Off-Duty Buena Park, CA Cop Draws On Man He Susptects of Stealing Mentos
"One minute, Jose Arreola was buying a pack of Mentos at an Orange County service station. The next minute, he was at the business end of a gun drawn by an off-duty Buena Park police...
A Detailed Look At Last Weekend’s Chicago Gang Violence Shooting Victims
Last weekend's orgy of violence in Chicago actually made the national news. With 78 shooting victims and 12 dead, it well and truly should have. But as a closer look makes extremely clear Chicago...
Caliber Wars: Cop Weighs In On Department’s 9mm vs. .40 Duty Gun Decision
Two police departments in Indiana are trading in their duty guns for new ones of a different caliber. The Valparaiso Police Department is swapping their .40 caliber GLOCKs that are only a few years...
Broward County Sheriff’s Department Loses Accreditation After Parkland Failures
This is what happens when a law enforcement agency's multiple failures to handle a situation according to well-developed, standard protocols results in the deaths of innocent students and teachers.
From the AP:
Florida's largest sheriff's office...
Fort Worth Officer Who Shot and Killed Atatiana Jefferson in Her Home Has Resigned
As we noted over the weekend, a Fort Worth police officer shot and killed 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her home over the weekend. The officer, Aaron Dean, was responding to a welfare call by...
Video Shows Louisville Restaurant Robbery Stopped by Two Off Duty Cops
Justin Carter figured he'd knock over a virtually empty chicken joint in Louisville Saturday night. How hard could it be? It was late -- about 10 p.m. -- probably near closing and the store...
Metaphor Alert: Detroit Cop Accidentally Shoots Herself at Detroit Public Safety Headquarters
As is so often the case in these situations, there is very little information available about a Detroit Police Department officer who shot herself while at....Detroit Public Safety headquarters on Friday.
A remarkably brief Detroit...
Louisville Cops Involved in Fatal Riot Shooting Didn’t Activate Body Cameras, Mayor Fires Police...
Earlier today we ran a report that indicated that the Louisville police had opened fire when a rioter took a shot at them and some National Guard troops early this morning. They returned fire,...
It’s Open Season on NYPD Cops as Attacks Escalate
By Michael R. Sisak and Jim Mustian, AP
New York City police are trying to determine if Wednesday's ambush stabbing of an officer in Brooklyn was inspired by anti-police sentiments expressed during days of protests...
Blame For the Death of Breonna Taylor and Others Doesn’t Stop With the Police
In the case of Breonna Taylor, administrative errors, poor preparation, and the use of a no-knock warrant created a situation with an incredible risk of death...and the warning signs became reality. If executing a...
Man Commits Suicide After Murdering Two McAllen, Texas Police Officers
From the AP:
Two police officers were shot and killed Saturday by a suspect who later fatally shot himself in a South Texas border town after responding to a domestic disturbance call, authorities said.
McAllen Police...
Charging The Cops Involved in the Breonna Taylor No-Knock Raid Shooting Will Be Difficult
By Dylan Lovan, AP
Despite mounting public pressure to file criminal charges nearly five months after Breonna Taylor's death, prosecutors may face significant obstacles to bringing homicide-related charges against police officers who were shot at...