Tag: Undercover Officers

Patrol

Union Sues Minnesota POST for Revealing IDs of Undercover Officers

According to the lawsuit, the POST board was complying with a Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request when it released the names of officers to Illinois-based nonprofit, the Invisible Institute.

January 22, 2025

Special Units

California Undercover Officer Robbed at Gunpoint, Suspects Arrested

When the undercover officer arrived at the planned location, a parking lot, to exchange an undisclosed amount of money for the counterfeit pills, the two suspects each pointed a handgun at him and robbed him.

August 29, 2024

Point of Law

Judge Awards Nearly $23 Million to Undercover St. Louis Officer Beaten by Colleagues During 2017 Protest

Luther Hall sued three of his former colleagues — Randy Hays, Dustin Boone and Christopher Myers — in 2022 over their actions five years earlier during public protests.

April 16, 2024

Investigations

Florida LEOs Arrest 3, Seize Kilos of Fentanyl

Over time, deputies say they figured out the drugs were coming from a Mexican cartel and then being moved from Compton, California, to Polk County.

November 1, 2023

Special Units

KY Undercover Officer Shoots Suspect Trying to Carjack Police Vehicle

LMPD said that around 1:34 p.m. Monday, Fugitive Unit officers were investigating a man wanted for a non-fatal shooting when a man tried to carjack them.

June 20, 2023

Featured

3 Undercover KS Officers Shot, Wounded During Fentanyl Buy

"We were going to execute an arrest. During the execution of the arrest, individuals in the car got into a gun battle with the police officers," Chief Karl Oakman said.

April 6, 2023

Patrol

More than 300 Undercover LAPD Officers Sue Over Release of Personal Information

Officers say they can no longer work as undercover officers and in some cases may not be able to work in policing at all going forward after the release of personal information.

April 5, 2023

Patrol

Undercover PA Detective Rescues Kidnapped Woman and Child

Wilkes Barre Police were contacted by investigators in Virginia regarding the woman and her child who were reportedly kidnapped by an armed suspect and taken to Pennsylvania.

November 22, 2022

Investigations

Undercover CT Officer Wounded in Shooting

The officer was wounded in the shoulder/chest area as he was sitting in the driver's seat, Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said in an early-morning news conference Thursday.

November 17, 2022

Special Units

Undercover MI Trooper Seriously Wounded, Suspects in Custody

The trooper, a 10-year veteran of the force, was taken to the hospital after he was hit multiple times in the body. His condition was initially reported as critical.

September 27, 2022

Patrol

ATF Agents, Chicago Officer Shot in Unmarked Vehicle

The three were shot and wounded in an attack near the 22nd Chicago Police District headquarters about 5:50 a.m.

July 7, 2021

Special Units

NYPD to Target Crimes Against Asians Using Undercover Officers

“When you look at different sections of New York City, whether it’s in Chinatown, whether it’s here in Lower Manhattan, whether it’s in Flushing or parts of Brooklyn, you’re going to see uniformed, as well as some people that may surprise you,” Commissioner Dermot Shea said.

March 23, 2021