Tag: South Dakota agencies

Patrol
South Dakota Deputy Killed During Pursuit, Suspect Charged with Murder
Ken Prorok, 51, was killed during a pursuit near the I-29. He was reportedly “intentionally struck” while deploying spikes.
February 5, 2024
Patrol
Officers Engage Communities During National Night Out
National Night Out, traditionally held on the first Tuesday of August each year, began in 1984. The first annual National Night Out involved 2.5 million neighbors across 400 communities in 23 states. The annual event is organized by the National Association of Town Watch.
August 3, 2022
A Sioux Falls, SD, officer connects with a community member Tuesday evening during National Night Out.
Patrol
Police Prevail in "Guns 'n Hoses" South Dakota Blood Drive Competition
The Rapid City (SD) Police Department beat out the Rapid City Fire Department in the annual "Guns 'n Hoses" Blood Drive.
June 25, 2019
Patrol
South Dakota Officer Accused of Shooting Cats in Cemetery
According to the Argus Leader, 34-year-old Officer Derek McIntosh has been charged with injuring or killing an animal belonging to another, a class one misdemeanor.
May 17, 2019
Special Units
South Dakota Hostage Taker Arrested After Gunfight with Police
A South Dakota man has been arrested and faces numerous charges stemming from an incident in which he allegedly shot at police officers and took hostages in western South Dakota.
August 16, 2018
Officers rush to arrest a man who reportedly opened fire on officers and briefly held two people hostage. Image courtesy of Pennington County Sheriff's Office / Facebook.
Patrol
South Dakota Deputy Collapses, Dies on Duty
Deputy Steve Maciejewski, a 23-year-veteran of the department, collapsed Tuesday while working his assignment at the 24-7 desk. Attempts to revive him at the Public Safety Building and Sanford Hospital were unsuccessful.
April 4, 2018
Minnehaha County (SD) Sheriff's Deputy Steve Maciejewski collapsed and died on duty Tuesday. (Photo: Minnehaha County SO)
Patrol
Dog Stolen from South Dakota Officer Found in Minneapolis
A German shepherd stolen from an ailing South Dakota police officer's home has turned up on the streets of Minneapolis.
October 11, 2017
Patrol
Video: South Dakota's Tribal and Non-Tribal Law Enforcement Forging Alliance to Fight Crime
“We're becoming each other’s safe havens for criminals,” said Stanley Little Whiteman who is the chairman of the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s Law and Order Committee.
May 12, 2017
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Off-Duty South Dakota Officer Killed in Motorcycle vs. Pickup Crash
A crash in Potter County, SD, involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle killed the motorcyclist, an off-duty Gettysburg, SD, police officer.
July 26, 2016
Officer Luke Kleinlein of the Gettysburg, SD, Police was killed Sunday in an off-duty motorcycle crash.
Patrol
Video: South Dakota Trooper Works Highway While Taking Leukemia Treatments
One year after the former marine joined the South Dakota Highway Patrol, a diagnosis of chronic leukemia rocked his future.
January 25, 2016
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Patrol
Ex-Officer Accused of Shooting S.D. Trooper in Standoff
The man charged with shooting a South Dakota Highway Patrol officer during a standoff last week, was a police officer in Wyoming from 1998 to 1999.
January 13, 2015
1999 mugshot photo: Converse County (Wyo.) Sheriff's Department
Special Units
South Dakota Trooper Shot at Scene of Ongoing Standoff
A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper was shot Wednesday after responding to the home of a man who reportedly called in a threat to law enforcement.
January 8, 2015
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