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Patrol

Utah Police Ask Citizens to Stop Stealing Toilet Paper from Headquarters

The Kaysville (UT) Police Department posted on social media a special request of the citizens they serve: Please stop stealing our toilet paper.

March 11, 2020

Patrol

Washington Department Closes 2 Substations Amid Virus Scare

The Bellevue (WA) Police Department has closed two substations to limit contact with the public amid the outbreak of COVID-19—also known as the coronavirus—in the Seattle area.

March 11, 2020

Patrol

DA: Police Justified in Ending California Active-Shooter Attack with Deadly Force

A California District Attorney has ruled that police acted justly and bravely in response to a mass shooting that occurred at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in July 2019.

March 11, 2020

Patrol

San Francisco Supervisors Want More Police Foot Patrols

Two San Francisco supervisors plan to introduce legislation Tuesday that would force the city’s Police Department to rework its approach to deploying foot patrols to prevent crime and foster better relationships with communities.

March 10, 2020

Patrol

Washington Police Officer to Seek State Senate Seat

An officer with the Vancouver (WA) Police Department announced on Tuesday his intention to run as an Independent Republican for a seat in the state senate, currently held by Democrat Annette Cleveland.

March 5, 2020

Patrol

California Department Releases Video of Fatal OIS

The Riverside County (CA) Sheriff's Department has released a video debriefing of the fatal shooting of a 41-year-old man in January following a vehicle pursuit.

March 5, 2020

Weapons

Inmate Files Red Flag Petition Against Deputies at Colorado Jail

Deputies “carry shotguns inside the jail intimidating and excessively abusing inmates with these shotguns,” the inmate wrote in the complaint. “These deputys (sic) carry these deadly weapons 24 hours a day patrolling the floors of this jail intimidating and threatening people for the most minor things.”

March 3, 2020

Special Units

Washington K-9 Wounded in Shooting to Lose Eye and Probably be Retired

K-9 Chief was shot in the eye during a police chase with 22-year-old Jose Rivera around 11 p.m. Friday, Chief Kevin Fuhr said Monday, and due to the severity of his injuries the eye will need to be surgically removed.

March 3, 2020

Patrol

California Officers May Have Thwarted Mass Attack, Suspect Arrested for Making Threats

Thomas Andrews, 32, sent threatening messages to his employer, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety said in a statement posted on Facebook. The text messages said Andrews was planning a mass shooting at the UPS in Sunnyvale, the department said.

March 3, 2020

Patrol

Citizens, Officers Honor Fallen Arizona Tribal Police Officer

Thousands of people were in attendance during the funeral service of White Mountain Apache Nation Police Officer David Kellywood over the weekend.

March 2, 2020

Patrol

Colorado Officer Accused of Distributing Seized Marijuana

An officer with the Rocky Ford (CO) Police Department has been charged with allegedly distributing about a pound of marijuana he confiscated while on duty late last year.

March 2, 2020

Patrol

California Police Recover Corpse from Stolen Hearse After Pursuit

Police in California found an unsurprising passenger in the stolen vehicle they stopped following a pursuit—the vehicle was a hearse and the passenger was a deceased person encased in a coffin in the rear compartment.

February 28, 2020