Tag: Medical Leave

Patrol

Rhode Island Detective Retires After 22 Years on Sick Leave

A detective with the Warren (RI) Police Department who suffered a staph infection in 1998 and has been on paid medical leave ever since has reportedly retired.

March 2, 2020

Training

Calif. Deputy Wounded By Dorner Returns to Duty

Deputy Alex Collins was welcomed back at the Big Bear station Monday on an "emotional and proud day," Sheriff John McMahon announced.

September 30, 2013

Training

Shot N.H. Detective Returns To Duty

A Rochester (N.H.) Police detective wounded during the deadly Greenland ambush is back on the job following a 16-month hiatus recovering from the gun battle.

August 7, 2013

Patrol

Man Convicted In Cinder Block Attack on Detective

A Miami-Dade jury convicted a would-be cop killer of attempted murder and several other felonies for hurling a cinder block that struck a detective in the head and then running him down with his own cruiser.

August 4, 2013

Patrol

Reinstated Ga. Sergeant: 'I'm Back In the Game'

The Athens-Clarke County (Ga.) Police Department reinstated a sergeant this week six years after she was nearly fatally stabbed while working a security detail in uniform.

June 19, 2013

Training

Treatment and Redemption

With the help of strategic partnerships and programs aimed at treating addicted officers, treatment centers are opening their doors to first responders, helping them get better and return to work.

June 17, 2013

Patrol

S.C. Deputy Dies From Fire-Related Illness

Deputy Tim Causey, a 25-year veteran, had been hospitalized since March, when he responded to a devastating fire at the Windsor Green community in Carolina Forest.

May 18, 2013

Special Units

Utah Sergeant Takes Fire to Rescue Downed Team Members

Sgt. Nate Hutchinson braved gunfire to move two injured team members out of harm's way. He suffered four gunshot wounds and endured a lengthy recovery to return to duty.

March 5, 2013

Patrol

Video: Fort Hood Massacre Hero Says Obama Betrayed Victims

The former police sergeant who helped stop the Fort Hood rampage tells ABC News that President Obama has betrayed the victims of the attack. Kim Munley and other victims also say the attack should be classified as a terrorist attack rather than "workplace violence."

February 11, 2013

Patrol

Wounded Wis. Cop Attends State of the Union

Oak Creek Police Lt. Brian Murphy, who was shot repeatedly while responding to the Sikh Temple massacre last August, will be a guest in the first lady’s box when President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to Congress Tuesday night.

February 11, 2013

Training

Misguided Legislation

Disabled federal agents face severe and unwarranted reductions to their Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) benefits should Title III of S. 1789, the "21st Century Postal Service Act," become law.

January 22, 2013

Training

Shot Ind. Cop Returns To Patrol Duty

Fortville police officer Matt Fox admitted today to "maybe a little bit of nerves" in returning to regular patrol six months after getting shot and wounded in the line of duty.

January 22, 2013