Fort Worth Police Officer on Shotgun ND: I Wasn’t Trained Properly
The family of Craigory Adams wants to know if Fort Worth police officer Courtney Johnson shot their relative by accident. That depends on what you call an accident. From star-telegram.com:
A police officer on trial...
Court: Deputy OK to Shoot Driver Even Though He Put Himself In Front of...
The Force Science Institute writes:
A federal appellate court has ruled that a sheriff’s deputy was justified in shooting dead the driver of a car heading toward him as a weapon, even though the deputy...
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...
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...
Mississippi Cops Kill Man While Serving Arrest Warrant at Wrong House
"One officer fired shots at the pit bull that hurtled out of the mobile home in Southaven, Miss.," washingtonpost.com reports. "The other officer fired at the person pointing a gun from behind the cracked...
Bogus Police Survey: 3 out of 5 Officers ‘Interested’ in ‘Smart Guns’
"A new online survey of over 400 law enforcement professionals from coast to coast showed a surprisingly high level of interest in firearms that can only be operated by the authorized user (i.e. smart...
AZ Supreme Court Upholds Statute Forbidding Destruction of Confiscated Guns by Cities
In 2005, the Tucson City Council passed an ordinance requiring that unclaimed or forfeited firearms, that were not used by the Tucson Police Department, or transferred to other police agencies, be destroyed. Destruction of firearms...
Politifact Wimps Out on Claim ‘Charlottesville Militia Groups Better Equipped Than Virginia State Police’...
"PolitiFact is America's Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking website and the home of the Truth-O-Meter," their Facebook page proclaims. And just like the rest of the left-leaning mainstream media, Politifact went nuts over the ultimately fatal Charlottesville...
Two Orange County CA Cops Wounded in Friendly Fire Incident
A report is called in...someone is slashing tires. Two Huntington Beach police officers respond. A chase and a scuffle ensue and both officers are shot. By each other.
“Based on (a) preliminary investigation, it appears...
IMI Systems Quote of the Day: The Reason Bay Area Cops Keep Losing Their...
“The bigger problem is how do we address this rampant crime problem? Everything from cell phones to water bottles to guns, any item left in a car is subject to being stolen right now....
NFL Protesters Wrong About Racist Cops Targeting African Americans
Before boarding Air Force One on Sunday, President Trump addressed his opposition to NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem. “This has nothing to do with race,” he said. “I never said...