“The cops are out there making arrests for these burglaries. With the existing law, what’s happening is the individuals are being released immediately and that’s something that ultimately in the end will have to be fixed,” Commissioner Shea said.
A burglary suspect reportedly shot a fire extinguisher at an officer with the Honolulu Police Department late last week.
One of the officers was hit twice in the lower body and was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Maryland Heights Police Department. The second officer, the wounded officer’s partner, "returned fire," police said, and Ellis, who was not hit, took off on foot.
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.
The man was reportedly carrying a pair of bolt cutters and was about to try to work on the lock when the officer with the Gladstone Police Department intervened.
When Des Peres Department of Public Safety Detective Trent Koppel asked members of the department to help fill two new tip jars to replace those stolen from two local kids, every single member of the department made a contribution.
Two officers with the Cilo (SC) Police Department and a deputy with the Marlboro County Sheriff's Office were investigating the break in when they encountered a person riding a lawnmower who fired shots at the investigators. The two police officers then returned fire, hitting the person on the lawnmower.
Dawnta Harris, 16, has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the death of Baltimore County Officer First Class Amy Caprio, charging documents state.
Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a burglar who stole guns from a San Jose, CA, home and left behind a note threatening to shoot police officers and people in San Francisco, authorities said.
Police say when Patrolman S. Johnson entered the home, he encountered gunfire from a man identified as Seth Hardwick. Patrolman Johnson was struck once in the torso.