Tag: Off-Duty Incidents: Page 54

Patrol

St. Louis Deputy Fatally Shoots Pit Bull

A St. Louis Sheriff's deputy shot and killed one of two pit bulls who approached him in a threatening manner on Monday. The deputy was leaving his home, when the shooting occurred.

December 20, 2010

Patrol

Phoenix Motor Cop In Critical Condition After Crash

Officer Eric Kral, 35, was in uniform and riding his personal motorcycle to a second job, when he changed lanes and tried to change back, but didn't realize traffic had slowed. He then rear-ended the vehicle in front of him.

December 20, 2010

Patrol

Off-Duty Capitol Police Officer Stops Schizophrenic Shooter

As the officer got into his Dodge Ram truck, the man with the duty belt started firing on his vehicle. Thornton lay down along the front seat as glass from his truck's windows shattered around him. He kept peering up to check the assailant's location.

December 19, 2010

Patrol

Off-Duty NY Cop Shot Outside Bronx Restaurant

The officer, who hasn't been identified, is expected to fully recover. The shooting occurred after an argument between the officer and a man in the passenger seat of a Chevrolet Caprice.

December 12, 2010

Weapons

Baltimore May Restrict Off-Duty Carry During Alcohol Consumption

Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III is considering revising the department's General Order governing officer conduct to prohibit officers from carrying a firearm if they consume alcohol off duty.

December 5, 2010

Patrol

Maryland Officer Stabbed During Restaurant Dispute

The Prince George's County (Md.) police officer was stabbed by Milton Benitez Salvador, 34. Salvador, who has no fixed address, has been charged with attempted murder and assault on a law enforcement officer.

November 21, 2010

Patrol

Off-Duty Texas Deputy Fires On Burglary Suspect

Deputy Brent Bible confronted Christopher Gries, 30, while he peered into a vehicle. Gries then returned to his still-running Cadillac Escalade and steered it toward the deputy.

November 20, 2010

Weapons

Off-Duty Firearms Carry and Training

If for no other reason than the protection of yourself and your loved ones, you need to practice off-duty firearms tactics. And it's in your agency's best interests to provide you with the necessary skills.

November 17, 2010

Patrol

Georgia Chief Deputy Killed Answering Door at Home

Chief Deputy Kevin Roberts, 48, was fatally shot by 37-year-old Sherman Ash Branch, the subject of a Greene County Sheriff's Office narcotics investigation. Branch then killed himself.

November 14, 2010

Patrol

Slain Virginia Officer Always Tried to Help People

Victor Decker, 25, was found fatally shot by the side of a road in Virginia Beach earlier in the week. The officer was off duty when slain, but wearing his badge around his neck.

October 29, 2010

Patrol

Off-Duty Houston Cop Fires on Truck Thief

Officer R.O. Carreon, who has been on the force since 2006, fired on the suspected thief with a shotgun and wounding the man, who was arrested after driving to LBJ Hospital following the shooting.

October 25, 2010

Patrol

Off-Duty Brooklyn Cop Patron Thwarts Salon Robbery

Officer Feris Jones, 50, was getting her hair done at Sabine's Hallway Beauty Salon in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood that's covered by the NYPD's 79th Precinct at 6:27 p.m. Saturday. At that time, 19-year-old parolee Winston Cox entered the business and demanded the wallets of patrons.

October 24, 2010