Tag: Searching for Suspects

Patrol

BWC Video Shows OK Officers Being Ambushed While Clearing Trailer

"When the mattress was lifted officers saw suspect Johnson hiding in the storage area armed with a pistol. He aimed the pistol at the officers, which resulted in an exchange of gunfire,” says Capt. Valerie Littlejohn.

November 29, 2022

Patrol

AL Officer Struck in Legs by Shotgun Blast from Murder Suspect

Both officers and the suspect engaged in gunfire. Police report he fired at least one round striking an officer in the lower portion of both legs. He then again retreated into the wooded area.

November 9, 2022

Patrol

NY Tactical Team Rescues Security Guard During Burglary

Police say in the early stages of the investigation information was obtained that this burglary crew has been known to carry firearms and had violent encounters with law enforcement in the past.

August 10, 2022

Patrol

WV Trooper Shot Searching for Gunman, Suspect Dead

It began when Pocahontas County, WV, Sheriff J.P. Barlow was investigating a single-vehicle crash and was shot at by a man with a rifle Monday.

August 6, 2019

Patrol

Suspect Farts So Loudly His Hiding Spot is Revealed to Officers

Deputies with the Clay County (MO) Sheriff's Office were searching a wooded area for a man wanted for possession of a controlled substance when the subject passed gas so loudly his hiding spot was revealed.

July 11, 2019

Technology

40 Burglary Cases Closed Through Connecting Data

Tyler Technologies

A spike in property crimes indicated the city of Clovis was under attack by a serial burglar. Using public safety software tools, law enforcement officials were able to gather data to connect each incident and bring the burglar to justice.

April 29, 2019

Special Units

Oregon K-9 Struck by Hundreds of Porcupine Quills During Pursuit

A K-9 with the Coos County (OR) Sheriff's Office suffered serious injury when it was struck by hundreds of porcupine quills during a pursuit of a wanted subject over the weekend.

April 23, 2019

Technology

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November 29, 2018

Patrol

Washington K-9 Finds Domestic Violence Suspect Hidden in Dryer

Spokane, WA, police were searching for a domestic violence suspect when their K-9 found the man hiding in a household dryer.

July 24, 2018

Patrol

Search for Suspect in Pa. Trooper Ambush Focuses on Dense Woods

Pennsylvania State Police paused to pay tribute to their fallen comrade, then got back to work hunting for the man suspected as his killer — a self-taught survivalist they are trying to flush out of dense, swampy northeastern Pennsylvania woodland.

September 19, 2014

Patrol

Chasing Misdemeanants

Some search-and-seizure rules are not very clear, and state and local federal courts might apply them differently. How can you be expected to pick and choose the right rule on an issue for which there doesn't seem to be just one "right" rule?

January 5, 2014

Special Units

Suspect Who Shot LAPD Gang Cop Found Dead

Los Angeles Police Department SWAT officers found the man who shot and wounded a gang officer dead inside a South Los Angeles home Wednesday morning.

June 25, 2013