Tag: Blue-on-Blue: Page 5

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Friendly Fire: Analyzing the Problem

As with accidental training deaths, LE needs to recognize that "friendly fire" tragedies are both needless and preventable. And the only acceptable goal in any/all accidental police deaths is their total elimination.

April 28, 2011

Patrol

Off-Duty Maryland Officer Arrested After Assaulting City Cop

An off-duty Howard County (Md.) Police Department officer was arrested outside of a nightclub early Sunday, after assaulting a municipal officer who was attempting to disperse a rowdy crowd.

April 3, 2011

Patrol

N.J. Sgt. Fatally Shot After Firing Subgun at Officers

Sgt. David Powell, a 22-year veteran of the force, had earlier been called to the station after a report that he violated a restraining order. He was recently divorced from his second wife.

March 27, 2011

Patrol

Retired NYPD Sgt. Yelled "Gun" In Friendly Fire Incident

In the moments before the accidental shooting of a Nassau County (N.Y.) Police officer by an MTA officer, a retired NYPD sergeant may have yelled "gun."

March 14, 2011

Patrol

Plainclothes N.Y. Cop Killed by Friendly Fire

A Nassau County (N.Y.) Police officer was accidentally shot by an MTA officer who mistook him for a suspect during a barricade incident.

March 12, 2011

Patrol

NYPD Officers Exonerated In Harlem Shootout

The four officers who fired nearly 50 shots while breaking up a Harlem block party in August won't face charges relating to the shootout. Officer Brightman had said Alvarez had a gun and had fired at him.

March 4, 2011

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Baltimore Police Ban Plainclothes Duty

Command staff members are now discussing new rules governing plainclothes work. Officers could wear distinctive colors that change by the day or week, to make them quickly identifiable to fellow officers but not to the people they are trying to arrest, or use code words.

January 11, 2011

Patrol

41 Shots Fired In Baltimore's Friendly Fire Death

Five Baltimore Police officers fired 41 rounds during a chaotic scene outside a nightclub on Sunday evening that led to the death of Officer William H. Torbit Jr. in a friendly fire incident.

January 10, 2011

Patrol

L.A. County Sheriff Deputies Suspended After Holiday Brawl

Seven Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies have been relieved of their duties, as a result of their participation in a holiday party brawl.

December 15, 2010

Patrol

Baltimore Officer Exonerated In Friendly Fire Incident

A jury has cleared Baltimore PD's Officer John Torres in the fatal shooting of Officer Norman Stamp during an off-duty shooting outside of a strip club.

October 21, 2010

Patrol

Two NYPD Officers Shot In Harlem Gunfight at 500-Person Barbecue

Angel Alvarez, 23, shot an killed 21-year-old Luis Soto, then exchanged fire with at least five officers. Alvarez fired at least four rounds, and Officer Michael Tadeschi was likely struck by a friendly fire round that deflected after striking his ballistic vest.

August 7, 2010

Patrol

Veteran Dallas Officer Accidentally Shoots Rookie

A rookie Dallas police officer was accidentally shot this morning by a veteran officer at a home in West Dallas, police said. The rookie was not injured.

July 15, 2010