Baltimore Police Commissioner Blames Revolving Door Justice for Surging ‘Gun Violence’
Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Davis is mad as hell -- at the city's revolving door justice system. (Video after the jump) After monitoring the judicial results of arrests for firearms-related crime, the BPD jefe...
RETRACTION: Sheriff Howard Sills Did Not Renege on Reward
Yesterday, on June 17, we posted an article that claimed that Sheriff Howard Sills reneged on the reward for the capture of escaped convicts. We relied on a video from wsmv.com. The news reader, Chris...
Trying to Shoot Pitbull, LA Cops Hit and Kill Teen
"While trying to shoot a dog that had attacked an officer, deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office instead struck Garcia-Muro." washintonpost.com reports. "Their bullets ricocheted off the driveway, authorities said, and...
Brits Consider Arming Cops
"Police chiefs will consider the possibility of offering a gun to every frontline police officer in England and Wales, to counter the threat of a marauding terrorist attack," theguardian.com reports. "A discussion paper on...
New York City Cop Murdered While She Sat in Her Vehicle
It was anything buy a happy Independence Day for the NYPD. "A police officer was fatally shot in the head while sitting in a police vehicle in the Bronx early Wednesday, according to law...
The Trace: Pro-Police NRA Ad is ‘Divisive’
"The NRA released a divisive new video timed to the one-year anniversary of the Dallas police shootings," The Trace's email blasts announces. "The minute-long spot, entitled 'My Brother,' is narrated by a sister...
Anatomy of an Officer’s Defense in a High-Profile Shooting Pt. 1
Republished with permission from forcescience.org:
Police Atty. Scott Wood was absorbed in his son’s high school football game that Friday night, so he missed the two calls to his cell phone until half time. Then...
AI Video Gun Detection: Is ShotSpotter About to Be Obsolete?
I reckon the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system is a huge waste of money. TTAG's resident war hero Jon Wayne Taylor agrees -- having seen the system's lack of value in Afghanistan. Jeremy disagrees. No matter how you...
Minneapolis Police Chief Fired Over Justine Damond Shooting
"The chief of police in Minneapolis has resigned at the request of the city’s mayor, Betsy Hodges (above right), after Hodges said she had 'lost the confidence of the people,'" theguardian.com reports. The leadership...
Dashcam Video: New Jersey Police Shoot PCP-Addled Suspect 45 Times
A reasonable and prudent person follows a police officer's orders. Angry people sometimes show reluctance to follow lawful commands, as do the mentally ill. But add the effects of PCP to an angry nut...
Chicago Deputy Used Wounded Gunman as Shield in Gunfight [VIDEO]
"The shooting played out in front of the Funky Buddha Lounge at 728 W. Grand Ave. in the early hours of Nov. 30, 2014 as the deputy responded to a fight," chicagotribune.com reports....
Anatomy of an Officer’s Defense in a High-Profile Shooting Pt. 2
By Attorney Scott Wood
(Republished with permission from forcescience.org. Click here to read Part 1.)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Last September in a volatile case that drew international attention, Betty Shelby , a white police officer in Tulsa, OK, was...