neighbor's surveillance camera wrestling with three suspects who attempted to rob his home. The deputy used methods from his training in an attempt to detain the burglars.

May 23, 2012

Patrol

Texas Deputy Wrestles With Home Invaders

A shirtless Bexar County (Texas) Sheriff's deputy fought with three robbery suspects outside of his home on Sunday. The fight was captured on a neighbor's surveillance camera. Read the full story here.

May 23, 2012

Patrol

In Defense of George Zimmerman

Politicians and law enforcement administrators often credit law enforcement with the safety enjoyed in nicer neighborhoods. We don't deserve the credit. Safe neighborhoods are not made so by quality policing.

May 2, 2012

Patrol

Dallas Cop Allegedly Fired at Car While Drunk

An off-duty Dallas police officer was arrested Sunday in Mesquite after authorities say he drove along Interstate 30, fired at a car with his handgun and continued to drive on the highway with the weapon held out his window.

April 29, 2012

Patrol

Off-Duty Denver Cop Fatally Shoots Ex-Con at Church

An off-duty Denver Police officer fatally shot a career criminal at an Aurora church, after the suspect shot his aunt.

April 24, 2012

Special Units

Video: Retired NYPD Lt. Stops Pharmacy Robber

A retired NYPD lieutenant fatally shot a Bloods gang member who attempted to rob a Harlem pharmacy with two accomplices, who are still being sought by police.

April 17, 2012

Special Units

Retired NYPD Lt. Stops Pharmacy Robber

A retired NYPD lieutenant fatally shot a Bloods gang member who attempted to rob a Harlem pharmacy with two accomplices. The retired cop was filling up his car at a gasoline station across the street, when the robbery occurred. Read the full story here.

April 17, 2012