Tag: The Northeast: Page 19

Patrol

Massachusetts Officer Working Traffic Detail Struck by Vehicle

An officer with the Barnstable (MA) Police Department suffered "what appear to be non-life-threatening leg and facial injuries" when a driver struck the officer who was working a traffic detail.

December 13, 2019

Patrol

Massachusetts Trooper Slashed with Blade at Traffic Stop

A Massachusetts State Police trooper is being treated for slash wounds after being attacked with an edged weapon during a traffic stop Thursday.

December 12, 2019

Special Units

Police Kill Barricaded Gunman Who Shot PA Trooper

A gunman who barricaded himself inside his house after shooting a Pennsylvania State Police trooper was shot and killed after a 14-hour standoff.

December 11, 2019

Patrol

Slain New Jersey Officer Identified, Incident Details Released

Det. Joseph Seals was a 39-year-old father of five. After shooting him, two suspects began a shootout with police at a kosher grocery store, killing three civilians inside.

December 11, 2019

Patrol

Pennsylvania State Trooper Shot, Wounded at Welfare Check

A Pennsylvania state trooper was shot and wounded Tuesday afternoon by the subject of a welfare check and had to be airlifted from the scene.

December 10, 2019

Patrol

Officer, 5 Others Killed in New Jersey Standoff

A New Jersey police officer was killed in an hourslong standoff in a Jersey City, NJ, neighborhood Tuesday, investigators said. Three civilians and two suspects were also killed.

December 10, 2019

Patrol

Tesla on "Autopilot" Slams Into Connecticut Patrol Vehicle Alongside Road

A Tesla vehicle—equipped with what many call an "autopilot" function that takes the operation of the vehicle largely out of the hands of the individual behind the wheel—slammed into a patrol vehicle in Norwalk, CT, early Saturday morning.

December 9, 2019

Special Units

Charitable Foundation Donates New Motorcycle to Pennsylvania Department

The York (PA) Police Department has a brand new 2019 Harley-Davidson patrol motorcycle thanks to the generous donation of a local charitable foundation.

December 9, 2019

Patrol

Video: Massachusetts Officer Brushes Snow from Driver's Rooftop

An officer with the Wellesley (MA) Police Department was captured on cell phone video assisting an driver who had several inches of fallen snow on their car rooftop.

December 6, 2019

Patrol

New York Officers Shovel Driveway of 99-Year-Old Woman

Three officers with the Albany (NY) Police Department came to the aid of a 99-year-old woman who called for help in clearing nearly 18 inches of newly fallen snow from her driveway so she could leave her home Monday morning.

December 5, 2019

Patrol

New Hampshire Man Charged with Assaulting Police Officer

A man has been charged with assaulting an officer with the Hudson (NH) Police Department.

December 2, 2019

Technology

Massachusetts State Police Briefly Tested Robot Dog

The Massachusetts State Police reportedly tested a robot dog produced by Waltham-based Boston Dynamics for three months from August to November.

December 2, 2019